Integrate to transform

Aligned with sustainable transformation

ACCIONA seeks to enhance the transformative effect of its projects, maximizing their impact in terms of local repercussion, return on investment and acceleration of sustainable development.

To this end, it seeks to develop analysis and diagnostic tools to identify regenerative opportunities and design solutions that contribute to improving the living conditions of the population and/or the environment near the company's work.

The company aspires to show the sustainable difference of each activity it carries out. The company’s different areas work together to design and provide infrastructure solutions that maximize and significantly promote the achievement of the SDGs.

2022 Highlights

Drawing up a Regenerative Playbook (manual) to standardize the process of developing regenerative differences in all the company's actions.
Closing of the MacIntyre financing for more than €1,000 M. Two "green" and one "Sustainability Linked" financing instrument were combined to contribute to a single local impact objective.
Entry in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, an index made up of world leaders in sustainability.
24% increase in the number of projects with Social Impact Management.

Main challenges in 2023

Promoting the contents of the Regenerative Playbook with the aim of raising awareness and educating on the company's values.
Launching a new Financing Framework that points out the value of ACCIONA's "impact" approach.
Approving the Stakeholder Relationship Policy.

Sustainable difference in each project

The development of infrastructures is directly or indirectly linked to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. To enhance the transformative effect of its projects, ACCIONA has designed the High Impact Solutions, an approach that helps to channel the necessary investment into projects that promote the global sustainable agenda.

ACCIONA evaluates the potential of including this kind of solution in a project and carries out a diagnosis of socioenvironmental gaps in the perimeter close to the project with the aim of defining solutions that generate a positive impact.

High impact solution in the São Paulo metro

The concession for Line 6 of the São Paulo metro is the largest public-private infrastructure project under development in Latin America and the largest project in ACCIONA's history.

9,000

jobs created

-100,000

tons of CO₂ per year

600,000

better connected daily commuters

Local ecosystems

Our goal is to develop an organizational ecosystem that can increase the potential for regenerative transformation.

Conversations will be held with third parties to set up work programs, initiatives and collaboration projects that will multiply the company’s capacity to develop regenerative solutions, with the aim of accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Social Impact Management

ACCIONA evaluates the potential of including this kind of solution in a project and carries out a diagnosis of socioenvironmental gaps in the perimeter close to the project to define solutions that generate a positive impact.

The concession for Line 6 of the São Paulo metro is the largest public-private infrastructure project under development in Latin America and the largest project in ACCIONA's history.

It is estimated that:

Establish harmonious relationships with the community.
Contribute to the professional development of the population.
Application of diversity and gender equality programs.
Definition of fixed percentages of local hiring of staff and suppliers.
Ensure a decent living wage.

Stages of the GIS methodology and Implementation Status

Social initiative at WWTP Pachacutec, Peru

In 2022, as a result of the implementation of the Social Impact Management methodology, the project launched the initiative “Yo te limpio Pachacútec porque te quiero y por el medio ambiente” [“I clean you, Pachacútec, because I love you and for the environment”], given the presence of solid waste on public roads that favored the proliferation of vectors, unpleasant odors and contamination of water, soil and air in the project’s area of influence.

Commitment to the community

Social contribution to the sustainable development goals 2022

Our foundation: acciona.org

Present in seven countries, acciona.org continues to grow its activity and in 2022 benefited several homes as well as community and educational centers with basic services.

92,445

beneficiaries in Peru, Mexico, Panama, Chile, the Philippines and Spain, equivalent to 20,563 beneficiary households.

1,127

rural and indigenous communities served in Peru, Mexico, Panama, Chile, Philippines, and Spain.

supply and service centers staffed by local micro-franchisees

Impacts of acciona.org in 2022

Sustainable financing

Maximizing the ability of sustainable financing to increase our company’s value and the regenerative competitive advantage in projects.

For this reason, ACCIONA promotes innovative sustainable financing solutions that provide its projects and facilities with distinctive and clearly beneficial features, while taking advantage of the interest of the capital markets in financing the gaps in the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Sustainable financing operations

Climate

ACCIONA promotes the adoption of ambitious global objectives for the decarbonization of the economy.

So that its model includes the management of climate change risks and opportunities, in accordance with the European Commission's climate information reporting guide and the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board, through its Working Group on Climate-Related Financial Information Disclosure (TCFD).

Presence in rankings and other sustainability recognitions

Recognition	Organization	Position	Details
Europe's Climate Leaders 2022	Financial Times	Among the 300 most decarbonized companies	Ranking of the companies with the greatest reduction in their intensity of emissions between 2015 and 2020.
New Energy Top 100 Green Utilities	Energy Intelligence	1st utility in the world	ACCIONA Energía has ratified its position as the “greenest” electricity company in the world for the eighth consecutive year.
Diversity Leaders	Financial Times	N/A	ACCIONA has been recognized for having diversity and inclusion as a top priority in its strategy. The ranking is carried out by interviewing more than 10,000 employees from different companies.
CDP Climate Change	CDP	Leader (A list)	ACCIONA and ACCIONA Energía are part of the A List, made up of the companies with the best practices and results in reducing emissions, strategy against climate change, and alignment of their activities with a low carbon economy.
Gaïa Rating	EthiFinance	N/A	Its social, environmental, and good governance development is assessed. The rating is 65 out of 100 (2021), above the industry average and standing out in governance, social, environmental, and external stakeholders.
CDP Water	CDP	A-	List of companies with the best practices and results in terms of water safety, production, and reduction of environmental impacts.
Nature Benchmark	World Benchmarking Alliance	1st in the sector	Nature Benchmark measures and ranks the world's most influential companies based on their efforts to protect our environment and its biodiversity.
SE Index Member	Standard Ethics	EE- Sustainable Grade	The Index aims to measure the confidence of stock markets over time in the OECD, the EU and the UN’s voluntary guidelines and indications on sustainability and corporate governance.

Integrate to Transform

The pillars of our Sustainability Master Plan

Sustainability Report 2022

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