Gamesa is fully committed to continuous improvement and collaboration in order to achieve sustainable development, by developing and applying best practices aimed at environmental protection, under a preventive approach, and by promoting information and training in this culture.

The Integrated Workplace Health and Safety, Environment and Quality Policy was revised in 2010. Gamesa has set complete satisfaction on the part of customers (both internal and external) as its objective in all processes, including design, manufacture, assembly, erection in the field, ommissioning, and aftersales service. To achieve this, it has established a safe work environment, guarantees maximum respect for the environment throughout the life cycle of its products, and adheres to an advanced quality system.

Gamesa's road to excellence is based on the following pillars:

• Occupational health and safety for people is more than a priority-it is a value
• Commitment to responsible action regarding the health of both people and the environment. Aware of its interaction with its surroundings, the company is committed to complying with prevailing legal requirements on occupational health and safety, the environment, and energy efficiency, as well as any applicable product regulations
• Creation and distribution of wealth among shareholders, employees, suppliers, customers and the communities where it operates. This commitment aims to prevent any nonconformity at each step of the process and is carried out in way that is compatible with respect for, and improvement and preservation of, workplace health and safety, the environment, energy efficiency and quality of products and services, through a commitment to continuous improvement
• Sense of responsibility. Workplace health and safety, respect for the environment, energy efficiency, and quality requirements must be inherent to the organisation and form an integral part of each person and each activity, especially in the case of team leaders.

Gamesa has set the following environmental objectives for 2011:

• Continue the programme to reduce waste production with respect to 2010 levels
• Maintain the programme of energy efficiency and reduction of energy consumption with respect to 2010 levels
• Implement an EMAS-compliant Environmental Management System
• Obtain eco-design certification for the G10X-4.5 MW wind turbine based on the UNE 150301 standard
• Increase the number of suppliers that plan to attain ISO 14001 certification
• Audit supplier compliance with environmental requirements.

The company has an integrated management system (IMS) that includes environmental management in accordance with the ISO 14001 standard, quality management in accordance with ISO 9001, and health and safety management in accordance with OHSAS 18001. Practically 100% of Gamesa's worldwide production capacity is certified to these standards.

During 2010, Gamesa continued its certification process and obtained ISO 14001 certification of a new blade manufacturing plant in Aoiz, Navarra (Spain) and a nacelle assembly plant in Chennai, India. It also added efficient energy management to its goals, and attained EN 16001 certification of the

Gamesa has established a system for identifying the environmental and energy aspects of its activities, products and services that it can control, and those it can influence within the defined scope of the Integrated Management System, taking account of new or planned projects, and new or modified

The company has an ISO 14001:2004-compliant multi-site system which includes procedures for monitoring the company's indicators (IBE-1-003), as well as for analysis of the root cause of deviations, including nonconformities in the supply chain (PBE-1-008).

Gamesa plays an essential role in combating climate change. In 2010, the close to 21,000 MW of capacity that it had installed avoid the emission of more than 31 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. Gamesa contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to the achievement of the Kyoto objectives; in short, it contributes to the creationof a more sustainable future through mitigation of climate change.

Energy audits conducted by Gamesa's efficiency team in 2010 identified potential energy savings worth 320,814 euro by avoiding the use of 12,717 GJ/year, i.e. avoiding 1,557 tons of CO2.

During 2010, 13 energy audits were conducted at external customers in a wide variety of industries. Potential savings were identified amounting to the equivalent of 6,893,494 kWh (electricity) and 37,024,403 kWh (thermal), as well as scope to reduce CO2 emissions by 12,025 tons.