Milestones and challenges
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| Targets 2010 | Challenges 2011 |
|---|---|
| Development of the Strategic Innovation Plan as a key element of the Sustainability Master Plan. | Strategic reflection on the priority lines of research for the coming years. |
| Consolidation of ACCIONA's commitment to R&D and innovation. In 2010 investment in R&D and innovation stood at 88.1 million euros. | Increase in the number of patents registered in 11 new inventions. |
| Top position in the Cenit program. In 2010, ACCIONA was awarded three new projects: TRAINER, TARGET and AZIMUT. | Launch of the “Business Accelerator” model, with a first commercial exploitation project known as MLG for railway infrastructures. |
| Top company in Spain in terms of the absolute amount of investment in R&D and innovation in its sector and leader in innovation intensity in R&D (in terms of EBITDA) in Europe in the construction and electricity sectors, according to the European Industrial R&D Scoreboard. | Development of a new generation of decontaminating and self‐cleaning building materials, based on the use of nanotechnology. |
| High R&D and innovation investment for the 2007 - 2009 period, according to the "Interim Evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme” report, as the first non‐ICT Spanish company in the 7th Framework Programme. | Pilot center for wastewater purification system with an advanced nitrification system through anaerobic mechanisms. The Plinio Project, as it is called, is funded by the Ministry of Innovation. |
| Construction of "composite" bridges in Madrid and La Palma using hi‐tech fiberglass and carbon materials which are lighter and corrosion resistant. | Commissioning of three new experimental wind farms for AW3000 turbines. |
| ENERCORN project, construction of the first mixed biomass plant in Spain. | |
| EOLIA project, first company worldwide to test the three most promising floating foundation technologies, in scale model. |
| Targets 2010 | Challenges 2011 |
|---|---|
| Launch of Phase II of the Environmental Efficiency Plan | Advance the objectives set out in the Climate Change Plan. |
| Definition of the company’s own environmental footprint model: Carbon footprint and water footprint | Registration with the United Nations of the CDM projects currently in the pipeline: three projects in Mexico and one in India. |
| Award of three wind farms in Mexico that will fall under the United Nations’ Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). | Expansion of the footprint methodology to resource consumption, waste generation and environmental impact. |
| Start building the third wind farm in India (Tuppadahali) that will subscribe to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). | Development of a methodology for strategic environmental assessment of key projects. |
| UN issuance of carbon credits (CERs) for three farms registered as CDM projects, two in India (Anabaru & Arasinagundi) and one in Korea (Yeong Yang). | Creating an internal emissions and biodiversity clearinghouse. |
| Targets 2010 | Challenges 2011 |
|---|---|
| 100% of Social Action structured according to LBG (London Benchmarking Group). | Development and implementation of Social Action Plan. |
| Volunteer Assistance by the ACCIONA Microenergy Foundation. | Development and implementation of the Volunteer Program. |
| Development of the ACCIONA stakeholder map. | Measuring social impact of new projects. |
| Opening of the first 610 installations of the “Light at home” project in Peru, which, in its final phase, will provide renewable‐source electricity to 15,000 people with a new model of access to energy. | Deployment of the new Sustainability Classrooms model. |
| ACCIONA enters the Steering Committee of Caring for Climate, the United Nations platform against climate change. | GdI consultation for high‐impact social projects. |
| ACCIONA is selected by the Global Compact to participate in the new initiative, Global Compact LEAD, a platform created to promote sustainability globally. |
| Targets 2010 | Challenges 2011 |
|---|---|
| Launch of the 2011‐ 2013 Human Resources Strategy. | Implantation of the 2011 - 2013 Human Resources Strategy. |
| Job Channel Deployment. | Expansion of the new corporate performance appraisal process to strategic countries. |
| Design of the new Career Plan and Promotion Process. | Design of ACCIONA’s Global Leadership Program. |
| New overall process of Performance Appraisal. | Development of compensation policies and processes to support international expansion. |
| Broadening the scope of the Flexible Compensation Plan. | Consolidation of the consolidated and comprehensive Training Plans. |
| Implementation of the organization’s People Planning and Review. | Kick‐off of the pilot project for pinning management’s variable remuneration to sustainability targets. |
| Employee Satisfaction and Commitment Survey. | Raise awareness towards disability through the "Family Plan". |
| Revision of the Triennial Occupational Risk Prevention Plan. | Implement a corporate application for reporting accident data. |
| Establish and define common goals in all divisions for occupational hazard prevention. | |
| New common standards and procedures for Prevention of Occupational Risk Management Systems. | |
| Fostering occupational health. |
| Targets 2010 | Challenges 2011 |
|---|---|
| Creating improvement groups for the standardization of processes in different management areas. | Process integration in ACCIONA’s management systems and geographical areas, to help improve the efficiency and excellence of our business. |
| ACCIONA’s Knowledge Mapping Project, with a corporate approach, which includes the knowledge domains in our strategic activities | Consolidation of the model defined for knowledge management: knowledge communities, lessons learned and scaling in document management. |
| Adoption of the Procurement Corporate Standard (NCC001). | Broaden the scope of self‐assessment in sustainability criteria for suppliers. |
| Nationwide communication to purchasing departments of various business lines of the importance of responsible purchasing. | Establish a sustainability‐driven vendor rating system. |
| Creation and sending a self‐assessment form on corporate responsibility and sustainability to our providers. | Development of workshops for our suppliers to boost their awareness on sustainability, gender equality and disabled recruitment issues. |
| Launching a pilot project with a group of suppliers with the aim of improving their performance in sustainability and corporate responsibility. |
| Targets 2010 | Challenges 2011 |
|---|---|
| The Sustainability Committee continues to implement the PDS 2013. | Adoption of more stringent international integrity and transparency standards. |
| ACCIONA is involved in developing the Spanish Global Compact Guide Against Corruption. | |
| Identification and inclusion of risk scenarios associated with sustainability on the risk map. |
