READ MORE editorial www.acciona.com Social impact man-agement has benefited almost 220,000 people in 13 countries, with 645 initiatives I editorial t is perhaps no coincidence that ACCIONA and Canada share the symbol of the leaf, that classic emblem of nature. They also share other values, such as a transparent and reliable way of doing business, making human development compatible with eco-nomic progress. This mutual harmony is not new. It began in 2001, with our first major sus-tainable infrastructure project in the coun-try and has continued over two decades and another 23 infrastructure projects, many of them emblematic in Canadian and even North American history, explains Carlos Planelles, Managing Director. The social approach that ACCIONA has applied for decades is not new, but it is editorial playing an increasingly significant role, as established in our Sustainability Master Plan. This is the case again in the country of the maple leaf, where we nurture a respectful relationship for all local com-munities, and especially the First Nations, the original native peoples. This is also true in all renewable energy projects, which integrate a genuine, systematic, scientific, and human impact management model, meaning deployment teams gain the trust of the most vulnerable com-munities. In just four years, it has already provided benefits to almost 220,000 people in 13 countries with 645 initiatives, ranging from Spain to the United States, from Ukraine to South Africa and Australia. This social involvement from the very conception of the projects is a hallmark of both the company and the Foundation, whose vision is dia-metrically opposed to creating reliance on welfare. The communities it works with are jointly responsible for the supply of energy and water, ensuring it’s a long-term project. This model is as efficient as it is scarce in the world of cooperation, and it’s already on the rise in another coun-try that is strategic for us: Chile.