Sobre Aena - Sustainable government model
Sobre Aena
Sustainable government model at Anea
Model government
The Board of Directors is the supervision and control body for the company's business, with an exclusive remit on matters such as corporate governance and sustainability.
It directs and monitors the company's strategy, objectives, risks and results in sustainability-related matters, and, via the relevant committees, monitors and reports on the sustainability strategy and on non-financial information.
Key aspects of good governance
Commitment to corporate ethics and culture
From senior management, to ensure application of the best ethical standards and principles and corporate responsibility in the organisation.
Mainstreaming
A basic element for fully integrating corporate and environmental sustainability at all levels.
Transparency and effective dialogue
With stakeholders, as essential elements to building relations of trust that bring value and provide a stimulus to economic, social and environmental progress.
Risk management
Risk management and regulation compliance.
Ethics and integrity
Legality
The overriding and inexcusable respect for and obligation of compliance with the law in force as well as Aena’s internal regulations applicable to the professional functions and responsibilities of those bound by this code.
Placing maximum and due care in preserving the image and reputation of the company in all of its professional activities, including public interventions.
Integrity, honesty and trust
These are Aena’s firm beliefs. Anyone bound by the Code must be honest and trustworthy in their professional work and the negotiations they conduct, ensuring at all times that they are not influenced by motivations, considerations or interest –whether personal or of third parties–, which could potentially lead to a conflict of interests or illegal or inappropriate behaviour.
Independence and transparency
All people bound by this Code will act impartially at all times, maintaining independent criteria separate from any external pressure or particular interest. Aena does not interfere or participate in political processes. Nor does it make direct or indirect contributions to political parties, organisations or associations, or their representatives or candidates; or to media professionals.
Excellence and quality
Excellence and quality in meeting our stakeholders’ expectations. Our professionals fulfil their functions with due diligence, providing a secure quality service geared at meeting our stakeholders' expectations as a main way of ensuring excellent results and a sustainable evolution of society in the short-, medium- and long-term.
Respect for Aena's image and reputation.
Personnel subject to the Code must place maximum and due care in preserving the image and reputation of the company in all of its professional activities, including public interventions, and act loyally.
Diversity on the Board of Directors
Diversity and inclusion are the hub of corporate Sustainability Strategy. The Policy for selecting members of the Board of Directors includes the Company's objective to have at least 40% of women on the Board of Directors. By the end of 2023, women represent 50% of the Board, compared to 40% in 2022.
Equality, diversity and non-discrimination direct the management model:
- Board of Directors: ensures encouragement of knowledge, experience and gender diversity within the Board of Directors.
- Appointments, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee: explicitly takes on the commitment to setting up an aim for representation in the Board of Directors by the least represented gender, draws up guidelines on how to achieve the aim and inform the Board about gender diversity matters, ensuring that this is reported in the Annual Corporate Governance report.
- Sustainability and Climate Action Committee: its duties include, amongst others, getting to know, driving, guiding and supervising aims, action plans, practices and policies for diversity.
Other specialist committees, such as the Equality Committee, which is in charge of ensuring monitoring and compliance with the Equality Plan, analysing best practices for their possible implementation and running awareness and information campaigns.