INES QUALITY, R&D&I, ENVIRONMENTAL, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY

INES Ingenieros Consultores is certified under the regulations of UNE-EN ISO 9001:2015 (Quality), UNE 166002:2021 (R&D&i), UNE-EN ISO 14001:2015 (Environment) and UNE-EN ISO 56001:2024 (Health and Safety at Work).

The Quality, R&D&I, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety, and Information Security Policy of INES Ingenieros Consultores consists of delivering projects that comply with all applicable legislation, standards, and regulations, as well as meeting customer expectations and fulfilling the terms of their contracts or orders. It also involves strict compliance with current environmental legislation and any environmental commitments voluntarily adopted by Management, all within a firm commitment to environmental protection and conservation, as well as to preserving the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of managed information.
As part of its activities in structural design for buildings and civil engineering works, Asset Management Engineering (inspection, monitoring, assessment of structures in service, repair projects, and extensions of existing structures), and innovation projects in structural engineering, INES Ingenieros Consultores maintains direct and ongoing contact with nature. This makes us particularly aware of the need to protect the environment and natural resources, highlighting the importance of preserving them in order to achieve sustainable development.
Within the scope of the Information Security Management System (ISMS), which covers the design, development, operation, maintenance, and support of the i3met platform and its associated cloud services, the organization recognizes the importance of safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and assets associated with the software life cycle. This includes ensuring effective management of information security risks and maintaining the continuity of the services provided.
We understand that the environmental impacts generated by our activities are limited; however, we believe it is essential to commit ourselves to the environmental improvement of our operations. Therefore, the Company includes environmental respect among its core values and establishes that all activities must be carried out within the framework of a Management System aimed at minimizing environmental impact.
To achieve these objectives, the Management of INES Ingenieros Consultores has implemented an Integrated Management System in accordance with UNE-EN ISO 9001:2015, UNE-EN ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 56001:2024, and UNE-EN ISO/IEC 27001:2023, placing special emphasis on the following principles:

• Considering compliance with commitments made to customers as a top priority and adapting to their specific needs.
• Carrying out actions aimed at delivering products required by customers while ensuring the Company’s profitability.
• Establishing processes capable of guaranteeing the above objectives and recognizing environmentally responsible behavior as an integral part of every employee’s duties within a framework of continuous improvement.
• Maintaining a permanent commitment to compliance with environmental, occupational health and safety, intellectual property, personal data protection, and information security legislation and regulations at all levels, as well as with requirements agreed upon with interested parties.
• Complying with the requirements of UNE-EN ISO 56001:2024 and promoting strategic, cultural, organizational, and operational innovation, as well as R&D&I projects related to structural engineering and the preservation of Spain’s historical and industrial heritage, while ensuring the confidentiality of results before their exploitation.
• Promoting cooperation with external organizations to achieve a high level of expertise, technological capability, and the integration of new technologies into our work.
• Establishing a methodology for protecting and exploiting the results obtained from R&D&I activities with the clear objective of improving the Company’s competitiveness and market position.
• Maintaining communication at both internal and external levels—with customers, public authorities, and other interested parties—regarding all aspects of the Management System.
• Developing a policy of continuous improvement throughout the organization by annually establishing objectives aimed at enhancing the quality of our products and improving performance in R&D&I, environmental management, occupational health and safety, and information security.
• Encouraging employee development by facilitating access to training programs in technical and professional fields, environmental management, occupational health and safety, and information security awareness (cybersecurity), providing the knowledge necessary to perform their activities with maximum respect for the environment, under safe and healthy conditions, and while protecting the organization’s information assets.
• Promoting resource conservation through recycling and reuse, and ensuring that processes consider reducing the consumption of raw materials, energy, and water.
• Doing the job right the first time as a permanent attitude shared by everyone, focusing efforts on error prevention and on anticipating and mitigating security incidents. Prevention is better than correction.
• Preventing and reducing, as far as possible, pollution resulting from our activities by taking all available measures to avoid environmental accidents or minimize their effects.
• Ensuring that facilities and equipment are maintained in proper condition and are appropriate for the organization’s activities and objectives, guaranteeing the elimination of hazards and reduction of occupational health and safety risks, as well as the technical robustness and logical security of our servers, networks, and storage systems.
• Ensuring organizational resilience and business continuity in the event of severe security incidents or contingencies through defined and tested continuity plans.
• Offering periodic health surveillance to all employees according to the risks associated with their positions, as well as providing safe and healthy working conditions to prevent work-related injuries and ill health.
• Making available to all employees the prevention plan, risk assessment, and preventive activity planning in accordance with Article 16.1 of Spanish Law 31/1995, and informing all employees about general and specific workplace risks.
• Facilitating employee consultation and participation in matters concerning Occupational Health and Safety and enabling them to elect the participation and representation bodies provided for by law.
• Making this policy publicly available.

INES Ingenieros Consultores General Manager.