Sustainability

At a time when the world is facing an unprecedented health crisis, the United Nations (UN) is stressing the importance of emphasising the role biodiversity plays in protecting us against the risk of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, while also urging us not to forget about the climate crisis that is affecting the planet.

As part of its commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Iberdrola Group contributes directly to achieving SDG 17 through its adherence to and participation in different projects and initiatives, both globally and in the countries where it operates. It aims to strengthen the means to implement the actions necessary to achieve the 17 goals and revitalise the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.

Green bonds are specifically destined for the funding or refunding of green projects, i.e. projects that are sustainable and socially responsible in areas as diverse as renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation or responsible waste management. Iberdrola has consolidated its status as the biggest group issuer of green bonds in the world; and at the start of 2021 it issued the biggest hybrid green bond in history, worth €2 billion.

Jean-Michel Cousteau has devoted his life to the sea, and he is watching how human beings are abusing it with a mixture of amazement and concern. One example is the ever-increasing amount of plastic in the water. However, the French explorer has not given up hope and is optimistic about the future, provided that each and every one of us commits to this maxim: "By protecting the ocean, you protect yourself".

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will meet in Bonn (Germany) from 6 to 17 November 2017 for the Climate Change Conference, which will be presided over by the Government of Fiji.

The company is putting an end to coal with the closure of the Lada (Asturias) and Velilla (Palencia) thermal power stations, culminating a process initiated in 2001 that has led to the closure of 17 coal and fuel oil thermal power stations around the world with a total production of more than 8,500 MW.

Photovoltaic solar energy is obtained by converting sunlight into electricity using a technology based on the photoelectric effect.

Hydroelectric energy is generated by converting kinetic energy from water into electrical energy. To harness this power, enormous hydroelectric infrastructures are built to extract maximum power from this renewable emission-free, local resource. Learn all about it.