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Looking ahead to our upcoming 2019 General Shareholders' Meeting on 29 March, the Vocento group — one of Spain's leading multimedia communication firms — interviewed the chairman of Iberdrola to discuss some major current issues for the company and for the energy sector overall.

Looking ahead to our upcoming 2018 Annual General Meeting on 13 April, the Vocento group –one of Spain's leading multimedia communication firms– has interviewed the Chairman of Iberdrola to discuss some of the major current issues for the company and for the energy sector overall.

On 25 September 2018 the 'El País' newspaper published an interview with the Chairman and CEO of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, on his participation in the UN Global Compact 2018 in New York (USA). Galán acknowledged his satisfaction that a Spanish company has been acknowledged for its work in combating global warming.

The Iberdrola Group's direct tax contribution worldwide amounted to nearly 10.3 billion euros last year, 8% more than in 2023, which represents the payment of more than one million euros per hour. This is reflected in the Fiscal Transparency Report 2024, prepared by the company for the seventh consecutive year.

Sand is, after water, the most sought after natural resource. It is an essential component in the manufacture of electronic devices and glass, and it is also used in bulk in construction. Rapid population growth and the mass development of cities have turned this material into a scarce commodity and a very lucrative business has emerged in trading sand. The theft of sand is a real threat to the environment.

The COVID-19 pandemic is battering the global economy and forcing the “powers that be” to roll out short-term strategies to inject liquidity into markets, provide support for the unemployed and boost health systems with resources. Governments around the world are designing medium and long-term economic recovery programmes, and many legislators, organisations and companies are planning a green recovery.