IBERDROLA's human workforce has been growing significantly over the past decade. After friendly integrations of Scottish Power, Energy East (now IBERDROLA USA) and the Brazilian Elektro, the amount of personnel working at the Group has reached a figure of 30,764(1) employees in nearly 40 countries.

This multicultural group responds to the commitment we have to our main value: people and their integrity.  Thus, here at IBERDROLA, we undertake measures favouring:

• Reconcilement of family and professional life:
  • IBERDROLA was the first IBEX-35 company to implement a shorter workday with no lunch break in Spain.
  • And we have become the first Spanish power company to receive the EFR-1000 certification certifying that we are a Family-Responsible Company(2). On 2012, IBERDROLA has once again been awarded the Family-Friendly Company certificate with a B+ Pro-active Company rating, the highest it can achieve. The company has now been awarded this certificate for three consecutive years and has become the first Spanish firm to receive the highest rating for its unwavering commitment to employee work-life balance and equality. 
• Ongoing training. At IBERDROLA, we work so that our employees can secure the training they need not only for meeting the current requirements for their job description, but also for satisfying future needs. In 2012, IBERDROLA imparted over 1 million hours of training to its employees.

These commitments to our human workforce aim at forging a higher quality work environment governed by the following principles:

These principles, together with the IBERDROLA´s commitment to quality employment, training and professional development, position us as the energy company favourite among employees (merco Personas Ranking 2012(2)), and as a socially committed 21st Century company (merco Responsables Ranking 2012(2)).

The actions of all the professionals who work for the Company, and particularly those related to the defence of human rights, are regulated by the Code of Ethics of Iberdrola, S.A. and its Group of Companies.

Likewise, the practices of the Company match:

• The Global Compact
• The OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises and the Tripartite Declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises
• The social policy of the International Labour Organization

These universal principles and the company's General Corporate Social Responsibility Policy [PDF] play a guiding role in the actions of IBERDROLA and its professionals to guarantee the eradication of any discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, gender, language, creed, political outlook, place of birth or social background, social status, origins, disability, health, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or any other factor.

Further information can be found in both the 2011 Sustainability Report [PDF].

Related press release:

• IBERDROLA increases number of training courses offered to employees in 2012 by 53%
• IBERDROLA achieves Family-Friendly Company certification once again with the top rating
• IBERDROLA provided over 1.2 million hours of training to its employees in 2011
• IBERDROLA, first major Spanish company to organise “Parenting classes”