FIRA DE BARCELONA
| 2013 REPORT
As part of its Corporate
Social Responsibility, Fira
collaborates with different
entities developing
community, social and
educational initiatives
different organizational spheres who dealt
with issues related to selling techniques, show
management, visitor relations, marketing,
advertising and communications, sales
administrative and commercial processes, as well
as a new model of management control.
In the sphere of human resources, 38 training
actions were carried out over the year, 6% more
than in 2013, which amounts to 2.8 days of
training per employee, all under the same budget.
Fira’s 17th Collective Agreement was signed,
and the participation of employees was raised to
up to 62% within the flexible compensation plan
launched in 2008, which allocates part of the
fixed compensation to the acquisition of products
or services according to personal needs (health
insurance, restaurant coupons, transportation
tickets, etc.).
Fira kept investing in labour risks prevention,
keeping a low number of accidents throughout
the year, none of them serious. The institution
received the Antonio Baró Prize, granted by MC
Mutual in recognition of its commitment to the
prevention of labour risks.
At the beginning of 2013, became workers
of Fira the employees of Alimentaria Exhibitions,
a society acquired 100% by Fira de Barcelona.
At the end of the year, it had a staff of
292 people.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Fira de Barcelona has carried out over 2013 a
Corporate Social Responsibility policy centred on
support to community initiatives, a commitment
to sustainability and the environment, and
cooperation with a wide range of institutions.
In the sphere of solidarity with people and
families at risk of social exclusion it collaborated
with the Food Bank Foundation in its «Solidary
Christmas Box» initiative, with Cáritas, and with
the programme «Barcelona shares food», which is
carried out by the non-governmental organization
Nutrition Without Borders, by giving cooked food,
surplus and short expiry date products from
restaurants and caterings served at the events
and congresses. The delivery by GastroFira
amounted to more than two tonnes of food.
On the other hand, Fira continued to work with
several entities concerned with the entrance
into the labour market of handicapped people
(Fundació Adecco, Programa Incorpora de La
Caixa, Fundació Seeliger y Conde, etc.) and it
recruited handicapped interns as part of its training
programme. It also collaborated with the Step by
Step Foundation, devoted to the rehabilitation of
accident victims. As usual, Fira provided Palace
number 1 of the Montjuïc venue as the main call
centre of The TV3 Telethon, which takes place every
year near Christmas and in 2013 dealt with the
research on neurodegenerative illnesses.
