Impact and dependencies assessment
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) has not holistically assessed its impacts or how it depends on nature, including biodiversity. It has an opportunity to start such an assessment across its value chains, focused on quantification of its impacts or dependencies.
Key areas and species
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) does not disclose key species or areas important for biodiversity affected by its operations or suppliers. It has an opportunity to increase its transparency.
Ecosystem conversion and restoration
No evidence was found regarding Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC)’s efforts to avoid ecosystem conversion, including deforestation, or promote restoration. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets.
Resource exploitation and circularity
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) does not report quantitatively on its group-wide circularity performance. The company does not disclose efforts to improve soil health.
Water
While Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC)’s overall water abstraction level has marginally decreased in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the report, Aqualia’s water abstraction levels were considered residuals and therefore were not included in the table. Considering the marginal reduction shown between 2021 and 2020, the data provided is not considered enough quantitative evidence. The company does not disclose a time-bound target to reduce water withdrawal across its own operations. The company does not report how much water is withdrawn for its own operations in water-stressed areas. The company does not engage with suppliers to reduce water withdrawal. The company does not report a decrease in water pollution. The company does not disclose its processes for managing and monitoring discharge water quality. The company does not regularly report on water pollution. The company does not disclose targets to reduce water pollution. The company does not disclose a commitment to respect the right to water. The company does not disclose its processes for implementing preventive and corrective action plans for identified specific risks to the right to water and sanitation in its own operations.
Solid and air pollution
While Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) is reducing the production of hazardous waste, there is no evidence that the company reduces plastic use and waste in its own operations was found. The company does not report on the amount of plastic waste generated and proportions directed from or to disposal. The company reports regularly on air quality parameters of emissions of harmful air pollutants. The company does not report time-bound targets to reduce air pollutants across the most material parts of its value chain.
GHG emissions
No evidence that Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) reduces its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions was found. The company has a time-bound target to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions. The company does not report progress against its scope 1 and 2 emissions target. No evidence that the company’s scope 1 and 2 emissions target is aligned with a 1.5-degree trajectory was found. No evidence that the company reduces its scope 3 emissions was found. The company does not disclose a time-bound target to reduce its scope 3 emissions. The company does not report progress against its scope 3 emissions target. No evidence that the company’s scope 3 emissions target is aligned with a 1.5-degree trajectory was found.
Invasive species
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.