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| The APC and 14 companies in the port environment sign an agreement of "Commitment to the Sustainable Development of the Port of Cartagena" | The objective is to turn the Port into an environmentally safer and more sustainable space Cartagena, December 15, 2020.
The Cartagena Port Authority today signed an agreement with 14 companies related to the port world for the Sustainable Development of the port of Cartagena, in a ceremony held at the Rectorate of the UPCT, to promote the 17 Sustainable Development goals, framed within the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
"The Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Agencia Mar tima Bl zquez, Amarradores, Armada Española, Boluda Towage, Capitan a Mar tima de Cartagena, Enag s, Ership, Engie Energie, Ilboc, Repsol, Navantia, Yacht Port Cartagena and Zamora Company have joined this pact to turn the Port of Cartagena into an environmentally safer and more sustainable space, compatible with port development and exploitation, "said the president of the APC, Yolanda Muñoz which has remarked that "we could not do it alone, we needed to extend this commitment to other organizations of the Port, to advance towards a common culture throughout the port community of Cartagena and its connection with the city." These 17 Sustainable Development Goals mark a turning point in global engagement.
"We have promoted this initiative that has a website that includes the goals of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, adapted to the reality of our territory and with a local key reading.
The ultimate goal is to achieve a port community in Cartagena more sustainable, equitable and prosperous through the involvement and collaboration of the entities that sign it ".
All this has made us winners of the CSR Award in environmental matters, in the Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and the Environment that was published in the BORM last Saturday, December 12 , in its tenth edition of Sustainable Development and Climate Change awards.
Muñoz recalled that "we were the first port within the Spanish port system to implement an environmental quality management system, but we also wanted to focus on social aspects to become the most sustainable port in the Mediterranean.
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For this reason, since 2012, we have managed the activity linked to our social responsibility that has allowed us to achieve a balance between port activity and its surroundings ".
The objective of the Port of Cartagena is to promote healthier, less polluting work spaces that favor the personal and professional development of all the people who make up the port community.
To do this, it has provided management tools that combine economic development and job creation with environmental protection, the fight against climate change and social welfare.
"An example", has indicated the president of the APC, "is the Immediate Action Plan for economic recovery, 200 million euros that will allow us to act in areas aimed at the execution of global engineering actions in the port and its integration with the city, directly thought out for its positive impact on citizens, improving the environment and increasing economic activity ".
The president thanked all the signatory organizations for their willingness to collaborate to "create a true network to promote participation, exchange knowledge and create opportunities for collaboration" and encouraged all organizations and institutions that are part of the Port Community to be part of this commitment to the Sustainable Development of the port of Cartagena.
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