Innovation

• Award for the most innovative company, granted by Cambio Financiero as an accolade for the company’s value and enterprise in the corporate and financial realm.

Management

• Winner of the Sustainable Biofuels Award for the second time in recognition of the company’s business management in developing biofuels.
• Norfolk Southern Railroad Chemical Safety Award for having dispatched without incident over 1,000 freight cars containing hazardous material regulated federally through the Norfolk Southern rail network.
• Recognition for the fourth year in a row as a Top 50 company of the St. Louis area by the regional Chamber of Commerce, which singles out the best companies operating in and around St. Louis.
• ESADE Aptíssimi Award under the category of best corporate legal consultancy team for 2012 in recognition of the company’s track record in the professional, academic and business aspects of business law.
• Special Company Award, granted by the magazine Capital, in Seville, in recognition of initiatives, companies and businessmen and women that help to raise the exposure of Seville.

Sustainability

• International CSP Today 2012 Award for the best solar thermal engineering company.

• Recognition by the Secretary of the Environment of São Paulo, Brazil, who awarded Abengoa the Green Ethanol prize for its commitment to environmental protection.

• Prize awarded by the Spanish Comisión Autónoma de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo de la Industria Química y Afines (COASHIQ) for the company’s success at reducing occupational accidents.

• Award at the Spanish edition of the European Business Awards for the Environment in recognition of the company’s business management for sustainable development.

Social development

• Distinction at the I Manuel Sales y Ferré Awards by the Seville Atheneum in recognition of the company’s track record and cultural contribution to the city of Seville.