Corporate Responsibility Report 2014 STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENT KEY FIGURES............................................................................................................................................3 PART I: General Standard Disclosures 4 I.01.- STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS................................................................................................................5 I.02.- ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE............................................................................................................ 17 I.03.- MATERIAL ASPECTS AND BOUNDARIES.......................................................................................... 34 I.04.- STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT........................................................................................................ 39 I.05.- REPORT PROFILE........................................................................................................................... 44 I.06.- GOVERNANCE............................................................................................................................... 45 I.07.- ETHICS AND INTEGRITY ................................................................................................................. 61 PART II: Specific Standard Disclosures 65 II.08.- MANAGEMENT APPROACH .......................................................................................................... 66 II.09.- ECONOMIC DIMENSION ............................................................................................................... 68 II.10.- ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION ..................................................................................................... 76 II.11.- SOCIAL DIMENSION...................................................................................................................... 99 II.11a.- LABOR PRACTICES AND DECENT WORK.............................................................................. 99 II.11b.- HUMAN RIGHTS .............................................................................................................. 119 II.11c.- SOCIETY........................................................................................................................... 127 II.11d.- PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY............................................................................................... 135 ANNEXES 141 ANNEX I: GRI G4 CONTENT INDEX......................................................................................................... 142 ANNEX II: EXTERNAL ASSURANCE REPORT............................................................................................ 148 ANNEX III: LIST OF CENTERS ................................................................................................................. 149 ANNEX IV: LIST OF TABLES AND GRAPHS .............................................................................................. 151 Gamesa- Corporate Responsibility Report 2014 Page 2 of 154 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2014 Section 00 – Introduction KEY FIGURES 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Sales (Mill. €) 2,846 2,336 2,844 3,033 2,764 3,229 3,834 Equivalent MW sold 2,623 1,953 2,119 2,802 2,405 3,145 3,684 EBIT (MILL. €) 1191 123 (631) 131 119 177 233 Net income (€ Mill.) (Loss) 1101 45 (659) 51 50 115 320 NFD / EBITDA 2-0.4x 1.5x 2.5x 2x -0.6x 0.7x 0.1x Listing at 12/31 (€) 7.56 7.58 1.66 3.21 5.71 11.78 12.74 Earnings per share (€) (Loss) 0.3550 0.1796 (2.63) 0.209 0.208 0.48 1.32 Gross dividend per share (€/share) 30.083 0 0 0.051 0.119 0.21 0.23 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Workforce 6,431 6,079 6,646 8,357 7,262 6,360 7,187 Sick leave frequency rate 1.72 1.74 2.39 3.84 4.19 4.91 9.15 Severity rate 0.05 0.05 0.07 0.09 0.13 0.16 0.19 % international workforce 41 36 36 42 36 31 32 % women in workforce 22.68 23.65 23.74 23.17 24.55 25.52 25.34 % permanent employment contracts 93 92 92 88 87 86 72 Hours of training / employee 18.65 7.49 23.59 39.57 32.27 32.32 32.79 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 United Nations Global Compact Dow Global Sustainability Index - - FTSE4Good Ethibel Excellence Europe Global Challenges Index CleanTech Index (CTIUS) 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Raw material consumption (t) 112,044 103,507 119,687 137,254 113,364 129,601 183,106 Energy consumption (TJ) 695 1,008 1,185 1,279 1,217 1,061 1,357 Water consumption (m3) 97,341 80,048 95,261 101,105 93,140 91,225 122,279 Waste generated (t) 10,841 10,346 11,191 16,336 15,952 16,069 21,734 Effluents generated (m3) 77,872 62,356 59,332 61,488 56,113 61,237 52,882 CO2 emissions (t CO2) 29,879 39,436 47,656 56,747 57,982 48,062 65,619 CO2 avoided (million t CO2) 46.85 43.25 40.15 36.21 31.25 27.37 24.02 Energy consumption rate (GJ) 244 430 416 421 401 321 354 Water consumption rate (m3) 34 34 33 33 34 28 31 Waste generation rate (t) 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 Effluent generation rate (m3) 27 27 20 20 20 17 13 CO2 emission rate (t) 10 17 16 18 21 15 17 CO2 avoided rate (t) 1,264 1,329 1,384 1,636 1,403 1,036 1,239 Note: The rate obtained is in relation to the year's sales expressed in million euros 1 EBIT and Net Profit excluding non-recurrent elements amounted to €9.4 million in 2014. 