Business Mobility Pact
for the City of Lisbon
Challenge
Urban mobility is undergoing a profound transformation driven by technological and cultural changes. Citizens and governments are looking for greener and more efficient solutions to meet their mobility needs while protecting the planet.
However, no city, institution or company can tackle this challenge alone. Collaboration is vital to achieve the goal of catalyzing actions that make mobility in the city more sustainable.
Summary
The Business Mobility Pact for the City of Lisbon (PMEL) is a commitment promoted by the WBCSD, Lisbon City Council (CML), BCSD Portugal and the signatory companies and institutions.
It aims to contribute to more sustainable mobility in the city of Lisbon through concrete actions to which companies commit, in interaction with the City Council, their employees, suppliers and customers. Through the adoption of new measures, behaviours and solutions, in cooperation with the local authority, the PMEL will stimulate actions aimed at optimizing and decarbonizing the operations and fleets of the different entities, promoting the diversification and integration of the modalmix, and promoting the growth of the use of collective and inclusive multimodal transport.
Objectives
The aim of the Business Mobility Pact for the City of Lisbon is to stimulate the role of companies in achieving greater mobility:
- Ecological: contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions (at least a 50% reduction by 2030 compared to 1990 levels), as well as reducing polluting gases and improving air quality;
- Inclusive: to encourage the development of mobility plans aimed at providing all employees of PMEL member companies with sustainable and accessible mobility solutions;
- Efficient: promoting partnerships, incentives and digital platforms that allow all the aforementioned employees to have shorter commuting times, with greater comfort and less expense;
- Safe: promoting safe and responsible behavior, in line with public policies and the "zero deaths" objective.
Adhering Entities
Committed companies and institutions
Measures to be implemented between Dec 2019 and Dec 2021
News
20 more companies join the Business Mobility Pact for Lisbon
BCSD Portugal
Feb 2020
Business mobility pact for Lisbon attracts 20 more companies
Jornal Económico
Feb 2020
20 more companies join the Business Mobility Pact
Diário de Notícias
Feb 2020
20 more companies join the Business Mobility Pact
Ambiente Magazine
Feb 2020
Companies line up to sign Mobility Pact in Lisbon
Green Capital, ECO Newspaper
Feb 2020
57 companies commit to the Lisbon Mobility Pact
BCSD Portugal
Dec 2019
Companies promise to help employees leave their cars at home
Público
Dec 2019
Testimonials
Peter Bakker
President and CEO of the WBCSD
"The Business Mobility Pact in Lisbon sets the path for success and we need other companies and other cities around the world to use this model for their own transformation and to support inclusive and sustainable growth."
Miguel Gaspar
Lisbon City Council Councillor for Mobility, Safety, Economy and Innovation
"The city will provide the necessary conditions to ensure that the commitments are measured and that the dialogue continues."
Vasco de Mello
President and CEO of Brisa (at the time of signing)
"Transformation is achieved with persistence and coherence, and Lisbon gives us a good example of both, when the City Council maintains the agenda it has set for itself, and when the City Council, companies and the WBCSD are able to materialize in the present, what was once just a long-term vision."
António Mexia
CEO of EDP (on the occasion of the signing)
"As leaders of some of the world's most sustainable companies, we must step up our efforts and work with other companies, customers, value chains and cities to leverage the development of concrete solutions and achieve the transformation of sustainable mobility."
António Melica
General Manager for Portugal at Nissan Iberia, SA
"We have the technology, the means and the knowledge to contribute to the decarbonization of cities and we are excited about the opportunity to share our experience with Lisbon and with the institutions and companies, particularly those that are signing this pact, to make sustainable mobility a reality in the near future."
Peter Oosterveer
CEO of Arcadis
"We have the ambition to develop Business Mobility Pacts in other cities around the world, using the city of Lisbon as a successful model for public-private collaboration."
João Wengorovius Meneses
Secretary General of BCSD Portugal
"It's time to act. The Business Mobility Pact provides companies with collaboration, innovation and ambitious targets. These are the means that will help us achieve our vision of sustainable cities. Leading with action, acting quickly and focusing on impact will get us there."
Nelson Lage
President of ADENE
"ADENE, as a leading agency for the energy transition, values initiatives such as the Business Mobility Pact in Lisbon that make the city a pioneer on the path towards mitigating climate change, focusing on proximity and sharing, setting an example for other cities in Portugal and around the world."