Red Eléctrica designs and implements certifiable management systems, for all activities within the scope of the corporate world and seek recognition of these by certification authorities that are established in international circles.
The certified management systems are:
Red Eléctrica implemented, for all its business activities, its quality management system, certified by AENOR in accordance with the UNE-EN ISO 9001: 2000 standard since December 2001.
Red Eléctrica was the first company in the Spanish electricity sector to obtain this certificate, for all its business activities.
Red Eléctrica has an environmental management system implemented, certified by AENOR in accordance with UNE-EN ISO 14001 standard, in May 1999.
This system was also certified by AENOR in accordance with European Regulation 761/2001, in October 2001, with the corresponding resolution to adhere to the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), being the first company to be included in the EMAS register by the Ministry of the Environment.
Red Eléctrica has an occupational health and safety administration system implemented, certified by AENOR under the OHSAS 18001:1999 International Standard.
The OHSAS Certification (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) endorses the work carried out by Red Eléctrica regarding the prevention of occupational risks and leads to ensuring that the Company continuously applies the latest and more demanding occupational health and safety prevention criteria, over and above current legislation, according to that established in the Company's Occupational Health and Safety Policy. Red Eléctrica is the first Spanish energy company that certified its Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
In 2005, Red Eléctrica obtained the SA8000 certification, awarded by the Social Accountability International and in 2007 it was extended to include the TDE subsidiary in Bolivia. This recognition ranks Red Eléctrica amongst the first Spanish companies granted this award and the only one in the energy sector.
In 2009, Red Eléctrica de España, SAU obtained the EFR certification (equality and work-life balance certification) as a result of the actions carried out through their Red Concilia Project: in 2009, a specific work-life balance policy was approved and a management system implemented in order to respond to the work-life balance needs of the employees of the Company. The certification is granted by the Másfamilia Foundation to those companies which respond to the new labour model demanded by society, based on flexibility and mutual trust.
The corporate responsibility system management of the Red Eléctrica Group was certified in 2009 according to the technical specification "RS10 guide: Management System for Social Responsibility" awarded by AENOR.