Moventia and TRAM renew their commitment to Sant Joan de Déu

Moventia and TRAM have renewed their support for the project aimed at providing easier access to mobility for the homeless people being helped by Sant Joan de Déu Servicios Sociales – Barcelona. This partnership, which is one of the projects being organised by the two businesses as socially responsible companies, represents a contribution of 60,000 euros per year towards providing easier access to public transport for the people supported by various social service programmes run by the organisation.

 

The project seeks to offer free access to public transport in the city of Barcelona and surrounding areas for the homeless people being looked after by the various direct support programmes run by Sant Joan de Déu Servicios Sociales – Barcelona so they can attend their training, employment or job search activities, medical appointments, regain their network of social and family relationships, engage in socialisation support activities (including leisure and cultural activities) and any other type of procedure or activity coordinated with the social workers of Sant Joan de Déu to help them take back control of their life.

 

Mobility is one of the key aspects that are essential in combating social exclusion. The programme launched by Sant Joan de Déu with support from Moventia and TRAM helps to reduce this inequality – a problem encountered by many people – by facilitating travel on public transport. Moventia has adopted a clear commitment to people in this regard and beyond its employees, users and customers. In line with UN SDG 17 ‘Partnerships for the Goals’, Moventia and TRAM develop in-house programmes and, as is the case on this occasion, partner with non-profit entities and foundations to promote a better society and contribute towards improving quality of life for the most vulnerable.

 

The funding received has already impacted the lives of more than 2,200 people over the five years of this partnership, all of them men and women aged between 18 and 65 supported by Sant Joan de Déu Servicios Sociales – Barcelona on the programmes it runs in the city. In addition, and in response to the COVID-19 situation, part of the contribution in 2021 was used on a line of financial aid to make rent payments on behalf of vulnerable households in order to prevent them from potentially losing their homes.

 

                           

Public transport, a tool for inclusion   

The partnership renewal event was attended by the Corporate Deputy Chairwoman for Internal and Institutional Communication of Moventia, Sílvia Martí; the General Manager of TRAM, Humberto López Vilalta; the Director of Sant Joan de Déu Servicios Sociales – Barcelona, Salvador Maneu; and the Director of Obra Social Sant Joan de Déu, Oriol Bota.

 

During the conversation, public transport was highlighted as an essential tool that enables people to engage in daily life, such as studying, working or maintaining a social network, and is especially important for those homeless people needing to access various public resources throughout the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area. Furthermore, access to transportation allows them to enjoy additional activities that directly impact their recovery because they strengthen social and community ties.

 

The meeting was also an opportunity for these representatives from the two companies to visit the new dentistry clinic for people with no financial resources that is jointly managed by SJD Servicios Sociales Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, and funded by Barcelona City Council and internal funding from Sant Joan de Déu.

Moventia receives ‘Integralia’ Distinction for social inclusion

The inclusion of 22 persons with disabilities at the Customer Services Centre of the T-Mobilitat project is the initiative by Moventia that was recognised by the Integralia DKV Foundation as one of the most ambitious in the field of labour market inclusion in which the social entity has taken part.

 

Moventia, a benchmark company in the field of sustainable mobility, received the ‘Integralia’ Distinction from the Integralia DKV Foundation for its work on labour market inclusion for persons with disabilities as part of the 21st anniversary celebrations at the foundation.

Presented to Jordi Castells, Operations Manager at Moventis, by Josep Santacreu, Chairman of the Integralia DKV Foundation, at a recent event in Madrid, the award represents genuine backing for Moventia in its commitment to promoting equal opportunities in the labour market for the most vulnerable groups in society, such as persons with disabilities.

In this regard, the distinction presented by the Integralia DKV Foundation recognises the incorporation by Moventia of 22 persons with disabilities in the labour market at the Customer Services Centre of the T-Mobilitat project. Together, they account for over 85% of the professionals who make up this call centre led by Moventia, undoubtedly the most ambitious project in which the Integralia DKV Foundation has taken part.

When Jordi Castells, Operations Manager at Moventis, collected the Integralia Award, Josep Santacreu, Chairman of the Integralia DKV Foundation, said “it has been a great opportunity for us to work shoulder-to-shoulder with such an important company in the mobility sector as Moventia, and to help realise its project to include persons with disabilities in the professional customer services team at T-Mobilitat, which it promotes as a member of the SocMobilitat consortium”.

To this statement, Jordi Castells, Operations Manager at Moventis, added: “Moventia has a very clear commitment to promoting equality in every sense of the word and we work hard every day to encourage inclusion in the labour market, among other places, for the most vulnerable groups in society, such as persons with some form or another of disability.  We quickly accepted the invitation from Integralia DKV Foundation when it offered its experience, as it is unquestionably the perfect partner for building a professional team that will lead the customer services department of T-Mobilitat”.

 

The cutting edge of progress in social-labour inclusion

The project that received this Integralia Distinction represents another step forward in the development of labour market inclusion and social projects launched by Moventia. As part of its commitment to equal opportunities and labour market inclusion for building a better society, the company currently employs 86 persons with one form or another of disability, over 2% of its entire workforce. Furthermore, all the vehicles used by the company for public transport services are adapted for persons with reduced mobility.

 

This recognition underpins the commitment from Moventia to promoting equal opportunities in the labour market for the most vulnerable groups in society

 

Moventia Welcomes Ms Mercè Rius from the Generalitat de Catalunya

We were recently visited by Ms Mercè Rius, Director General of Transport and Mobility, along with Mr Josep Maria Fortuny, Deputy Director General of Transport Planning and Sector Development, both from the Generalitat de Catalunya government.

The visit was divided into two parts, the first of which took place at the Moventia corporate office in the city of Sant Cugat del Vallès, where they were able to observe first-hand how the Moventia corporate team has been organized ever since it moved to the new Moventia site in 2019. The visitors saw and evaluated the company’s flexible cross systems in addition to the state-of-the-art technology supporting them. They also had the opportunity to find out about the different areas related to the passenger transport division, Moventis. Those responsible for corporate tasks were able to explain their various projects and responsibilities to the Director General as well as how they are working to adapt to the crisis caused by the pandemic and focusing on enhancing rolling stock to offer more sustainable services. 

The second part was a visit to the new garage Moventis recently opened in Sabadell. This base, which is used by Sarbus and La Vallesana, has the capacity to house 170 buses, a car wash and a fuel supply area. The more than 23,700 m2 in Sant Pau de Riu-sec (Pausec) is home to three business divisions (Sarbus-La Vallesana, Vallès de Automoción and Stern Motor) in order to provide fast, quality integrated sales and after-sales services with commercial vehicles, vans and industrial transport.

Sant Cugat Empresarial Presents its Strategy to the Town Council

During an institutional visit, the Mayor of Sant Cugat del Vallès, Mireia Ingla, welcomed a representative group of the Sant Cugat Empresarial board of which Silvia Martí has been a member since last June. Also present at the event was the Deputy Mayor for Economic Promotion, Employment, Business and Commerce, Elena Vila.

During the meeting, the highest-ranking member of Sant Cugat Empresarial, Jaume Vives, Chairman and Managing Director of Roche Diagnòstics, told the Mayor of Sant Cugat about the association’s main strategic lines for the next three years. A decision was made to create a mixed commission to monitor various urban development, economic and business invigoration issues.

Moventia is a part of Sant Cugat Empresarial with the aim of working together with other companies in the area to generate more and better economic development for local businesses, support and mentor local entrepreneurs and start-ups, foster corporate social responsibility activities among associated companies and establish forward-looking ties between schools, universities and businesses.

 

picture: Sant Cugat Empresarial

Moventia Helps Train Drivers

As it has done in previous years, Moventia has once again used a subsidy from the Catalan Occupation Service to promote training courses for the comprehensive qualification of new public transport professionals as part of our commitment to CSR and equal opportunities.

A total of four courses were run in 2021: two in Sant Cugat, one in Mataró and another in Sabadell, the latter in partnership with the Sabadell Town Council.

