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Aqualia receives Workplace Equali

The award validates the work carried out by com-panies that have implemented policies aimed at promoting equality among women and men in all company areas.

The Minister of Health, Social Policy and Equality, Leire Pajín, presented a Workpla-ce Equality award this morning to Fernan-do Moreno, General Manager of Aqualia, FCC’s water management subsidiary. A to-tal of 39 companies received the award in recognition of the design and development of their gender equality policies.

Factors rated when choosing the winners include: implementation and results of equality plans; establishment of procedures and criteria for periodic evaluation of tho-se plans; positive discrimination to actively enhance equal opportunities; organization models and corporate social responsibility policies.

In 2009 Aqualia became the frst company in the sector to sign and Equality

Plan