Abengoa making every effort to ensure that the impact of its activities in the area does not negatively alter either the society or the surroundings.

The diversity and global presence of the company makes it possible for it to come in contact and co-exist with indigenous people, observing and respecting their rights. In 2012 there are no records of any reports in the Abengoa reporting and information system on any incidents in relation to the violation of the rights of the indigenous.

Some of the projects of the company generating public benefits and their impacts are described below:

The absence of the appropriate preventive measures in certain industrial processes could be risky for the areas in which said industries are located. Abengoa makes every effort to analyse the possible negative impacts that may derive from its activities and when any is detected, preventive measures are sought to either avert or to rectify said negative impact.

An example of such is: