Social sustainability

Equality and diversity

The strategic goal of promoting equal opportunities in the Port involves improving the conditions of under-represented groups or groups with greater difficulties. That is why it works to promote a greater presence of women in the sector and guarantee the social and labour integration of people with disabilities and risk of social exclusion.

Diversity adds

Active policies are needed for people with disabilities and at risk of social exclusion, groups that are especially unprotected in the face of crises and under the law. That is why the Port of Barcelona works to:

Favour companies that exceed the legal minimums in this field in the bidding documents (2% people with disabilities in workforces of more than 50).
Strengthen the role of the CARES Foundation as a benchmark for the labour insertion of these groups. Goal 2025: 50% of the workforce is employed in projects of the Port Community (in 2021 it is 20%).
Further the elimination of access and circulation barriers for people with disabilities.

Equal benchmarks

The principle of equal treatment and opportunities between men and women governs all their actions and they want to be a benchmark as a port. To do this, they propose influencing policies that favour these attitudes, respecting the legal system, but with decisive actions: for example, taking it into account in tenders and contracts.

In addition, the Port of Barcelona seeks to attract female talent, since gender equality has been shown to be an important factor in the creation of innovative ecosystems.

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Women's Day 2021 (CAT)

The sea is also for women

31%

Women workers in the port

Female employment does not reach, on average, to represent a third of the total workforce in the port.

21%

Women in Management Committees

The figure differs according to the organisations (in the APB it reaches 30%) and is somewhat higher in the Boards of Directors.

More women and higher up

In logistics and port activity, women are still under-represented.

Specific plans and programmes, informative actions and a greater and better training offer in the port must contribute to increasing the presence of women and their role.

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG3: Health & Wellness

SDG5: Gender equality

SDG8: Decent work and economic growth

Relationship with the SDGs

The strategic goal of Port OSS2: Promoting equal opportunities is related to the three sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

Good practices in the Port Community

Four examples of actions underway to value diversity and promote equality in the area surrounding the Port of Barcelona.

Cares Foundation: BIP success story

19 people work (with excellent ratings) in the management of facilities in the BIP Area and in support for the control and inspection of merchandise of the Border Inspection Service. 63% have some disability and 11% risk of exclusion.

YEP MED: future port in the Mediterranean

Project of the European School - Intermodal Transport that aims to improve skills in the labour market and dual offers of education and technical and vocational training in Mediterranean port communities, with a focus on young people and women.

Open Data: information as an opportunity

The port's Open Data portal provides truthful, accessible and direct information on port activity to stakeholders. Transparency guarantees equality, competitiveness and integration with the city and facilitates entrepreneurship.

Gestión de la igualdad en el Port de Barcelona

Gender Equality Project of the Port Community of Barcelona

This project begins with an anonymous survey of the organisations of the Port Community to obtain a vision of actions or initiatives that are being carried out. This will make it possible to define realistic goals regarding gender equality.

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