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Support for vulnerable groups
As a matter of CSR policy, Aqualia engages the community beyond merely providing a
public service. Through donations and support to social activism for groups considered
to be vulnerable or at risk of exclusion, the company does its part in our common goal
to improve society.
The following actions are some of our most prominent:
Assistance Through this agreement,
to people in the company also undertakes
to make an annual donation
situations of matching the water service
vulnerability amount at Cáritas centres
or exclusion in the cities where Aqualia
provides its service.
Aqualia has renewed
the agreement with
Cáritas Española by virtue
of which it undertakes to
collaborate in water-cycle
related matters for people in
situations of vulnerability or Aqualia’s 2017
exclusion, through local Social donation
Services organisations. The matched the water
company thus arranges special service bill for
rates for water bills in certain 94 Cáritas centres.
situations. Félix Parra (Aqualia CEO) and Sebastián Mora (Cáritas
Española Secretary General) renew the agreement.
Social and organised by the Down
vocational Barbate A.Si.Qui. Pu
integration for Association, helping improve
the employability of young
people with people with intellectual
disabilities disabilities through company
internships.
As a company dedicated to
managing water, as a public Aqualia’s work was recognised
good, Aqualia has an by the Madrid Down Syndrome
additional responsibility to Foundation (Down Madrid)
society. In this regard, the through a 2017 Stela Award,
company collaborated which is given to companies
in different actions in 2017 who hire workers with
for the social and vocational intellectual disabilities.
integration of people with
disabilities. Proof of this
includes our participation in 2
Barbate (Cádiz) with the “I am Carmen Rodríguez, HR Director; Camino Martínez,
Training Area in the RH Department; Juan Pablo Merino,
prepared” programme New colleagues in 2017 Communications and CSR Director; and Carlos Escribano,
RH Department.
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