European Commission congratulates Cepsa’s La Rábida Refinery on more than 20 years of environmental achievements

In June, Cepsa presented, for yet another year, the environmental statements of its industrial centers in the province of Huelva, La Rábida Refinery and the Palos Chemical Plant. These documents contained all the information related to the facilities’ environmental performance in 2020, audited by AENOR, an independent external verifier. 

Each year, La Rábida Refinery adopts the necessary measures not only to comply with the requirements of its Integrated Environmental Authorization (AAI), but also to achieve emission values well below the authorized limits, including the new requirements established by the European Union of the applicable BREFs (Best Available Techniques).

The center’s environmental statements contain information on many other aspects available to the public, ranging from noise control to soil inspection and water use. Additionally, Cepsa's environmental management is not limited to the control of parameters its activity may have an impact on, but extends to other issues such as training and environmental awareness of its own professionals and those of auxiliary companies, and communication to interested third parties.

This recognition joins the one it received from the Regional Government of Andalusia in 2015 for entering and remaining in the EMAS register for more than 15 years, a show of support from the public administration for its continuous improvement of environmental performance and impact and its voluntary transparency with society. At that time, only six Andalusian work centers had received the distinction, and three of them were Cepsa industrial centers.

Cepsa is committed to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and aligns its initiatives and projects with these objectives, identifying the following as a priority: “Affordable and clean energy” (SDG 7); “Decent work and economic growth” (SDG 8); “Responsible production and consumption” (SDG 12); and “Climate action” (SDG 13).