FCC commemorates International Women's Day by giving vision and perspective to women in the company's industries
FCC commemorates International Women's Day by giving vision and perspective to women in the company's industries
Today, FCC celebrates International Women's Day, which takes place every year on March 8, a date that has acquired worldwide relevance and has become for FCC a space for analysis and reflection on the aspects that still need to be improved and the progress achieved by and in favor of women.
Under the slogan "Women: vision and perspective in our sectors", the company held an event at its corporate headquarters in Las Tablas, Madrid, to analyze the situation of women, with special reference to the sectors in which the company operates. The event was opened by Esther Alcocer Koplowitz, president of the FCC Group, who during her speech stressed that "We are a strong group and we are strong not only because of our know-how and leadership in the sectors in which we operate, but also because of our ongoing commitment to values such as equality and social justice".
In the environmental sector, Antonio Rodríguez Gómez, director of the Central Office and president of the Association of Green Infrastructure Management Companies (ASEJA); from the water sector, María Ángeles Polo Ávalos, head of Aqualia's Talent and Diversity Department and president of the Training Working Group of the Spanish Association of Urban Water Service Management Companies (AGA); on behalf of the construction sector, represented by Pedro Fernández Alén, president of the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción (FLC) and of the Confederación Nacional de la Construcción; from the cement sector, Aniceto Zaragoza Ramírez, general manager of the Spanish Cement Manufacturers' Association, Oficemen; and finally, from the real estate sector, Ana Hernández Gómez, business manager of the real estate area of the FCC Group and member of the Governing Board of the Madrid Real Estate Developers' Association (ASPRIMA) and chairwoman of the Training Committee of that association.
The day was closed with a video in which workers from the different business areas and their families participated, sharing their professional experiences.
Our ongoing commitment to equality
FCC has an equality and diversity policy through which it reaffirms its commitment to the fundamental principles of equality, non-discrimination in the workplace, support for diversity in the company and respect for the heterogeneity of people. This work, on which the company has been working for years, has already yielded important results and values, thanks to which a fair, serious and profoundly diverse work environment is taking root.
In addition, it should be noted that FCC's business areas have a total of fourteen Equality Plans that serve as a vehicle for promoting actions and measures related to gender equality.
From left to right, Cristina López Barranco, director of the Coordination and Control Area; Antonio Rodríguez Gómez, director of the Central Branch of FCC Medio Ambiente; María Ángeles Polo Ávalos, head of the Talent and Diversity Department at Aqualia; Carmen Rodríguez Gómez, director of People and Culture at Aqualia; Esther Alcocer Koplowitz, president of the FCC Group; Ilaria Mulinacci. moderator of the event; Juana Crespo Jiménez, Director of Corporate Communications of the FCC Group; Ramona Fernández Kelly, Corporate Director of HR. HH. Pedro Fernández Alén, president of the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción (FLC) and of the Confederación Nacional de la Construcción; Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz, president of the Cementos Portland Valderrivas Group; Ana Hernández Gómez, business manager of the real estate area of FCC Group and member of the Governing Board of the Association of Real Estate Developers of Madrid (ASPRIMA) and chairwoman of the Training Committee of this association and Aniceto Zaragoza Ramírez, general manager of the Spanish Cement Manufacturers Association, Oficemen.