Environmental management system
Care of the environment is absolutely fundamental to Gamesa,
the more so bearing in mind that the Company’s raison d’être is
the development of environmentally friendly energy systems, or
‘renewables’. A clear example is wind power, our main area of
business, which, in a vertically integrated system, encompasses
the design of wind turbines and components and all the various
activities relating to the promotion, construction, and after-sales
maintenance of wind farms.
All these activities are carried on within an ISO 14001:2004 certified environmental management system. Our environmental management systems, underpinned by the Principles of Corporate Social Responsibility and Code of Conduct of Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, S.A., constitute a set of procedures and working systems that allows us to ensure fulfillment, in an orderly and appropriate manner, of Gamesa’s commitments in this area, key points of which are:
- Incorporation of the culture of environmental protection and the notion of sustainable development into Gamesa’s corporate strategy
- Establishment and regular review of an environmental program with objectives and targets that allow optimal use of resources and minimize environmental impacts in all the company’s facilities and in all the activities it carries out
- Compliance by all centers and business units with currently applicable environmental legislation and regulations,with periodic review of their performance.
- Requirement for suppliers and contractors to conduct themselves in an environmentally responsible manner.
- Suitable training and information for staff in order to promote and foster sensitivity and awareness that will lead to the development of environmental best practices in the performance of their work.
- Cooperation with the authorities and institutions in the areas where we operate in order maintain high levels of environmental safeguards.
Environmental management within the Corporation is divided into two main areas, ‘Promotion and sale of wind farms’ and ‘Design, Manufacture and Operation’.