April 15, 2024
- The company has signed an agreement with the "la Caixa" Foundation to include people at risk of exclusion in its recruitment processes.
- The agreement was signed at a ceremony held at CaixaForum Madrid, attended by Cristina Segura Talavera, Director of the Social Inclusion Department of the "la Caixa" Foundation, and Juan José Guajardo-Fajardo, Director of HR, Marketing and Communication at Logista.
Logista, one of Europe's largest logistics operators, has signed a collaboration agreement with the "la Caixa" Foundation to form part of its Incorpora programme, which aims to promote the social and occupational integration of people at risk of exclusion. This initiative also offers a post-recruitment follow-up to support adaptation to new positions of employment.
Through this agreement, Logista will offer a series of jobs to the Incorpora programme of the "la Caixa" Foundation, which will carry out a pre-selection of candidates it considers suitable and who will become part of the company's regular selection processes.
The signing of the agreement took place at CaixaForum Madrid and was attended by Eduardo Amador Martín and Davide Di Natale from CaixaBank CIB, together with Cristina Segura Talavera, Director of the Social Inclusion Department of the "la Caixa" Foundation, Albert Gendrau Girbau, Head of Corporate Services of the Incorpora Programme, and Juan José Guajardo-Fajardo Villada, Logista’s Human Resources, Marketing and Communication Manager.
Juan José Guajardo-Fajardo, Director of HR, Marketing and Communication at Logista highlighted that: "Through this agreement, we take another step forward in our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and the inclusion of people in vulnerable situations in the workplace, as we set our objectives as a company in our ESG social plan".
Cristina Segura, director of the Social Inclusion Department of the "la Caixa" Foundation stated that: social inclusion and the management of diversity are a priority, and having a job is a first step towards achieving this inclusion. This alliance between the Incorpora programme and Logista provides opportunities for socio-occupational integration and professional development that foster the progress of individuals and society.
One of the main aims of the Incorpora programme is to build bridges between companies and social entities dedicated to labour integration in order to create a climate of collaboration and create opportunities for people in vulnerable employment situations. With the formalisation of this collaboration, Logista joins the network of companies that collaborate with the Incorpora programme because they value the talent of people at risk of social exclusion and are committed to equal opportunities and non-discrimination.
About Logista - www.logista.com
Logista is one of the largest logistics operators in Europe and specialises in distribution to local channels. It regularly serves almost 200,000 points of sale in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands and Poland and offers the best and fastest market access to a wide range of convenience products, pharmaceuticals, electronic top-up, books, publications, tobacco and lotteries, among others It is also notable for being the largest transport network in Spain, which is also certified in food safety.
Logista has a team of highly qualified professionals made up of more than 7,450 direct employees and a large number of collaborators such as Nacex franchisees, Logista Parcel delegates, drivers, etc. Employees and collaborators all work focused on serving their customers in the most efficient way and adapted to their needs.
Commitment to sustainability
Logista has maintained its leadership position in CDP, which recognises global leaders in the fight against climate change, for eight consecutive years. Logista is the only European logistics company to have been listed in this category over this period. CDP has also recognised Logista’s work as a driver of sustainable change throughout its value chain and has listed it in the Supplier Engagement Leader category.
Furthermore, Logista’s firm commitment to sustainability was recognised in October 2024 by Sustainalytics, one of the world’s foremost evaluators of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance. After assessing the Company’s ESG criteria, it has awarded it an ESG risk rating of 14.4 points, thus classifying it as being at Low Risk of experiencing material financial exposure to ESG factors and certifying it as Industry TOP RATED 2024 - which assesses high performance in its sector beyond the Sustainalytics comprehensive coverage universe - earning it one of the top 50 ratings in the transport industry.
Another consequence of its firm commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility is that Logista has once again been placed among the leaders in the sector by being recognised in 2023 with an MSCI rating of AA, on a scale of AAA-CCC.
Logista is also listed on the FTSE4Good IBEX index, which comprises companies that exhibit strong environmental, social and corporate governance practices, and on the Ibex Gender Equality index. It was also included in the Ibex 35 in 2022.
About the "la Caixa" Foundation
For 2024, the "la Caixa" Foundation has a record budget of 600 million euros, the highest in its history and 12% more than the 538 million in 2023. Over the past 15 years, the Foundation has allocated almost 7 billion euros to social, scientific, educational and cultural initiatives to contribute to a society so that it gives more opportunities to those who need them most. This makes it the leading foundation in Spain, the second in Europe and one of the most important in the world in terms of assets under management and social investment.
Of the total investment planned for 2024, 58.7%, more than 350 million euros, will be allocated to the development of social programmes such as the Incorpora employment integration project, which last year facilitated the hiring of more than 42,000 people in vulnerable situations. This is the highest annual figure achieved by the programme since its creation in 2006 and was achieved with the help of nearly 500 collaborating social entities and 16,417 companies committed to social responsibility and the United Nations SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals).