Acciona S A : joins Euronext Vigeo, Eurozone 120 Sustainability index
June 12, 2020 at 09:35 am EDT
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ACCIONA has been added to the Euronext Vigeo: Eurozone 120 index, which ranks the 120 companies with the best environmental, social and corporate governance performance in the Eurozone.
Each company featured on the index undergoes a 360 analysis, which considers 38 general sustainability parameters. This criteria is divided into specific performance indicators for every sector, adding up to a maximum of 330.
The scores, which are reviewed every six months, contemplate how each company stands out in the adoption of sustainable measures, as well as their consistency and the results obtained.
In the case of ACCIONA, 93% of investments and 83% of the company's EBITDA are in line with the European taxonomy of activities contributing to decarbonization.
The company's involvement in this index follows other recent acknowledgements in terms of sustainable management, such as its recent inclusion in the Ethibel Sustainability Index Excellence Europe, the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, FTSE4Good, CDP Climate A List and MSCI ESG, among others.
Acciona, S.A. is a building and public works group organized around five areas of activity:
- design, construction and maintenance of infrastructures and buildings: roads, highways, tunnels, railroads, hydraulic facilities, wastewater processing plants, parking lots, hospitals, residences, etc.;
- energy services: production of electricity (wind, water, solar, and biomass), engineering and construction of wind power plants, production of aero-generators and bio-diesel fuel;
- water environmental services: design, construction and management of desalination units, distribution of potable water, wastewater treatment, etc.;
- services: cleaning services (streets, hospitals, etc.), airport handling services, collection and processing of wastes, logistics services, etc.;
- other: fund management, securities brokerage services, wine production, etc.