Social responsibility promoting arts and culture From the very outset, PRISA has worked actively to promote the arts, culture and journalism by honoring excellence with some of the world’s most prestigious prizes and awards. In the field of journalism, PRISA holds the Premios Ondas Awards and the Ortega y Gasset Awards for Journalism that pay tribute to the best professionals and productions in radio, television, online, in music and advertising. In the publishing world, PRISA honors literary creativity in Spanish with the Alfaguara Book Prize and the Isabel Polanco International Essay Prize. 05 education as the engine of social development PRISA’s operations are permanently geared towards fostering ethical and civic values. Grupo PRISA is active in the defense and promotion of education and social and cultural initiatives in the regions where it operates in order to promote the development of fairer, freer and more tolerant societies. These aims are at the core of Santillana’s strategy, and all the company’s projects and operations are geared towards ensuring we meet these goals while at the same time guaranteeing quality, respect for our users, and the growth of both our presence and lead in all regions where we operate. 30