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Official launch of the European Benchmarking During the I Catalan Water Congress. Participation in the XI APIA Congress. Aqualia
Cooperation Workshop held in Jerez. presented its environmental endeavours at the
table "Corporate policies for the environment".

On top of other events in 2015, Aqualia notably took part in the XXII AEAS Conference (Spanish Association of Water Supply
and Sanitation), the main forum in the industry, where the company had a strong overall presence, organising significant and
innovative activities in all aspects of the conference, and with presentations on the water footprint, European regulation or the
implementation of R&D&I projects in production.

It is also worth highlighting the company's presence in the I Catalan Water Congress, a debate forum to analyse the global
water problems that dominate current concerns. Organised by the Amics de l'Aigua, the congress gathered representatives from
governments, universities, researchers, social players and companies specialised in water management.

Aqualia also actively participated in the European Benchmarking Cooperation Workshop (EBC) in Jerez, through work groups
and presentations in which the company explained the Spanish concession model using the Aquajerez service as a example.

The company also collaborated with the Professional Association of Civil Engineers of Madrid on several technical workshops:
The Present and Future of Remote Control Solutions in the Water Sector and the II Materials Workshop “Use of New
Products and Materials in Desalination and Reuse”.

In 2015, Aqualia took part in the conference Boosting efficiency and quality of water management, organised by the
Department of Environment, Territorial and Urban Planning of the Regional Government of Cantabria and MARE, where they
addressed issues including the differences between public and private management or the need for a regulatory body in the sector.

Meanwhile, Aqualia took part in forums that primarily intended to explain the comprehensive water cycle and how it should be
managed to a range of collectives including politicians and media representatives. These included the II Responsible Planet
Conference in which Aqualia took part under the theme "The Miracle of Water", explaining the important work behind the
action of turning on a water tap; the XI APIA Congress (Association of Environmental Information Journalists) where journalists,
politicians, universities, NGOs and companies gathered to discuss the treatment of environmental issues in the media; and lastly
the Encuentro Territorio.es, collaborating under the slogan "A new management, a new city model", which had participation
from representatives from municipalities, universities, media, citizen associations and companies.

Social action: committed to society

In 2015, among its responsibilities, Aqualia part in different initiatives.
took on the obligation to address the social
needs of the most underprivileged by taking

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