ThinkSocial

Working for parcel transportation
in a more just and sustainable environment

 
 

 

“We seek sustainable and responsible growth, a perfect balance between profitability and commitment to the environment and society. To do this, we work continuously aligned with the GLS Group’s strategics line and the sustainable development goals (SDG).

Félix Biedma, Senior Manager Corporate Responsibility & Compliance

Sustainability Report 2022-2023

The Sustainability Report documents our actions in the areas of society, environment, and labor with the aim of achieving a fair social environment. The GLS Group assumes its responsibility with a strong determination to advance towards sustainable, zero-emission transportation.

Commitment 2022-2024 with the Charter of Diversity

GLS Spain renews its commitment to the Diversity Charter for the period 2022-2024. In line with the GLS Group Diversity Manifesto, with this letter we assume the commitment to promote the fundamental principles of equalitydiversity and inclusion. The new Equality Plan presented in 2022, which ensures equal treatment between men and women, or collaboration with Special Employment Centers, to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities, are part of our commitment as signatories of the Charter of the diversity.

We collaborate with Special Employment Centers through our agency network

GLS Spain is made up of around 570 agencies and 23 delegations, which 15 are Special Employment Centres. Some of them, as part of foundations, their main goal is to provide a job to people who have mental and/or physical disabilities and, according to their abilities, integrate them into the labor market by supporting labor and social inclusion.

At GLS Spain we work to raise awareness and end social stigmas, making room for hard-working people who contribute significantly to the company’s global results thanks to their contribution to the shipping management chain. As success stories, we highlight the centers located in urban areas and that carry out the distribution in walkers, zero-emission vehicles or public transport, also contributing to the reduction of the environmental impact of our activity.

Special Employment Centers in GLS Spain agencies

“We have been working as a Special Employment Center for more than five years. It is a project that fascinates us, for its purpose of integrating people with disabilities in the labor market. We have GLS agencies in the cities of León, Salamanca and Valladolid. In all of them we are committed to this same objective, which highlights the many capacities of this group. On a daily basis, we impact a multitude of people through deliveries and collections, which means remarkable visibility for our customers and recipients who have already given us super positive feedback on our operating model. We are very, very proud of the successes of our teams.”

Juan José Feijó  de Cabo, Agency 783 of GLS Spain in León (Trobajo)

«When we work on shipment management processes, we involve our skills and talents by making ourselves feel like valuable people. The job opportunities for people with functional diversity, arising from our activity with GLS Spain, show that all of us have valuable skills for society as a whole.»

Christian Mecca , Agency 870 of GLS Spain in Valencia (Natzaret)

«People with disabilities due to mental health disorders who work at Apunts are our reason for being. We manage to develop our social and labor mission thanks to the added value they give to our organization, with a great capacity for effort, improvement and adaptation, combined with all their potential to learn and develop new skills and competencies. His ability to improve on a daily basis allows us to respond to the different needs of our business and reach out to organizations that want to collaborate with a social and non-profit project like ours.»

Juan Castillo, Agency 640 of GLS Spain in Passeig de Gracia (Barcelona)

 

Some of our ThinkSocial initiatives

 
 

 

Compliance

GLS has implemented a group-wide programme designed to identify and avoid compliance risks. In addition, it is designed to safeguard collaboration with business partners that is based on mutual trust.

Certifications

At GLS Spain we have been certified by DEKRA in the development of our activity based on our commitment to environmental management, quality and sustainable transport. Access the Certificates page and consult our certifications

Climate Protect

As a parcel delivery company, we have developed the Climate Protect programme with the aim of of compensate and reduce emissions caused in our logistics and parcel transport activities.