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The Spanish Cabinet, at the proposal of the Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and the Environment, has distinguished
Esther Koplowitz with the Grand Cross of the Civil Order
of Environmental Merit in recognition of “her contribution
to defence of the environment in her role as the Group’s
principal shareholder and through the Esther Koplowitz
Foundation”.
The Cabinet underlined FCC’s activities in waste mana-
gement, water, cement and construction and its ongoing
efforts to reduce CO
2
emissions in its industrial processes,
together with Group-wide policy to respect the environ-
ment.
The board of trustees of Fundación Madrid
Vivo has appointed Esther Koplowitz as the
new chairperson of the institution replacing
the vacancy left by the diseased Íñigo de
Oriol.
The appointment was made during the
meeting of the board of trustees where
Emilio Botín, chairman of the Santander
Group and Juan Miguel Villar Mir, CEO of
OHL, were named vice-chairmen of the
foundation. The lawyer, Javier Cremades
will remain in his post as secretary general
of the foundation.
The new projects of Fundación Madrid Vivo
for the next few years were also detailed in
the board of trustees meeting. These pro-
jects will focus on the foundation’s three
key areas, as defined in 2011.
Hence, in the field of college education, the
foundation supports Universidad de San
Dámaso with which it entered into a colla-
boration agreement. This university is the
only religious centre of learning outside of
Italy where courses are given in Spanish, as
specified by Fundación Madrid Vivo.
In the social area, it will provide support to
large families by implementing several mea-
sures, such as an annual prize for entities
supporting these families, the celebration of
the 1st National Salon for Large Families,
jointly with the Spanish Federation of Large
distinguished with the
Grand Cross of the Civil Order
of Environmental Merit
New chairman of
Fundación Madrid Vivo
Families (FEFN, Spanish acronym) , as well
as other actions to highlight the social con-
tribution of families to society.
As to cultural issues, Fundación Madrid
Vivo is currently working on developing an
exhibit project, to be inaugurated most pro-
bably in the Autumn of 2014, to highlight
the role of the Church n society and its
contribution to the various fields of learning,
culture, and its social work in benefit of the
most disadvantaged members of the com-
munity.
The meeting of the board of trustees was
held at the residence of the Cardinal-Arch-
bishop of Madrid, Rouco Varela, honorary
chairman of the Foundation. Several of the
foundation’s sponsors were present at the
event, including Ángel Ron, the chairman
of Banco Popular, and David Álvarez Díez,
chairman of Grupo Eulen.
Esther Koplowitz,
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