Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has become the first circuit in the world whose activity has its CSR Management System aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals by Bureau Veritas, a leading inspection, certification and testing company.
In 2015, the UN General Assembly set the Sustainable Development Goals in the 2030 Agenda, a set of global goals to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. The SDGs reflect the most significant needs of the planet and of humanity and are therefore a compendium of the most relevant risks and opportunities that any organisation will have to face in the coming years.
Aware of the importance of taking full responsibility for its actions in the possible environmental and social impacts, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with the support of the consultancy firm Planet Fair Play, has submitted its professional management processes to an extensive audit carried out by Bureau Veritas, focused on checking the fulfilment of the sustainable development objectives evaluated from a genuine perspective and applied in the day-to-day of responsibility and commitment to sustainability.
In 2008, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, anticipating the challenges of the future and being aware of the current context in which we live, obtained the ISO 14001 certification, thus committing itself to continuously improve the environmental management of its activity. In 2021 the ISO 20121 certification was added, which certifies the international races as sustainable events. These two certifications are complemented by the FIA Environmental Accreditation certificate (3 stars) in 2015 and the BIOSPHERE seal in 2020.
The sports facility has been a forerunner and has become a global benchmark for its commitment to sustainability and respect for its environment. It is an opportunity for the present and the future, for constant innovation, for joining together all the stakeholders of the motor world for a sustainable economic and social growth, with the will to generate a positive legacy in the territory working on its mission “Driving for a better future”.
The spirit of Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya’s sustainability strategy is that of acquiring benefits of a local nature while seeking their global impact, based on its own context and its potential as an international platform.
About Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has around 78,000 employees located in more than 1,500 offices and laboratories around the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Bureau Veritas is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and belongs to the CAC Next 20 index. www.bureauveritas.com
About Planet Fair Play
Planet Fair Play is a company whose activity is consultancy and advice in any field of business, especially business management to both companies and individuals, which has the means and knowledge necessary to establish the criteria and technical assistance to support the implementation of a sustainable management model based on the Sustainable Development Goals, both for companies, entities and associations. www.planetfairplay.com
