- IBERDROLA is the first Spanish company and among a pioneering few worldwide to obtain this accreditation
- This certification, which marks a milestone in the company’s climate change effort, covers all of the group’s activities in Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Latin America
- On the occasion of World Environment Day, which is being celebrated today, IBERDROLA is launching a tool on this website that will enable people to calculate their carbon footprint, with various tips on how it may be reduced
AENOR has certified IBERDROLA’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory according to the UNE ISO 14064-1:2006 standard (Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals).
The firm has become the first Spanish company and one of a pioneering few worldwide to obtain the aforementioned certification from AENOR for its emissions portfolio, which covers all its activities in Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and Latin America.
This recognition marks a milestone in IBERDROLA’s efforts to combat climate change, as systematic control over its carbon footprint will enable the company to continue its mission of efficient atmospheric emission reduction.
Greenhouse gas emissions inventories benefit the group in various ways, enhancing in-house knowledge and external communication of these emissions and ensuring that this information is factored into business development decisions with a view to promoting sustainability and identifying possible cost savings.
This certification issued by AENOR, the Spanish standardisation body, is further acknowledgement of the environmental commitment that has already earned the company important distinctions, such as its inclusion in the list of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World 2010 or its nomination for the tenth year in a row as one of the most sustainable utilities in the world, according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2009.
In the context of this strategy on combating climate change and to coincide with the celebration of World Environment Day, IBERDROLA has launched a tool on its website to enable users to calculate their travel carbon footprint and learn how it may be reduced.
Commitment to bringing down emissions
This milestone, which ratifies the company’s firm commitment to caring for the environment, is in step with IBERDROLA’s allegiance to the cleanest generation technologies, particularly in the area of wind energy, where it is currently the world leader, with an installed power capacity of 11,294 megawatts (MW).
The company closed the first quarter of financial year 2010 with 83.3% of its output in Spain emission-free, a figure that stands at 52% for the group at large. Moreover, the figure for atmospheric emissions in the period stood at 231 grams of CO2 per kWh at group level, down 21.4% on the same period in the previous financial year. In Spain, emissions dropped by 47%, falling from 147 to 78 grams of CO2 per kWh.
Furthermore, IBERDROLA was the first electric utility to draw up a Climate Change Policy [PDF], with a view to promoting support for the international agreements that are needed in order to address this environmental problem, fostering the development of efficient technologies from the greenhouse gas emissions perspective, encouraging efficient use of energy and heightening its customers’ awareness so that they engage in responsible energy consumption.
The company also hosts an Environmental Experts Forum on an annual basis. This initiative was launched in 2008 with the aim of promoting the implementation of best practices in environmental issues, optimising management and endorsing the search for solutions to environmental problems.
With the aim of raising and heightening social awareness of the importance of caring for the planet, the company has been operating the Iberdrola Bus since 2005. Last year, it travelled to over 60 municipalities in Spain and welcomed a total of 78,330 visitors. The company’s green vehicle is available to various groups: educational and training centres, cultural institutions, the media, business groups and consumer associations.
