SUM Insights

Buenos Aires once had a complex ecosystem of traffic control devices from diverse disconnected technologies. These systems were operated by different government sectors and agencies, and mobility was managed in silos without any efficient coordination or planning. This led to daily traffic jams and poor air quality conditions in the city. In 2016 Buenos Aires

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, both of which were signed by more than 80 countries, were approved at the United Nations Headquarters in 2008. Never before had a United Nations Convention brought together such a high number of signatories on the day of its opening for signature.

All efforts made to reduce polluting emissions and to achieve friendlier, healthier and more liveable cities are commendable. For mobility companies it is not only a challenge, but also our responsibility. We have an obligation to do whatever we can and more in order to achieve this goal. We know that our company has to

Irizar e-mobility, GOLD sponsor of SUM Bilbao, is the first European electromobility plant devoted exclusively to developing and manufacturing 100% electric, zero-emission, short-distance buses and trucks, including their own battery systems. It also offers charging infrastructures and the digitalisation of fleet management. They are all designed and manufactured with the Group’s own technology and come

At the end of 2020, the European Commission presented the new sustainable and smart mobility strategy, within the framework of the European Green Deal. This contains the road map to achieve a fully sustainable EU through a transversal and holistic action plan. Its areas of action range from biodiversity to sustainable mobility, as well as

The urban distribution of goods is undergoing significant transformation due to the enormous growth of electronic commerce and the increase in the last-mile routes. Although the latter operate within a local framework, they have implications at the supra-municipal level. Urban logistics have an essential role in the good functioning of cities, although it is often

At the end of 2019, the Basque Government’s Cabinet passed the bill for Sustainable Mobility in the Basque Country, having completed the drafting and contrast phases of a project that involved the active participation of different sectoral stakeholders and diverse administrative levels, under the coordination of the Basque Transport Authority (ATE). The bill is currently

In November 2018, the European Commission presented the strategy for a climate-neutral Europe by 2050 to make Europe a green continent. It is an ambitious plan which sets the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030. Therefore, it is clear that in order to fulfil climate goals in the medium and long

World Health Day on 7th April should lead us to reflect on air pollution: a global threat that has a huge impact on human health and on ecosystems. Although global emissions of polluting gases have fallen over the past twenty years, they have increased in different regions of the world as a result of an

Urban public services related to sustainable mobility play an important role in ensuring the welfare of citizens. Different public and private transport infrastructures are used each day and come to be crucial for the functioning of the social ecosystem, as they address the needs derived from social diversity whilst contributing to equal opportunities. The perspective