These data are collected in the latest Annual Sustainability Report that the company has presented to the Spanish Network for the UN Global Compact, to which it belongs since 2020 and in which more than 1,500 interested entities from all over the country participate. in promoting a more sustainable development model. The Insular Minister of Mobility and President of Titsa, Enrique Arriaga, highlights “the effort” that both the Council like Titsa “they are doing to adapt public transport to a new less polluting and respectful model with the environment and the surroundings, betting on the most advanced technology”. “In this way, Titsa takes a step forward in its environmental commitment and leads the transition to a new, more sustainable public transport model in the Canary Islands”, highlights Arriaga, also vice president of the Insular Corporation.
The public transport company, dependent on the Tenerife Council, is committed to making the Global Compact and its principles part of the strategy, culture and daily actions of the company. The insular director of Mobility, José Alberto León, who signed the letter of adhesion to the UN Global Compact, explains that with this initiative “at Titsa we seek to get involved in cooperative projects that contribute to the broader objectives of UN Development, in particularly the Sustainable Development Goals ».
10 universal principles
The Global Compact of United Nations is a call for companies to incorporate 10 universal principles related to human rights, labor, the environment and the fight against corruption in their strategies and operations, as well as to act in a way that advances social objectives and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.