The construction company has managed to certify a recovery of the waste generated in the construction, industrial and civil works in Torija (Guadalajara) of 99.99%.

To achieve this, FCC Industrial carried out a detailed study of the waste fractions that were generated in the audited project as well as their flow by carrying out a redesign of procedures and processes for their management in a circular economy context.

Obtaining this certificate is part of the company's voluntary commitment to the integration and fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals.

FCC Industrial becomes the first construction company that offers its clients and stakeholders the development of its projects without sending any waste to landfill. In the words of Eduardo Yges Peña, General Director of FCC Industrial, “in a society that demands more and more environmental awareness to companies, with visible measures and results, construction companies must take up the challenge and not fall behind in the challenge”.

For his part, Rafael García Meiro, CEO of AENOR, said that “society requires companies to be aligned with the SDGs. Many of them have been promoting specific objectives and the certification of their activity is an effective way to prove it. FCC's commitment to sustainability is long, firm and broad; going from energy efficiency to emissions management. Now a contribution added to the Circular Economy is added ”.

For the implementation of the "Zero Waste", FCC Industrial developed extensive training in waste management for both its own staff and subcontractors; a correct separation in origin of the waste in its different fractions and a use of large volume containers, achieving with the latter the double objective of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by considerably reducing the number of waste transport as well as making it profitable the project achieving a positive or zero price for most of the waste.

In addition, FCC Industrial developed social aspect plans such as waste training in the institutes of the area; the collaboration with non-profit entities through the transfer of waste for its subsequent recovery or ad hoc environmental actions such as the planting of native species once the work is finished.

This new “Zero Waste” certificate joins the environmental (ISO 14001) and energy efficiency (ISO 51001) certifications that the company owns, together with the implementation of international labels such as BREEAM and LEED in its different projects. All of this constitutes a sample of FCC Industrial's commitment to sustainability, allowing it to be one of the leading and leading companies in the sector.

About FCC Industrial

FCC Industrial and Energy Infrastructure is the company of the FCC Group that brings together various specialized companies to strengthen the presence of the FCC Group in the industrial and energy sector.

The history of FCC Industrial and Energy Infrastructures begins in 2010 with the merger of several investees of the FCC Group in the construction and industrial assembly sector.

Thanks to this merger process, with which synergies between companies are enhanced, FCC Industrial and Energy Infrastructure is, today, a company capable of executing industrial projects worldwide, from batch construction or key supply in installation hand until operation and maintenance.

About AENOR

AENOR is the leading certification body in Spain that identifies and helps correct the competitiveness gaps of companies, sectors and the economic fabric contributing to the transformation of society by creating trust in organizations and individuals.

As a global entity, it develops operations in 90 countries in certification, verification, validation, inspection, analysis, training and information services activities. Currently, more than 82,000 work centers have any of the AENOR certificates in fields such as Quality Management, Sustainability, Safety and Health at Work, Digitalization, Animal Welfare, Verification of Non-Financial Information or Compliance.