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The Iberdrola Group's International Corporate Volunteering Program was created to channel our employees' spirit of solidarity and to encourage their participation in social projects aimed at integrating vulnerable groups into society, improving the environment and sustainable development.
Iberdrola volunteers in the Corporate Volunteer Week.
Iberdrola's International Corporate Volunteering Programme is a global initiative that is in line with the Group's values and our Sustainable Development Policy. It was born in 2006 as part of our commitment to encourage the involvement of our teams in the realities of the most disadvantaged in society, turning them into agents of change.
In 2025, more than 8,500 volunteers took part in the Corporate Volunteer Programme. This spirit of solidarity, driven by our Foundations, was reflected in participation across the 135 social and environmental initiatives organised as part of this year's programme.
+23k
volunteers
9,500
activities carried out
2,600
partner organisations we work with
14 million
people supported
8,500
people committed in 2025
8,500
trees planted in Spain
Figures for 2025.
"Together with our volunteers, we help build stronger, more resilient communities, fostering a sense of unity and a shared purpose. You perfectly embody the spirit and culture of Iberdrola. Your dedication is a testament to the transformative power of volunteering – a force that changes lives, revitalises communities and creates a ripple effect of positivity."
Ignacio Galán
Executive Chairman of Iberdrola
International Volunteer Week
Iberdrola Group is holding a new edition of its International Volunteering Week from 26 September to 4 October 2026, with around 70 activities activities that enable employees, family members and friends to make a positive impact on the planet and other people’s lives. The initiative includes talks, training sessions, donations and challenges, as well as activities that each person can take part in at their own pace, with actions related to the environment, inclusion, sport and social action.
Employees can take part in International Volunteering Week through in-person or online activities. This allows volunteers to share the experience with colleagues, family members and friends and participate in various activities with other groups, such as people with disabilities, young people, women in vulnerable situations, refugees and older people.
In addition to Spain, volunteering initiatives will be carried out in 10 other countries: Australia, France, Greece, Brazil, the UK, the US, Germany, Italy, Poland and Japan. The initiatives mainly combine environmental protection — including cleaning beaches, rivers and parks, reforestation and habitat restoration — with social action, such as collecting food, clothing, books and essential goods, supporting food banks and working with vulnerable groups.
They also include health and wellbeing activities, such as blood donation, patient support and the promotion of sport, as well as educational and awareness-raising initiatives and activities related to animal welfare. Brazil has the largest number of initiatives, followed by Australia and Greece.
One of the leading solidarity initiatives is the “Dorsal Solidario” project, a global challenge through which we help families experiencing hardship. The goal is simple: walk, run, cycle, swim or take part in any other physical activity for at least five kilometres. Every kilometre will contribute to the collective challenge undertaken by all volunteers.
Environmental activities also featured among the initiatives held in this edition, including reforestation in Pinilla de la Valdería (León), an area affected by the 2025 summer wildfires; work to care for the Pisuerga River and its banks in Valladolid; and improvements to the green space in San Agustín de Guadalix, Madrid.
Volunteer of the Year Awards
As part of European Volunteering Week, Iberdrola has been holding an event since 2023 to honour the professionals who have shown exceptional dedication to the company’s volunteering projects through the International Volunteers of the Year Awards.
At the third edition of the awards, held in 2025, this recognition of dedication and solidarity was presented to Laura Cid, from Iberdrola España's Control department, Jodie Dinnie, from ScottishPower's People team, Agata Dietrich-Badziong, from Iberdrola Renewables in Poland, and Benjamin Shepard, NECEC Project Manager at Avangrid.
Awarded for our volunteering
Iberdrola was the only Spanish company in the energy sector to be included in the Transforming Lives and Communities report, published in September 2021 by IMPACT2030 in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships. The report recognises the company's Corporate Volunteering Programme as a pioneering practice to harness the skills, passion and experience of its employees in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Iberdrola's International Corporate Volunteering Programme has already been awarded an Innovation Award 2018 by IMPACT2030, an award that recognises innovative approaches by companies that leverage their human capital, through corporate volunteering programmes, to advance the achievement of the SDGs. Specifically, as the judging panel has highlighted, the company has been recognised for being "an enterprise that innovates to educate, inspire and unite employees around the SDGs in their community, and offers them opportunities to become agents of change and make an impact," as well as for "its exceptional commitment to mobilising the volunteers to work towards the SDGs."
In 2016, the company received a Special Mention on the part of the King of Spain, on the occasion of the celebration of the first decade of its International Program. And in 2015, it was awarded the prize for the most Caring Company (Empresa Solidaria) of the year on the part of International Cooperation.
Iberdrola strengthens its commitment to corporate volunteering
Iberdrola is a member of the governing board of Voluntare, the leading international corporate volunteering network in the Spanish-speaking world.
As part of this network, our company is strengthening its commitment to Corporate Volunteering as a tool for Social Responsibility. It does so through this international network, which brings together companies, academic institutions and third-sector organisations from different countries that work together to drive greater social transformation through corporate volunteering.
Founded in 2011, Voluntare has established itself as an international community focused on building partnerships between the business and social sectors, promoting the professionalisation of volunteering and developing innovative projects capable of multiplying their impact.
Being part of this network allows Iberdrola to share knowledge with other leading organisations, create new opportunities for collaboration and work together towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).