Agbar held the General Meeting of Stakeholders this Wednesday, a new edition of the innovative participatory meeting promoted by the company with the aim of being accountable to stakeholders -not just shareholders- and consolidating active listening to adopt, jointly, future commitments.
The General Meeting of Interest Groups has been developed in three axes following the ESG criteria -environmental, social and governance, for its acronym in English-, some indicators that are gaining relevance for administrations, companies and other institutions to establish when a strategy is sustainable.
The first block of the event was dedicated to commitment to the environment and Tomàs Molina, meteorologist and science communicator, took part. In this block it has been highlighted that in 2050 more than 40% of the world population will live in areas of severe water stress, so innovation is essential to manage increasingly scarce resources.
In this regard, Narciso Berberana, Director of Sustainable Development at Agbar, explained the impact that climate change has on the management of water resources and Guillermo Pascual, Director of Operations at Agbar, highlighted Dinapsis, the network of hubs for the digital transformation of Agbar, which act together with administrations and citizens to promote sustainable development in different parts of the territory. At this time, Agbar’s Dinapsis hub network has a dozen centers throughout the Spanish territory.
Lastly, and as the closing of this first block of the Agbar General Meeting of Stakeholders dedicated to commitment to the environment, he connected with Gustavo Calero, former director of Sustainable Development in Andalusia, to highlight how it is promoting – with Granada as a reference example- the transformation of treatment plants into biofactories, resource-generating plants that are benchmarks in circular economy for the reuse of water, the revaluation of waste and energy self-sufficiency, as well as for its global positive impact on the environment.
At this General Meeting of Agbar Stakeholders, the company’s commitment to social action was also addressed, highlighting in the first place the promotion of quality employment. In this sense, Manuel Cermerón, CEO of Agbar, and Matías Carnero, president of UGT Catalunya, held a dialogue on the promotion of green jobs and highlighted the importance of Dual FP to improve employability.
Likewise, the progress of the ONA project was shared, a project launched by Agbar, together with the Red Cross, first in Barcelona, ??and now also in other parts of the territory, to facilitate the employability of people in situations of vulnerability. .
In the last block, the commitment of the Agbar Social Pact, the proposal for a green and inclusive reconstruction after covid with the collaboration of local administrations and entities, has been deepened.
On the one hand, Lluïsa Moret, mayor of Sant Boi de Llobregat and president of the Department of Equality and Sustainability of the Barcelona Provincial Council, has detailed some of the specific actions that are being carried out in the municipality to improve the quality of life of people.
On the other hand, José Manuel Baltar, president of the Diputación de Ourense, has shared how the collaboration between the company and the Administration allows small municipalities to promote the development of the region.
In short, this new edition of Agbar’s General Meeting of Stakeholders has consolidated this instrument of accountability and active listening with stakeholders, as well as the importance of alliances to address current challenges and continue to jointly acquire commitments Of future.
