FCC Construccion has published its sustainability report 'Environmental Communication 2021'. This Environmental Communication collects the data of the company's environmental management, in order to account for the performance carried out during the year 2020. The report incorporates the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an international reference framework that allows actions to be directed to objectives integrated into the 2030 Agenda approved by the United Nations. The search for the achievement of these objectives allows to direct the actions and create a comprehensive plan for the social and environmental areas that impact the agreed measures. FCC Construccion is a pioneer in incorporating the SDGs into the corporate structure. The Sustainable Development Goals have been integrated into sustainability reports since 2015.

The circular economy stands at FCC Construccion as a fundamental strategy to minimize the impacts of the activity on the environment. The company structures the circular economy strategy around the six areas of action defined by the ReSOLVE framework, created in 2012 by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, the world's leading reference in this area.

As part of the fight against climate change, the company was a pioneer within the sector in implementing in 2010 a Protocol for the measurement of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) under construction, aimed at quantifying these emissions and working to reduce them. FCC Construccion was also the first Spanish construction company to verify its GHG emissions report by an accredited external company, and has, since 2012, the Carbon Footprint certificate 'Verified CO2 Environment'.

In this context, actions are planned at European level to assist in the transition to a clean economy. The 2030 Agenda gives way to the more ambitious 2050 Agenda, which aims to make the EU a climate-neutral zone by that year. To this end, a series of support for industry and investment in technology will be deployed along with a renovation of European infrastructures unprecedented in recent years. The construction industry is seen as one of the essential industries in the transition, so FCC Construction's role in achieving this plan is critical and vital, and demands that the measurement and reduction of greenhouse gases be continued.

FCC Construccion will continue with the process that began more than 20 years ago and that reinforces the commitment and work for the creation of resilient infrastructures, built with the highest social and environmental considerations, creating a better present and ensuring the future of the next generations. FCC Construccion leads the transition towards a responsible and sustainable economy, carrying out benchmark international infrastructure projects that ensure the responsible use of resources, adaptation to climate change, energy efficiency, the reduction and correct disposal of landfills, waste and the integration of new economic paradigms such as the principles of circular economy. All this thanks to the constant innovation processes that it implements in its activities and that allow the development of new working methods and the application of new technologies.

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