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FOSTERING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

SUPPORTING CULTURE AND EDUCATION

PROMOTING LOCAL AMATEUR SPORTS

RAISING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING

These initiatives are diverse in nature and are adapted to the needs and charac- teristics of the local community concerned, within various lines of action:

At our centers and facilities we carry out projects with disadvantaged people and groups in order to contribute to improving their quality of life.

We are actively involved in promoting cultural events in order to encourage lite- rary and artistic creativity, support and conserve popular customs and conserve our historical heritage.

We also work jointly with various institutions on activities that promote training, knowledge acquisition and skills, as well as scientific research to promote educa- tion and employability.

We support amateur sporting activities aimed at young children and teenagers in local communities or at community participation to encourage the acquisition of values and the development of a healthy lifestyle.

We support various initiatives aimed at raising environmental awareness, encou- raging biodiversity and conserving and rehabilitating our natural heritage.

We are involved in a variety of initiatives and we also encourage our professionals to take part in corporate voluntary activities which add to our involvement in the communities in which we operate. This enabled us to achieve some interesting goals in 2015.

Investment in Community Action 2015 (Millions of euros) 2015 Community development 3,988,439

Culture and education 662,941

Local amateur sports 122,794

Environmental awareness 474,126

Total 5,248,299

40 2,000535 VOLUNTEERS INITIATIVES HOURS

OVER OVER

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ANNUAL AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2015