We are FCC - Nº3

The year 2016 was marked by three milestones in the Global Sustainabi- lity Agenda: the launch of the Sustai- nable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Summit on Climate Change, and the implementation in Spain of the Non-financial Reporting Directive of the European Commission of 2015. The FCC Board of Directors, aware that the challenges, risks and oppor- tunities of this agenda are closely linked to the Company’s strategy, in July 2016 approved the Corporate Social Responsibility Policy as a fra- mework for the Group’s responsible performance. In addition, the FCC Corporate Social Responsibility Divi- sion, as was the case years before, was to report directly to the General Secretariat. This CSR policy represents the Com- pany’s roadmap in this respect and contemplates the business commit- ments in terms of corporate integrity and ethics, respect for the environ- ment, and the creation of value sha- red with society. It is underpinned by three pillars: Connecting citizens, Smart Services, and Exemplary per- formance. These FCC Group CSR initiatives and projects revolve around these three pillars. Below is a description of the main milestones achieved in each of them. Connecting citizens FCC’s constant efforts to build long- term relations with its stakeholders based on trust enables it to remain connected to citizens. The Group contributes to the social and eco- nomic progress of the communities where it operates by implementing initiatives with a positive impact on its own employees as well as with the rest of the society. Since the start of 2016, the most im- portant community-related projects and measures have been as follows: Initiatives to integrate disadvantaged groups and to help the family mem- bers of employees, in collaboration with specialised foundations such as ONCE, Integra, Adecco and Prevent; social inclusion projects and access to basic services to promote social development and to reduce inequality in the community; measures aimed at increasing the business fabric in the regions where the Company ope- rates; cooperation with educational institutions for training and environ- mental awareness; projects to assess the social and environmental impact Commitment, innovation, and setting an example, the pillars of FCC’s corporate social responsibility policy R E S P O N S A B I L I T Y R E S P ON S A B I L I T Y 34