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Clara Bazán “Sustainable Development Goals allow us to move into action” Corporate Sustainability Director at MAPFRE
MAPFRE is providing a platform for and instigating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in almost 50 countries around the world. It is doing so by involving all of its interest groups, with tools that allow them to make their commitment to some of the SDGs at an individual level and of course see them as their own, starting at the top level of management within the company. The company has joined in the celebrations after the approval of the 2030 Agenda that involves a call to action, allowing a strong message to be sent in favour of a series of objectives leading to eradicating poverty, protecting the planet and ensuring prosperity. How has MAPFRE incorporated these SDGs and the 2030 Agenda into its business strategy? MAPFRE has always been a company that is committed to economic and social development. It is part of our raison d’être. In 2004 we joined the United Nations World Pact, thus taking on a firm public commitment. When Agenda 2030 was approved, we were sure about it and from that moment on, the Agenda has become part of our Group’s Sustainability Plan. In that sense, we have set out two lines of action: on the one hand, we inform our interest groups about our SDGs, an element we consider to be key so they can become involved; we identify the SDG where they can most make an impact; and we rely on a series of public
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commitments that directly contribute to the 2030 Agenda objectives. Among these, two are a priority: that all the MAPFRE offices located in Spain or Portugal become carbon neutral by 2021 (SDG 13) and that the company ensures that 3% of its employees are people with disabilities (SDGs 10 and 8). What are the most important steps the company has made to contribute to the roadmap for the 2030 Development Agenda? Over the years we have demonstrated a strong commitment to this. To give some examples, last year we helped more than 600.000 people who were at risk of social exclusion through our
