5 October 2026
• The agreement includes a €1.4 million contribution for a new three-year period, extending the joint project launched in 2017. The partnership has already benefited more than five million children and adolescents.
• This renewed partnership will focus its activities on two countries where the Foundation is present: Brazil and Mexico.
o In Brazil, the project will promote safe mobility by ensuring safe access to rights and essential services in vulnerable urban areas.o In Mexico, the STEM project will continue to promote science-related subjects among girls and adolescents throughout their educational journey.
Madrid, 5th October 2026.- The Abertis ...
22 September 2026
• The Group, together with its Foundation, has opened applications for the Safe Road Operations Challenge, a new open innovation call aimed at technology startups and SMEs from around the world.
• According to the Spanish Directorate-General for Traffic's National Registry of Traffic Accident Victims, 154 accidents related to road maintenance and conservation work were recorded on Spanish roads in 2025, with speed being the main risk factor.
• The challenge addresses a risk common to road operations worldwide: the direct interaction between road workers, live traffic and changing operating conditions.
• The winning proposal will receive a €40,000 ...
14 April 2026
•This initiative aims to strengthen awareness of driver drowsiness, one of the most invisible yet dangerous risk factors on the road, and a leading cause of accidents among both private and professional drivers.
•Scientific studies show that driving after fewer than five hours of sleep significantly impairs reaction time, attention, and decision-making, with effects comparable to driving above the legal alcohol limit.
•The campaign was unveiled at an event that brought together institutional representatives and sector experts in a forum for dialogue that discussed measures to prevent driver drowsiness and improve road safety education.
23 September 2025
•The congress, held in Hangzhou (China) from 22 to 26 September, brought together the World Network of Biosphere Reserves - including MedMAB, supported by the Abertis Foundation - to consolidate priorities, strengthen collaboration and define the Global Action Plan for the future.
•The Abertis Foundation delegation at this international event was led by its president, Elena Salgado, who spoke to explain the public-private partnership model implemented through the International Centre for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves, a UNESCO category 2 centre.
•Throughout the congress, the spotlight was on the importance of thematic networks, such as MedMAB, in achieving the United Nations' objectives, as these networks foster inter-territorial cooperation and promote the role of reserves as living laboratories for sustainability, local economic development and the joint design of solutions that can be scaled up globally.
18 October 2022
La Fundación Abertis ha vuelto a poner en marcha este nuevo curso escolar 2022-2023 el programa de Educación Vial #TenemosQueRepetir, un programa dirigido a concienciar y sensibilizar a los jóvenes sobre la importancia de mantener conductas responsables a la hora de conducir, y de los riesgos de cometer imprudencias en la carretera, por culpa del consumo de alcohol y de otras sustancias.
22 September 2022
The Abertis Chair, in conjunction with the Technical University of Madrid, today presented its 19th edition of the Spanish Research Awards in its two categories: Transport Infrastructure Management and Road Safety.
30 June 2022
Abertis -through its Foundation- and UNICEF have signed a four-year renewal of their international collaboration agreement focused on more sustainable mobility for children and youth. This alliance, which was forged in 2017, aims to boost UNICEF's programs in sustainable mobility in Brazil, India and Mexico, and involves a contribution of three million euros.
18 May 2022
The Council of Ministers of the Government of Spain, at its meeting on June 22, 2021, approved the renewal of the agreement with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with the aim that our country will continue to host the UNESCO International Center for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves, headquarters of the Abertis Foundation, for another six years.