FCC Construcción has participated in the most important international infrastructure sustainability event of the year: Climate Infrastructure Forum. The event brought together more than 50 climate change experts from international, public and private organizations.

The objective of this forum is to make a political statement that includes the perspectives of different communities to promote the agenda on climate change in the political agenda in circles such as the G-7, G-20 or the United Nations. FCC Construcción was represented by the Quality and CSR Director, A. Burgueño, who developed a session titled Metrics for Sustainable Infrastructure: Defining the Boundaries, Unlocking Institutional Investment.

In the international forum the investment of 90 billion dollars (82 billion euros) up to 2030 in sustainable infrastructures throughout the world was claimed. The executive director of the Climate Infrastucture Partnership (CLIP) which includes the forum, Luigi Carafa, explained that by 2035 the global infrastructure will double, so "a systematic and real change in the construction of low-carbon infrastructure is necessary , resilient and sustainable."

70% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide come from the construction and infrastructure operations, of which "the generation and transportation of electricity - the majority coming from fossil fuels - is the main concern, as well as the construction of bridges, buildings, roads, among others ".

The coordinator of Mission 2020 and former Executive Secretary of Climate Change of the United Nations, Christiana Figueres, has highlighted the "need and urgency" to move to resilient infrastructure, "especially to resist natural disasters caused mainly by change climate". Figueres has stressed that the Paris agreement has been a milestone for the fight of climate change, but "it is not enough, now the implementation is lacking and, although we are late, we have to work twice as hard to fight it, to maintain the optimal conditions so that We can continue to live on this planet, which will continue to exist, whether or not we are in it. " "We are on track to exceed the carbon budget and block global warming to 1.5 ° C in less than 12 years, however, when it comes to infrastructures, the window of opportunity is smaller." Once an infrastructure project is built , the resulting emissions will be maintained throughout the life cycle of the project with an average of 20 to 40 years ", has been assured by different speakers.

FCC Construction and sustainability

FCC Construcción published a few months ago the Sustainability Report 2017-2018. This document analyzes the results of our responsible management and our perseverance in the development of people, the care of the planet, integrity and the creation of wealth. To advance in increasingly responsible and efficient performance practices, it is necessary to rely on research and development. Activities and efforts are evaluated in response to the main challenges that sustainable development poses today. Unifying the environmental behavior of the company, exposing in the same results, initiatives and contribution of FCC Construcción to the environment in which it develops its activity.

As a clear commitment of the company, in 2017, our works have implemented an average of 88% of the applicable Good Environmental Practices, thus planning and improving their environmental performance. 93.67% of the works executed in 2017 reached the environmental objective of the organization, which represents an increase compared to previous years, and highlights the improvement of the company in its environmental performance.

With the implementation of these Good Practices, the consumption of water in our works has fallen by 17.89% and the emission of 12,342 tons of CO2e has been avoided.

In addition, FCC Construcción publishes since 2010, the report of Greenhouse Gases. Since then, the company prepares and verifies annually its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions report, being the first Spanish construction company to have verified it by AENOR and, since 2012, with the Carbon Footprint certificate "Environment" CO2 verified. " This initiative was awarded in 2012 with an winner in the category "Management for sustainable development" of the European Environment Awards, granted by the Entorno Foundation.

The company has registered its carbon footprints from 2012 to 2016 in the carbon footprint registry, compensation and absorption projects, created in 2014 by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, being the first construction company that appeared in said public list . Additionally, for the carbon footprints of 2015 and 2016, we have obtained the "calculate and reduce" stamp, which, in addition to recognizing the implication and the fact of being able to quantify and verify our emissions of greenhouse gases, distinguishes the company as one of the organizations that reduce their carbon footprint effectively.