Mapfre Achieves 92% Waste Recycling in 2025 Push

MAPFRE’s expansion of its “Zero Waste” corporate program across key markets including Mexico, Spain, and Brazil highlights the growing integration of circular economy principles in the global insurance and financial services sector. The initiative is also reshaping regional automotive supply chains through sustainable workshop certifications and establishing frameworks for repurposing electric vehicle batteries for energy storage applications.

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Mapfre recycled 3,695t of waste in 2025, representing 92% of the total refuse generated by the insurance group globally, according to operational data released in May 2026. The company published the figures to mark World Recycling Day on May 17, highlighting its reliance on recycling, reuse, composting, and energy valorization — a process that converts non-recyclable waste into electricity or heat — to support its corporate goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

A key component of the group’s waste management strategy is Cesvimap, MAPFRE’s research and development center. Through its authorized treatment facility, CESVIrecambios, the unit recovered 742 tonnes of spare parts in Spain during 2025 from the decontamination and processing of 1,839 damaged vehicles. This represents a 9.8% increase compared with the previous year. Since its creation in 2004, the facility has processed more than 54,000 end-of-life vehicles, recovering materials such as plastic, aluminum, sheet metal, and glass for reuse.

The center also repurposed batteries from total-loss electric vehicles to build energy storage systems. These units store part of the electricity generated by MAPFRE’s self-consumption photovoltaic plants, which produced 142.67 megawatt-hours (MWh) in 2025, a 3.2% increase from 2024. In addition, the insurer reported that 675 affiliated auto workshops have obtained its “Move2Green” certification, an internal program that recognizes efficient water and energy consumption, emissions reduction, and sustainable waste management practices.

In Spain, the modernization of corporate IT equipment led to the management of more than 32 tonnes of electronic waste. MAPFRE reduced its total electronic waste generation by 47% by donating computers to employees and nonprofit organizations. The remaining 53% of equipment was sent to certified waste managers to minimize environmental impact. These circular economy initiatives for IT equipment prevented the emission of 224 tCO₂e and saved 90,452 m³ of water.

The group confirmed it will continue expanding its “Zero Waste” corporate project throughout 2026 to minimize waste generation, increase recycling rates, and improve material traceability. The initiative currently operates across nine corporate buildings in Spain, Brazil, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, and is scheduled for expansion into Portugal later this year.

Global Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization Targets

The focus on circular economy practices follows separate sustainability and energy efficiency results announced by MAPFRE in March 2026. According to its Environmental Footprint Plan, the insurer exceeded its internal energy-reduction targets while expanding renewable energy infrastructure across its global operations.

MAPFRE reported that its energy consumption reductions in 2025 surpassed its 2030 target of a 16% decrease. The company achieved a 27% reduction in the purchase of electricity and fossil fuels, including natural gas and gasoline, compared with baseline levels. Since 2022, these efficiency measures have generated cumulative energy savings of approximately 40,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh).

Lower energy consumption, combined with a higher share of renewable sources, reduced the carbon footprint associated with energy use in MAPFRE offices by 65%. The insurer attributed this progress to the installation of photovoltaic panels, optimized workspace design, and investment in energy-efficient equipment. These improvements reduced electricity costs by 32% across buildings in the 25 countries where the group operates.

A core element of the decarbonization strategy is the electrification of building heating systems, replacing natural gas and fuel oil systems with equipment powered by renewable electricity. Solar generation has been a key driver of this transition, with MAPFRE installing 9,177 photovoltaic panels across corporate sites in Spain, Mexico, Italy, Peru, Malta, Portugal, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. In 2025, these installations generated more than 4 million kWh of electricity for self-consumption.

In addition to solar energy, MAPFRE operates the Parque Eólico Oaxaca IV wind farm in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. The facility offsets 15,400 tCO₂e annually, equivalent to 79% of the carbon emissions generated by the company’s operations in Spain and Portugal in 2021.

Complementary efficiency measures include the replacement of conventional lighting with LED systems in Italy, Germany, Colombia, Malta, Spain, Peru, Venezuela, and Chile. Upgrades to climate control systems in the United States, Spain, and Chile generated additional savings of 3 million kWh. Furthermore, 25 buildings obtained sustainability certifications such as LEED, BREEAM, or Energy Star in 2025, representing 59% of the group’s owned administrative space.

In 2022, the company joined the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) with the objective of reaching net-zero emissions across its insurance and reinsurance underwriting portfolios. As part of its Environmental Footprint Corporate Plan 2021–2030, MAPFRE stated it does not invest in companies unless at least 80% of their revenues derive from non-carbon sources.