Sustainability

We operate 15 terminals (deployed on 27 classified industrial sites). The HSE teams are committed to a continuous process aimed at improving measures and procedures relating to the security of property and the safety of people. Strict industrial health and safety standards are applied by all subsidiaries and joint-ventures. Efforts are focused on the safety of the facilities to prevent major accidents, as well as on personal, employee and external service provider safety, avoiding workstation accidents and preventing the safety of our customers and local residents from being compromised.

We continue to invest regularly in the facilities, upgrading them to comply with the strictest environmental and safety standards and to guarantee that people and their environment are protected (air, water, soil and urban areas located near the facilities). These investments guarantee the reliability of our operations and, as a result, our competitiveness. On average, our investments in this area for the last three years amounted €27 million per year.

To stay ahead, the safety culture must be felt and fed from within. Our goal is to guarantee the safety and health of our employees, for everybody involved in our operations and the wider communities in which we operate. Our policy is based on prevention and attaining objectives aimed at improving health and safety conditions. Our target, to achieve no accidents, is achievable, as our historic record of 12 years without accidents in any of our terminals proves. Training in health and safety at work is ongoing and cross-sectional, and includes both specifically operational aspects and emergency situations.

Since 1994, we hold certificates based on international standards such as ISO14000, EMAS,ISO1800, CDI-T inspections and related