| Protect the environment and stop the loss of biodiversity |
- Conserve and recover the ecosystems associated with our activities, coordinating the biodiversity plans of the businesses in affected areas.
- Improve the compatibility of Iberdrola’s infrastructure with protection of the environment.
- Avoid discharges and pollution of water and soil, all in line with Iberdrola’s Biodiversity Policy and Environmental Policy.
- Iberdrola commits to continuously improve biodiversity protection standards in order to reach a net positive balance at all new generation infrastructures that it deploys by 2030, applying mitigation hierarchy principles and avoiding placement in protected areas.
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- Acquisition of ISO-TS 14072 Certificate for Corporate Environmental Footprint (CEF) 2019.
- Sustainable 2020 General Shareholders’ Meeting: ISO 20121 certification as a sustainable event for fourth consecutive year.
- Renewal of all ISO 14001:2015 certificates. Expansion of i-DE scope to construction; the commercial business is certified in the UK.
- Biodiversity Action Plans.
- Environmental guidelines linked to the SDGs.
- Launch of the Iberdrola Trees program.
- Publication of the Biodiversity Report 2018-2019.
- Biodiversity training and awareness-raising campaign.
- Active participation in We Value Nature, Business for Nature initiatives.
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- Restoration, recovery, improvement and maintenance of natural spaces and habitats.
- Integrate the concept of natural capital.
- New biodiversity plan for the group.
- Update of environmental and biodiversity policies.
- Leadership in protection of biodiversity.
- Development of a climate change adjustment strategic plan.
- Offset of emissions using “sinks".
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| Combat climate change and its effects |
- Prevent pollution and the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) through practices that reduce or eliminate the production of pollutants at source.
- Reduce the emissions of non-GHGs into the air.
- Gradually replace equipment that uses ozone layer-reducing substances.
- Promotion of awareness-raising campaigns regarding air quality.
- New GHG emissions-free facilities (renewable, wind, hydroelectric, etc.).
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- Emissions in Spain were 73 gr CO2 / kWh.
- Certification of Neoenergia’s GHG inventory under the ISO 14064 standard.
- Approval of SBTi Targets regarding the group’s emissions according to 1.5ºC.
- Increased ambition in commitment to reduce specific emissions.
- Sustainable mobility plan: over 200 subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles for the workforce.
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- Reduce emissions intensity to 50g CO2 / kWh by 2030.
- Be carbon neutral by 2050 at the global level and by 2030 in Europe.
- Develop innovative projects to reduce pollution.
- Increase reduction activities accompanying the supply chain.
- Promote electric vehicles: install over 150,000 electric vehicle recharging points.
- Active participation in the SDGs approved in September 2015 (prioritising goals 7 and 13).
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| Guarantee sustainable modes of production and consumption |
- Continuous improvement in operational performance.
- Implementation of actions to increase energy efficiency.
- Decrease in consumption of natural resources.
- Inclusion of environmental variable in the design of infrastructure (Eco-design).
- Improvement in control and management of waste generated.
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- Innovative activities in environmental management and control.
- Efficient management of water consumption.
- Improvement in withdrawal and consumption of inland water at all generation facilities.
- Improvement in reuse and recycling of waste.
- Active awareness-raising on the circular economy.
- Iberdrola’s Circularity Report based on WBCSD indicators.
- Preliminary report on Iberdrola’s water scarcity footprint.
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- Reduce the water use / production ratio by 50% by 2030 compared to 2019.
- Develop and drive new ecodesign initiatives.
- Analysis of life cycle.
- Life Cycle Costing.
- Promote responsible and sustainable production in the supplier chain.
- The circular economy as the sustainable basis of the group’s business.
- Verification of Iberdrola’s Water Footprint.
- Integrated analysis of the corporate, water and circular footprints.
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| Revitalise partnerships with Stakeholders for sustainable development |
- Strengthen transparent dialogue with Stakeholders in order to work together in seeking solutions to environmental problems.
- Manage environmental compliance by suppliers.
- Transparently report on environmental results and activities.
- Optimisation of and innovation in environmental management systems.
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- Public-private partnership with the Basque Government on environmental issues.
- Participation in the European REEF project to develop environmental product footprints together with EDP.
- Participation in Natural Capital’s working group with companies in the industry.
- Establishment of the “The Day After” partnership with ITD-UPM, REDS and IS Global. Active participation in the four work communities that have been established: Economy, Environment, Cities and Cooperation.
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- Environmental transparency and communication:
- Development of new Environmental Product Declarations (EDPs).
- Communication of environmental performance, development of methodology.
- Environmental communication plan.
- Increased participation in international forums.
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