The Agbar Group reaffirms its fight against climate change from various fronts. Digitalization, social action, preservation actions, and the promotion of public-private collaboration are some of them, as highlighted by Ángel Simón, president of the company.
Simón emphasized the role the group plays in the current context for the fight against climate change, stating that "one cannot act from social inequalities and without promoting digitalization, data management".
The president of Agbar made these statements during the celebration of the General Meeting of Stakeholders; a gathering to get closer "to all stakeholders" and "account" to them on environmental, social, and corporate governance actions ---the so-called ESG criteria, by its acronym in English---.
"We are satisfied to establish an innovative accountability model, such as the General Meeting of Stakeholders, which allows us to consolidate alliances with all our stakeholders and generate mutual trust to continue working, from co-responsibility, to improve people's quality of life," Simón assured.
Proof of this are the various projects that the group carries out and which, in the field of digitalization, find their maximum expression in the development of the Dinapsis network, a set of ten centers that allow the integrated operation of water, environment, and environmental health services for each territory where the group is present, "in cooperation with administrations," in a clear example of the benefits "of public-private collaboration." Simón insisted that "at Agbar we are always open to dialogue with all administrations."
Guillermo Pascual, Director of Operations and Digital Transformation at Agbar, explained that Dinapsis is "an operational intelligence hub for more efficient and circular water management from sustainability, combining people's experience, processes, and digital enabling technologies". The objective: to scale and adapt digital solutions to the real needs of each territory, thus facilitating optimal resource management.
Pascual has noted to the attendees of the meeting that water stress and climate change are "challenges for society," especially when it is predicted that by 2050 two-thirds of humanity will live in cities. Hence the expansion of the Dinapsis network, which will soon open new centers in Granada and Barcelona.
"Each of our regional centers contributes to the development of municipalities and facilitates access to digitalization," he said. Pascual specified that the Barcelona facilities will contribute to digitizing water processes for a more resilient future, promoting the circular economy.
The new center will join Agua Resiliente and IoT 4 Climate Change, the name given to the current Barcelona hub, which focuses on projects for the deployment of IoT (Internet of Things) devices in the field of action, the necessary communication network, and the supervision and maintenance of this infrastructure, focused on improving the urban water cycle, as well as the sustainability and environment of the city.