- The NGO's social work has an impact on 11 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.
- Envera supports sustainability and CSR as strategic elements of competitiveness for companies.
Madrid | September 3, 2024
Envera - Asociación de Empleados de Iberia Padres de Personas con Discapacidad ha superado con éxito el Programa de Capacitación: Proveedores Sostenibles de la iniciativa Pacto Mundial de Naciones Unidas, con el apoyo de Fundación ICO e ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, y que tiene como objetivo transformar la cadena de valor de empresas y organizaciones de 50 países diferentes para las que la sostenibilidad se ha convertido en una prioridad.
This is the case of Envera, a non-profit organization that, since its foundation in 1977, has been carrying out social work that enables people with disabilities to occupy their place in the world with dignity. Each year, Envera attends to more than 5,000 people with disabilities and their families in its People Services, and provides stable and protected employment to more than 850.
In addition, thanks to sustainable, innovative and circular economy projects such as Envera Inclusion Pointits Solidarity Recycling Center or the volunteer initiative Committed WingsEnvera has woven a network of alliances with more than twenty NGOs to which it donates humanitarian material, clothing and basic necessities to help more than 20,000 vulnerable people in Spain and abroad.
Envera does not do this work alone. To this end, it has alliances with, among others, the Red Cross, Caritas, Mensajeros de la Paz, the Vicente del Bosque Soccer School (Senegal), Volunteers for Africa (Senegal) and AUDE (Rwanda), but it also leads the Madrid Business Forum's Competitive Social Responsibility (CSR) Board and has more than half a thousand companies that rely on Envera's social work to comply with the General Law on Disability or develop social responsibility actions.
The seven-month UN program includes training on sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, sustainability reporting and incentives and internationalization of sustainable enterprises.
Para Envera, obtener la certificación del Programa Proveedores Sostenibles, "es un paso más en el compromiso y consolidación de la estrategia de sostenibilidad global en una ONG cuyo ADN es, desde su nacimiento, pura responsabilidad social centrada en las personas; porque sí, debemos ser más verdes, pero también más humanos", tal y como apunta Enrique Grande, director general de Envera.
According to the European Union's definition of sustainability, it links economic development, environmental protection and social justice, emphasizing values such as resilience, equal opportunities and peace for society as a whole.
The training also addressed the importance of measuring sustainability impact, communication and reporting of results and the development of ESG (environmental, social and governance) criteria as strategic elements for business organizations.
Esta segunda edición ha contado con la colaboración de 37 empresas y entidades socias del Pacto Mundial como IAG GBS - Iberia, CaixaBank, Ferrovial o Iberdrola.