A total of 60 new professionals have completed or will complete their training shortly in preparation for the D and initial CAP driving tests. Moventis will offer jobs at companies within the group to at least 40% of the students who pass these tests.

We look forward to welcoming them into the team.

Moventia receives Culture-committed Organisation Seal of Quality

Moventia has been awarded the Culture-committed Organisation Seal of Quality by the Catalonia Culture Foundation in recognition of its ties and efforts to promoting Catalan culture. This is the first prestigious seal of quality promoted by this foundation in partnership with the Chair of University Social Responsibility at the University of Girona. It was created to raise the profile of and recognise those companies that help to maintain and strengthen culture in Catalonia.

Moventia, a benchmark company in sustainable mobility and faithful to its commitment to society and people, is committed to actions that promote culture under its Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Plan. Furthermore, it also sees culture as a key factor in rebuilding the local economic fabric and creating jobs.

In this regard, the company maintains ongoing activity in the culture sector through its partnership with the Palace of Catalan Music as a Protector Patron in order to help promote the artistic schedule organised by the Orfeó Català-Palace of Catalan Music Foundation. Moventia also maintains a partnership agreement with the El Vallés Symphony Orchestra and the Liceu Opera House.

According to Sílvia Martí, Vice-President of Corporate Affairs, Internal and Institutional Communication of Moventia: “culture is an economic catalyst and boosts our reputation as a country.  Unfortunately, it has been hit hard by the effects of the pandemic. Therefore, Moventia will continue to commit more than ever to strengthening a sector that, in short, brings knowledge of Catalan heritage and culture closer to our society”.

 

Moventia joins the Mobility Institute

Moventia is joining the Mobility Institute, the collaborative platform created by RACC and Deloitte to analyse new mobility trends and technologies worldwide and their application to specific markets in Spain. The benchmark mobility and public transport business group will now take part in defining the mobility of the future by bringing its experience to the table and pushing for mobility to be more innovative, safer and more sustainable.

With the addition of Moventia, this platform now enjoys the support of over 50 member entities, including companies, bodies and operators. The Mobility Institute studies urban mobility from a 360º perspective, getting the consumer, technology, companies and public authorities involved in the issue. It also gathers the main stakeholders in the sector to establish synergies between them and help them make decisions about their business in pursuit of competitiveness and efficiency in the field of mobility.

According to Miquel Martí Pierre, Expansion and Investments Analysis Director at Moventia, “this is a great opportunity for us to form part of this public-private business platform and to join in this debate on the mobility of the future alongside other stakeholders in the sector. It is an experience that will enrich all of us and through which we are convinced we will successfully establish lines of action for a mobility of the future that is more technological, innovative and, at the same time, safer and more environmentally friendly”.

Ricard Casalins, RACC Coordinator of the Mobility Institute, said that “having the vision of companies like Moventia, with its extensive and outstanding track record in the field of mobility, is key to our work of analysing the future of mobility, the users of such services and the new business models that are emerging in response to the far-reaching changes taking place in terms of how we get around”.

Moventia, member of the panel for the GFT Banco Sabadell Sustainability Awards

As a benchmark sustainable mobility company that is firmly committed to the quality of our environment, Moventia was one of the entities forming part of the panel for the first edition of the GFT Banco Sabadell Sustainability Awards that was held in June as part of the Investment Forum promoted by IESE Business School.

Sílvia Martí, Vice-President of Corporate Affairs, Internal and Institutional Communication of Moventia, took part in the process to evaluate the nominees and select a winning project alongside other members of the panel made up by executives from major companies in their sectors such as Cellnex, Repsol, Endesa, ITW, Volkswagen and Holaluz.

Organised by Banco Sabadell and the technology consultancy firm, GFT, these awards recognise corporate initiatives of an innovative and sustainable nature. Approximately 40 projects were presented for this first edition, eight of which became finalists. The start-up Nantek was the eventual winner of the sustainability prize. The award was given to this company in recognition of its technological development and the creation of processes necessary for transforming plastic waste into petrochemical products and compounds that can be used to produce fuel and other products.

 

 

 

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