Abengoa seeks to grow hand in hand with the communities in which it enjoys a presence investing in community development, supporting culture and promoting respect for human rights and the environment. The company channels its outreach efforts through the Focus-Abengoa Foundation, which has been working for over thirty years now to further social and cultural development in the communities in which Abengoa operates.

In 2013, Abengoa invested a total of € 9.1 M in social action, 12.3 % more than the previous year, distributed as shown below:

 

Abengoa helps generate community wealth through voluntary investments in projects related to the company's social action areas: culture, the environment, social development, education and research, and employee welfare. Abengoa also makes a contribution to society through the taxes which the company pays.

 

Note 1:  For further information, see Appendix A.