In 2008, Endesa started to draw up Country Plans. During 2009, these plans were bolstered and stakeholders in each country were given priority; identifying their expectations and adjusting corporate strategies to the specifics of each case. These plans will continue to be rolled out during 2010 until 2012 to fulfil the following objectives:
- Stepping up contact with local communities, offering a unified image of the company.
- Boosting the company's capacity to address local energy needs.
- Bolstering messages of closeness and the credibility of these messages.
- Promoting Endesa’s position as a key partner in projects which help resolve the environmental, social and energy challenges facing each of the countries where the company operates.
The five Latin American countries (Chile, Argentina, Columbia, Peru and Brazil) in which Endesa operates have been applying the 2008-2012 Sustainability Plan to develop their own sustainability plans (Country Plans), which set out the framework for Endesa's sustainability programme in each country.
These plans, prepared for each Latin American country, are being drawn up after identifying the key challenges and projects in each geographical location included in the 2008-2012 Sustainability Plan. They also enable certain general lines of action established in the 2008-2012 Sustainability Plan to be bolstered and complemented, thereby better adapting the company's work to local characteristics and needs.
Each country's Sustainable Development and Environment Committee oversees the Country Plans, which are coordinated by the Environment and Sustainability Units in each country.
Sustainability Reports in Argentina, Columbia, Chile, Peru and Brazil also set out the specifics of these plans and progress made each year.