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2 Letter from the Presidents of the Board [G4-1; G4-2] The Focus-Abengoa Foundation is pleased to present this new edition of its Annual Report, which contains a summary of its activities throughout Yet again, in accordance with our transparency policy with our stakeholders, we have followed the recommendations of the most recent version of the Global Reporting Initiative (G4) in its exhaustive option. Our social action has expanded the horizons of our commitment to the most vulnerable groups through the implementation of the People, Education and Communities programme (PE&C) in Sri Lanka and South Africa, which enabled us to strengthen our humanitarian presence in these Asian communities and reach the continent of Africa for the first time. Felipe Benjumea Llorente This international expansion was further enhanced by the Focus-Abengoa s loan of the Velázquez paintings Saint Rufina and the Immaculate Conception to two great European museums: the Kuntshistorisches Museum of Vienna and the Grand Palais of Paris, which are promoting an exhibition of the oeuvre of Seville s world-renowned painter. Likewise, our focus on heritage made headway in 2014 with the recovery of the Murillo painting Saint Peter Penitent of Los Venerables, which Abengoa purchased to add it to the permanent collection of the Centro de Investigación Diego Velázquez. Finally, our struggle against climate change and the social benefits this brings is moving steadily ahead thanks to the initiatives of the Forum on Energy Transition and Climate Change, envisioned as a space of communication, observation, analysis and debate of the current energy transition process. José B. Terceiro Felipe Benjumea Llorente and José B. Terceiro, Presidents of the Focus-Abengoa Foundation 4

3 Statements by the General Manager The Focus-Abengoa Foundation has been working for over three decades to serve society from a twofold perspective: humanistic and technological. Our actions and investments revolve around three strategic focal points: Social development Our commitment to society seeks to balance the socioeconomic development of the communities where Abengoa, the Foundation s parent company, operates. In response, we foster the local rootedness of the company and the involvement of many of its employees in social voluntarism. Since 2005, these efforts have been carried out primarily through the People, Education and Communities (PE&C) programme, which was created to improve the quality of life and workplace insertion of thousands of people whose basic needs are unmet or who are at the risk of social exclusion. Thus, our efforts are targeted at improving the living conditions of people with some kind of disability, women who suffer from gender violence, homeless children, families without resources and the elderly. Today, the PE&C programme has been implemented in nine countries, where the Foundation is currently carrying out more than 100 projects in areas like informal education, community education, sports, job training, nutrition and hygiene and social protection. These projects are implemented in numerous centres which the Foundation oversees in a direct, continuous and sustainable way. Almost 300 people work in the PE&C programme along with a variety of religious institutions and NGOs. What is more, we also enjoy the generous efforts of hundreds of volunteers who share their time, skills and socially conscious values with us. Cultural heritage The year 2014 will go down in the Foundation s history for Abengoa s acquisition of the painting Saint Peter Penitent of Los Venerables by Bartolomé E. Murillo. This painting, which had been despoiled during the Napoleonic invasion, was found by Gabriele Finaldi, the Director of Conservation and Research at the Museo Nacional del Prado, and unveiled in our exhibition entitled Murillo and Justino de Neve: The Art of Friendship. We thus embarked upon a long pathway to return the work to Seville s Hospital de los Venerables, the place where it was conceived. The painting reached the Museo del Prado directly, where it is being subjected to a technical study and cleaning so that it can soon be displayed to the public. Other milestones in our cultural strategy this year were the signing of an agreement with the Hermandad de la Santa Caridad of Seville to undertake the restoration of three Murillo paintings and the two altarpieces that house them, along with the loan of our two Velázquez works, Saint Rufina and the Immaculate Conception, for the exhibitions on the Sevillian painter being held at the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna and the Grand Palais of Paris. During this period, the permanent collection of the Centro Velázquez is being expanded by two paintings lent by the Archbishopric of Seville: a panel by Pedro de Campaña coming from Seville s Santa Catalina church, Christ Tied to the Column with Saint Peter, and an Immaculate Conception by Francisco Pacheco. 5

4 The Foundation s bibliographic and document heritage has gradually grown since it was created in 1982, with an important quantitative and qualitative leap after the 2011 donation of the legacy of Professor Alfonso E. Pérez Sánchez. This enabled us to embark upon a new stage of clear specialisation and to create the Library of the Baroque, for which we have recently launched both its cataloguing and the implementation of new channels of dissemination and visibility of the bibliographic collections targeted at both researchers and a broad audience interested in the culture of the Baroque, the Foundation s hallmark. Struggle against climate change In 2014, the Foundation launched the Forum on the Energy Transition and Climate Change, a new venue of communication and debate devoted to the challenges, opportunities and difficulties that both Spain and the surrounding countries and the international community at large are facing in the struggle against climate change. One of the most important initiatives of the Focus-Abengoa Forum is the creation of a new website which houses all the debates and reflections sparked on this huge challenge of our times, where you can find everything from the latest scientific contributions in this field to the most recent articles. Anabel Morillo León, General Manager of the Focus-Abengoa Foundation This project, led by the prestigious Professor Josep Borrell, held its first major activity in Seville in the spring of 2014 by hosting the School of Energy Transition and Climate Change. The School was opened with a keynote address by Lord Nicolas Stern, the president of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment, which reflects the far-reaching scope of the School and the Foundation s dedication to making a serious, in-depth contribution to this reflection. 6

