Win for Iberdrola

IBEDROLA who has its official headquarters in Bilbao, Spain, has been selected as one of the most sustainable utilities worldwide.

The company headed by Ignacio Galan is also one of the top 25 companies in the world in this ranking.

In order to compile the ranking of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world, more than 8,000 listed companies were analysed.

Iberdrola has incorporated the Sustainable Development Goals into its business strategy and sustainability policy, and is a benchmark for its direct contribution to the global goals, highlighting its contributions in the field of energy and climate change.

The company focuses its efforts on the provision of affordable and clean energy (goal 7) and climate action (goal 13), while contributing directly to ensuring clean water and sanitation (goal 6), has increased its investment in R&D&I activities (goal 9), promotes respect for the life of terrestrial ecosystems (goal 15) and works to build partnerships to achieve the goals (goal 17).

Representatives of the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain, Linea Directa and Santander also spoke about the positive growth in commerce in the last year before a raffle hosted by ‘William Shakespeare’ and ‘Miguel de Cervantes’ took place.

Hugh Elliott told the Euro Weekly News: “It’s fantastic to be together. We forget quickly and a year ago we couldn’t be together. There are also people here, as well as others, who have developed treatments that have allowed this and we musn’t forget them.

“While we currently have an energy crisis, cost of living problems and an invasion in Ukraine, hearing the buzz here and feeling the energy gives some light to the gloom without underestimating its challenges.”

He added: “There is so much British investment in Spain and loads of Spanish investment in the UK, so it’s really really positive.”