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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT Summary 2015 the value of connected energy 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report Summary LETTER FROM p 4 Table THE CHAIRMAN The year in review, a comprehensive AND THE CHIEF of Contents EXECUTIVE OFFICER assessment of 2015. p 8 KEY This Report presents a summary PERFORMANCE Red Eléctrica INDICATORS of the full Corporate Responsibility p 10 at a glance: our Report 2015. The complete version performance Who we are and in 2015 of the same, as well as the legal what we do / Main information (Consolidated Annual 01. THE COMPANY activities or the Company. Accounts 2015 and Corporate Governance Report 2015) are published solely in electronic p 18 02. STRATEGY format (browsable pdf) and are p 24 Strategic available on the corporate Plan 2014-2019 Governance of the / Essential website www.ree.es Red Eléctrica Group strategies and / General Shareholders’ transversal 03. CORPORATE Meeting / Board strategies. GOVERNANCE of Directors / Risk management CORPORATE / Integrity model. RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2015 the value of connected p 32 energy 04. MANAGEMENT APPROACH Commitment to p 36 Corporate Responsibility Quality and / Stakeholder security of electricity management. supply / Grid development Corporate Responsibility 05. SUSTAINABLE / System operation Report ENERGY / Energy efficiency 2015 PDF and innovation. p 50 Evolution 06. CREATION of results CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF VALUE REPORT / Financial strategy 2015 the value / Shareholder return. of connected energy p 56 07. EMPLOYEES Stable and quality employment / Diversity and inclusion. Talent management / Dialogue and transparency / The healthy workplace Corporate Governance Report / The work-life balance. 2015 PDF p 66 08. SOCIETY Investment in the community Capture the QR code / Community CONSOLIDATED with your cell phone ANNUAL p 76 ACCOUNTS ties / Social or tablet to access 2015 the value Dialogue with commitment of connected additional information energy 09. DIÁLOGUE WITH shareholders and / Tax transparency. about the Company STAKEHOLDERS that may be of investors / Clients, interest to you. market agents and regulatory bodies p 84 / Relationship with Environmental commitment Consolidated 10. THE suppliers and the media. / Integration into the environment Annual Accounts ENVIRONMENT / Biodiversity / Climate change 2015 PDF and energy efficiency. Letter from the Chairman and the CEO Corporate Responsability Report 2015 | Summary ree.es Letter from the Chairman and the CEO of new business activities that aim An important point of this to expand the business base. planning is the relevance taken on by interconnections between From the point of view of the systems, specifically the links management structure of the between island systems and the organisation, another significant connections between the Spanish IN 2015 event was the separation of the Peninsula and the non-peninsular The laying and postions of Executive Chairman systems. These projects will installation of the and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), not only pose a great challenge for fi rst cable of the which helps maintain the proper the Company, but will also improve Majorca-Ibiza link balance of powers on the Board the guarantee and security of was carried out. The commissioning of of Directors and improves the supply in isolated systems and the second cable, corporate governance structure of increase competitiveness in the scheduled for the the Company, responding to the electricity markets. In this regard, fi rst months of 2016, commitment made to shareholders, noteworthy is the completion will complete the and in line with best international of the installation of the first full integration of practices in this field. interconnection cable between the Balearic Islands’ Ibiza and Mallorca in 2015. It is electricity system Electricity infrastructure estimated that the second cable with the peninsular planning be brought into service in the first system and that of Europe. José Folgado Juan Lasala In October 2015, the Transmission months of 2016. Chairman of Chief Executive Grid Planning 2015-2020 was Red Eléctrica Corporación Officer approved; said planning sets out With respect to international the new electricity infrastructure interconnections, it should be projects that need to be undertaken noted that in 2015 the Spain- 2015 was characterised by a series transmission grid. Secondly, the nationwide under the principles France interconnection via the of important milestones that lead regulatory reform was completed of transparency, respect for the eastern Pyrenees, a high-profile to a bright future for company with the approval of the unit environment and with minimal project because of its influence growth and brings with it major values concerning investment in cost for the electricity system on the safety and quality of challenges for Red Eléctrica along transmission facilities, as well as as a whole, and that has a budget supply, was brought into brought the way. Firstly, the Transmission their operation and maintenance, of 4,554 million euros. into commercial operation. But Grid Planning 2015-2020 was and the establishing of their nevertheless, the need to increase approved, which provides a period regulatory useful life, which is an interconnection capacity with of certainty for the undertaking important milestone for the stability the European system remains a of the investment plan for the of the remuneration framework. In priority for the Spanish electricity further development of the addition, work has continued on the deployment and implementation of the new Strategic Plan; a plan which emphasises the promotion 4 5 Letter from the Chairman and the CEO Corporate Responsability Report 2015 | Summary ree.es system, as endorsed in June 2015 system operator tools in order Corporate responsibility for Red the work-life balance and the with the creation of a high-level to guarantee supply on the islands Eléctrica is part of its corporate prevention of work-related risks. group, composed of the European and also improve system security culture and a key tool for creating Commission, France, Portugal and optimise the integration value. Therefore, it has been These commitments undertaken and Spain, to boost key energy of renewable energies. included within the management by the Company contribute to infrastructure projects in The construction project for the objectives and the long-term improving the involvement of southwest Europe. Chira-Soria pumped-storage hydro goals of the management team, workers in the business project, power station, a 320 million euro in compliance with the corporate as reflected in the climate survey, Significant progress investment, responds to these responsibility programme. with a satisfaction level of the Strategic Plan objectives. of employees of 9.4 out of 10. SUSTAINABLE The new Strategic Plan, in addition A key aspect in this area is COMMITMENT to continuing to develop our role as Focusing on the creation of value, gender equality and equal The activities carried out by the Red Eléctrica, TSO and strengthening efficiency significant progress was made opportunities. In 2015, noteworthy Company for the integration fully aware of its criteria, attaches great importance in achieving the objectives of is the increase in the number of of renewable energy and the responsibility towards to expanding the business base as the Strategic Plan. The Company women in the workforce and in improvement of energy efficiency sustainability, joins an alternative way for growth and achieved solid results and a management positions, as well as are essential for achieving European the commitment to the achievement the creation of value. significant strengthening of its the establishment of a Women’s sustainability objectives. Therefore, of the UN Sustainable core solvency ratios. Profit for the Leadership Observatory that aims among the actions carried out, Development Goals, DRIVING In 2015, a number of important year reached 606 million euros, to propose actions to increase the noteworthy, once again, was the INTERNAL aimed at eradicating steps were taken in this area. Firstly, up 8.3% compared to 2014 in presence of women in management work of our control centre for PROMOTION poverty, protecting the new dimension undertaken by like-for-like terms and shareholder positions. In this regard, women renewable energies, which, the planet and 80% of the the telecommunications business remuneration in the form of covered 31% of internal promotions on average over the past three ensuring the directors following the purchase of ADIF’s dividends increased by 7% with to management positions in years, has allowed 40% of the prosperity of appointed in dark fibre network has made it respect to 2014. 2015. Moreover, 42% of the Board electricity demand to be covered all people. 2015 in the Group were internal necessary to create REINTEL, of Directors are women, which using renewables. Commitment to corporate promotions. whereby the Company now positions the Company as leader positions itself as the first neutral responsibility in gender diversity among IBEX 35 Finally, in line with its strategy supplier of telecommunications In the area of corporate companies. to combat climate change, networks in Spain. Secondly, the responsibility, in 2015 the in 2015 Red Eléctrica launched a expansion of international business Company has again been included Also, the healthy workplace model new Action Plan on climate change has allowed our presence in Peru in the Dow Jones Sustainability implemented
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