5 Profile of the Foundation Our essence [G4-3, G4-5, G4-7, G4-9, G4-15, G4-16] The love of art, the passion for culture and the social sensibility of Javier Benjumea Puigcerver, Marquis of Puebla de Cazalla ( ) and founder of Abengoa, are the origin of the Focus-Abengoa Foundation. These values are the keys to our essence still today; its roots are in the city of Seville yet they are projecting out into the world with increasing intensity. With its headquarters in the Hospital de los Venerables Sacerdotes (Seville), the Fundación Fondo de Cultura de Sevilla (Focus) was set up by Abengoa, S. A. in 1982 as a non-profit private cultural foundation that is charitable in nature and aims to be lasting, and whose mission extends to all the communities where Abengoa operates. Javier Benjumea Puigcerver, Marquis of Puebla de Cazalla, founder of Abengoa and its Foundation Our mission: We create social and cultural value with the city of Seville and the rest of the world Our vision: Increasing international outreach Our values: Solidarity, commitment and excellence Focus-Abengoa works with the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Saint Elizabeth of Hungary of Seville, the Royal Sevillian Academy of Belles-Lettres and the Royal Academy of Medicine and Surgery of Seville. It also partners with the United Nations Global Compact and the following foundations and universities: Princesa de Asturias Foundation, Cotec, Princesa de Girona Foundation, the Valencian Foundation of Higher Education, the Foundation for Drug Addiction Assistance, the Project Man Association, the University of Seville and Loyola Andalusia University, among others. This annual report contains the different activities that the Foundation carried out in financial year 2014 as part of its sociocultural mission. 7

6 A history worth telling Abegoa creates the Library and the Room of Engravings The Hospital de los Venerables Sacerdotes becomes the Foundation s headquarters The first world conference on biofuels is held, World Biofuels Saint Rufina, by Velázquez, returns to Seville thanks to the Foundation The Focus-Abengoa Campus is launched in Sanlúcar la Mayor Through Abengoa, the Foundation reaches the USA with the exhibition Nur: Light in the Art and Science of the Islamic World. Velázquez s Saint Rufina and the Immaculate Conception are displayed in Vienna Abengoa begins to publish books with Sevillian Topics and Iconography of Seville The Fundación Fondo de Cultura de Sevilla is founded, spearheaded by Abengoa The Foundation s Baroque organ is officially unveiled The PE&C, (People, Education and Communities) social programme is founded in Argentina with the Hermanas de la Cruz Creation of the Centro Velázquez We receive the legacy of Alfonso Emilio Pérez Sánchez (library, photo library, document archive and collection of works of art). Abengoa purchases Murillo s Saint Peter Penitent in Los Venerables to donate it to the Foundation. 8

7 Moving forward in our commitment [G4-4] Faithful to our mission and to our founding objectives, since 1982 Focus- Abengoa has carried out activities aimed at contributing to society and cultural development in both its artistic and scientific facets, as well as learning about and rescuing the assets of the past in order to contribute to building a better future for people. In our social efforts in the different countries where Abengoa operates, we always work hand in hand with other renowned organisations which are benchmarks in cooperation. We have long-term partnerships with these organisations. The Foundation s commitment to fostering culture, art and social action is reaffirmed year after year. In 2014, we invested more than 6.8 million euros in promoting it, which is a 6.2% rise over In 2014, we furthered the activities we perform in our seven spheres of action: 31% 3% 21% 2% 28% 9% 6% Desarrollo Social Foro Patrimonio Artístico Escuela de Barroco Educación Premios y Ayudas Empleados Abengoa Expanding the horizons of cooperation Advancing towards a sustainable future Opening borders Generating a referent for the world Building collaborative networks Recognising talent Helping to build teams 9

8 Focus-Abengoa s achievements and challenges Milestones in 2014 Abengoa still focuses on growing along with the communities where it operates by investing in their development, supporting their culture and ensuring the respect for both human rights and the environment. The Focus-Abengoa Foundation helps it in this effort and is becoming more of a referent every year. Abengoa purchases Murillo s Saint Peter for its Foundation Velázquez s Saint Rufina and the Immaculate Conception displayed in Vienna The PE&C programme reaches South Africa and Sri Lanka The Forum on Energy Transition and Climate Change keeps evolving. In 2014, the conference was opened by Lord Nicholas Stern. The educational programme expanded to serve a larger number of audiences. Challenges in 2015 The challenges facing society are also the challenges facing the Focus-Abengoa Foundation, so in the forthcoming years we aim to keep moving along the path we have undertaken by expanding our networks of collaboration, embarking on new social projects and enhancing the dissemination of our assets thanks to the new technologies. Call for participation in the fifth edition of the Alfonso E. Pérez Sánchez International Prize. Increased and enhanced access to the Foundation s art and library collections via the Internet. Impetus for employees social voluntarism through the PE&C programme. Expansion of the Foundation s educational programme by creating networks of collaboration. 10

9 International presence The Focus-Abengoa Foundation is present in the countries where Abengoa operates. Major Focus-Abengoa activities in 2014 [G4-6, G4-8] USA (exhibition Nur: Light in the Art and Science of the Islamic World ) Mexico (PE&C) Spain (headquarters) Vienna and Paris (loan of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Rufina for a major exhibition on Velázquez) India Sri Lanka (launch of the PE&C for the first time) Peru (PE&C) Chile (PE&C) Brazil (PE&C) Argentina (PE&C) South Africa (launch of the PE&C for the first time) 11