Investments for the community

Enel’s projects and initiatives for community support are classified according to the method of the London Benchmarking Group (LBG). This model, defined by a working team formed by over 100 companies at an international level, identifies a measurement model allowing to clearly and consistently determine and classify a company's contribution to the social development of the community in which it operates.

In particular, under the LBG standard, expenditure on contributions to communities can be classified in: Charitable donations, Investments in the community, Commercial initiatives with a social impact.

In 2011 Enel’s total contribution to the communities where it operates stood at 109.5 million euro

LBG Approach - Donations for the social. UM: Million Euro

KPIUM2011201020092011-2010%scope
Donation Expenses(Mln Euros)24.427.147-2.8-10.3Enel (4)
Investments in communities(Mln Euros)51.158.650.9-8.4--14.1Enel (4)
Commercial initiatives with social impact(Mln Euros)34.015.611.118.4118.1Enel (4)
Total (Expense + Investments)(Mln Euros)109.5102.3109.57.27.0Enel (4)

(4) In 2009 it includes Italy, Endesa, Slovakia and Bulgaria.