ACCIONA : obtains the “RobecoSAM Silver Class” distinction
January 19, 2017 at 04:47 pm
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ACCIONA has obtained the 'RobecoSAM Silver Class 2017' distinction among companies in the Electric Utilities sector in theSustainability Yearbook 2017.
The Yearbook, which recognises companies with best practices in sustainability in each sector at global level, is published each year by RobecoSAM, a company specialised in Sustainable Investing.
RobecoSAM's annual sustainability assessment of companies is also used as the basis for selecting components of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In the2016 assessment, ACCIONA was included under Electric Utilities in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe, which recognises sustainability best practices among European companies, and for the tenth consecutive year it was ranked in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), in recognition of the company's ability to achieve ongoing improvements in sustainability practices and apply them to remain a world leader.
The Sustainability Yearbook 2017includes the top 15% of companies in each sector in terms of social, environmental and corporate governance practices. A total of 2,473 companies worldwide in 60 sectors were evaluated this year.
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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.