We promote the consumption of green energy and its development by using electricity suppliers for our facilities that provide guarantees of origin (GO). This certifies that a certain amount of electricity has been produced using renewable sources or cogeneration. Consumers can access detailed information on the source of the energy they receive and the environmental impact of its production, so they can take considered, responsible decisions concerning which electricity supplier to use.

At ”la Caixa” Foundation we started purchasing GO electricity in 2017 and guarantee that all our facilities consume 100 % green electricity. Consequently, the 18,103,969 kWh we consumed in 2021 came entirely from renewable energy sources.

Thanks to our integrated management system, ”la Caixa” Foundation's most emblematic buildings are certified in accordance with the international standards ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 50001:2018.

With this mixed management system, in addition to reducing the environmental impact of our activity we also prioritise continuous improvement in terms of energy efficiency, control of energy use and energy consumption and, consequently, the minimisation of associated costs.

Our current Environmental and Energy Management System covers the following 13 facilities: the CosmoCaixa Science Museum, the CaixaForum centres in Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Zaragoza, Palma, Girona, Lleida, Tarragona and Palau Macaya, and the ”la Caixa” Foundation EspaiCaixa centres in Girona, Madrid and Murcia. Furthermore, it's planned to expand the system's scope by adding two more centres in 2023: CaixaForum Valencia and the Gardens of Cap Roig.

In January 2021 we achieved one of the most important goals in our Environmental and Energy Target Programme: completing the implementation of an energy monitoring system that enables us to track, in real-time and by sector, the energy consumed by our most emblematic facilities.

Analysing the data provided allows us to identify where and how we can improve our buildings in energy terms, such as HVAC, lighting and power. We use this system at the facilities covered by our own Environmental Management System and at ”la Caixa” Foundation's Espai Francesc d'Assís.

Our annual environmental and energy plan includes the gradual replacement of old bulbs with LED at our most important centres. Our goal is to make all these lights more efficient and consume less.

This change has already been implemented in the exhibition halls of CaixaForum Barcelona, Madrid, Palma and Lleida, resulting in an estimated saving of 324,778 kWh/year.

We've been calculating our carbon footprint since 2013 in order to analyse the data and offset these emissions by implementing various international and national projects.

To offset our CO2 emissions in 2021, in 2022 we collaborated with several offsetting projects carried out in developing countries, as well as offsetting projects with local impact.