2 Excluding extraordinary items 3 Subject to the approval by the 2015 General Shareholders' Meeting. Gamesa- Corporate Responsibility Report 2014 Page 3 of 154 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2014 | PART I. GENERAL STANDARD DISCLOSURES PART I: General Standard Disclosures Gamesa- Corporate Responsibility Report 2014 Page 4 of 154 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2014 Section 01. – STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS I.01.- STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS G4-1 Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization In an environment characterized by an upturn in global demand and an improvement in Gamesa's competitive situation, the company ended 2014 by exceeding the targets set for the year. It reached the outlook for 2015 in advance and improved the value creation forecast for the year in course. All of this was due to the business's solid management. Economic and financial performance in 2014 exceeded all the targets set for the year. Sales rose to reach €2.846 billion – 22% more than in 2013 – with an EBIT margin of 6.7%, a percentage point above the EBIT margin in 2013. In constant currency terms, Gamesa's sales grew by 25%, while the EBIT margin stood at 7.2%. Furthermore, net profit in the period doubled to reach €101 million. The strength of the company's competitive positioning was an outstanding feature in 2014, with an extensive geographic presence, a diversified customer base and a portfolio of products and services geared at maximizing our customers' profitability. This led to strong growth in order placement to reach 3,315 MW, a figure 1.6 times greater than the volume of contracts signed in 2013 and the highest figure in the last five years. Beyond the growth seen in sales and profitability, Gamesa took significant steps in the balance sheet's organic growth, thereby consolidating the improvements attained in 2013. The reduction in working capital along with greater profitability and control over investments allowed Gamesa to end 2014 with net cash flow generation of €330 million, four times greater than the figure for 2013. This allowed for an organic 79% reduction in the company's net financial borrowing. The combination of profitable growth, ongoing cost optimization and efficient balance sheet management has allowed Gamesa to improve the value creation outlook for 2015, exceeding the forecast set out in the Business Plan 2013-2015. The company's environmental performance was strengthened by the installation of 2,399 MW of wind turbines in 2014, which increased the Group's cumulative wind energy power to 31.2 GW and allowed its customers across the world to avoid emitting more than 46 million tons of CO2 a year, contribute to the reduction in greenhouse gases, mitigate their effects and promote a more sustainable future in terms of energy. Investments totaling €109 million sustain the company's R&D activity in new products and platforms, which are aimed at continuously optimizing the cost of wind energy. New products based on a tried and tested technology increased annual energy production by around 30% when compared to previous comparable figures. Respect for the environment from the initial product development stages was reinforced in 2014 through the granting of a second ecodesign certificate for the G114-2.0 MW wind turbine, which was chosen by the specialized journal "Windpower Monthly" as the year's best wind turbine in the less than 3 MW category. The company's social performance integrity is based on its principles of business ethics and good governance, which Gamesa materializes in its policies, codes and management systems. Concerning the interests of stakeholders, it should be highlighted that the company developed new corporate policies in 2014 to reinforce respect for inclusion and diversity, as well as to steer the supply chain's responsible management in relationships with partners and suppliers. The signing of an overall framework agreement on social, labor and environmental issues with trade union representatives – the first ever in the world involving a company in the renewable energy industry – is particularly noteworthy. It will apply to all the companies that comprise Gamesa Group and all its workers across the globe. The launching of collaboration programs with the communities where the company operates can count on the active participation