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ACCIONA's Diversity and Inclusion Policy applies to all Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries.
ACCIONA appreciates the importance of understanding and improving Equity, Diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to a culture that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and values their unique perspectives, experiences, and talents.
ACCIONA will actively manage Equity, Diversity, and inclusion, seeking ways to foster an environment where all employees feel welcome, respected, and valued.
This means that we will:
- actively and flexibly seek to understand the unique needs of all employees.
- commit to ensuring that all employees are treated with respect, dignity, and consistency.
- seek to ensure that our business practices, policies, and procedures are fair and equitable.
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Focus Areas
Gender Equality
In alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG-5: Gender Equality, our EDI strategy aims to create a transformative legacy by making ACCIONA a welcoming and inclusive workplace for all. We actively pursue diversity by removing traditional barriers to employment, particularly for women and other underrepresented groups. This includes initiatives such as ACCIONA’s Gender Equity Development Programs, the ACCIONA Network, and STEMM showcases, all of which help elevate women's voices and influence, empowering them to advance in their careers. These efforts have already led to an increase in female representation, with women now making up 24.44% of ACCIONA’s workforce in Australia and New Zealand as of March 2024. Additionally, 17.24% (March 2024). Moreover, ACCIONA is a proud signatory of the UN Global Compact’s Women’s Empowerment Principles.
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Focus Areas
First Nations
ACCIONA is committed to fostering workplace diversity and inclusion to ensure everyone feels respected, connected, and able to progress and contribute to work. Our commitment to reconciliation embraces this vision as we seek to actively foster meaningful relationships, respect Indigenous cultures, and create opportunities for Indigenous people to thrive within our organisation and the broader community. In July 2024, the business released its first-ever First Nations Strategy. This strategy has been designed to create a culturally safe environment to attract and retain more First Nations talent. A First Nations Leadership Group is active, with a representative from each state.
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Focus Areas
Inclusive Workplace
Our Flexibility Policy, work-life initiatives such as employee and family surf days at various beaches around Australia, our Gender-Neutral Parental Leave policy, and industry-first Vacation Care Program have transformed the workplace into an environment where employees thrive both personally and professionally. ACCIONA launched the Vacation Care Program in January 2023, and we now offer this benefit in most of the states we operate in, with a goal to eventually have these run at each project we operate.
Equity Diversity & Inclusion
Why ACCIONA?
Our commitment to Sustainability, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are just some of the reasons why our people love to work with us. Here are just a few of the key benefits and programs we offer, that we thought you might be interested in.
GENDER NEUTRAL PARENTAL LEAVE
At ACCIONA we offer Parental Leave to all parents of a newborn or newly adopted child with twelve (12) weeks of paid leave (including superannuation). This leave can be taken anytime within 12 months of the child’s birth or adoption.
- We offer Pregnant employees (with any length of ACCIONA service) access to several Parental Leave benefits, such as a 6-hour working day from the 26th week of pregnancy at full pay, parking spaces, and business class flights. (Note that paid Parental Leave and Re-entry Work Assistance are accessible to employees after 12 months of service.)
- ACCIONA also provides an annual reimbursement of up to A$300 per family, for ACCIONA families with a child aged 0-5yrs in a recognised childcare establishment.
- ACCIONA will loan/advance payment up to 3 months’ pay for childcare-related special cases (for children aged 0-18years).
- ACCIONA will support part-time working (at full pay) for parents with newborns who have a serious illness for up to 12 months.
- Employees who suffer the loss of a baby through stillbirth will be entitled to up to 12 weeks of paid Parental Leave.
- Employees who do not have 12 months of service are entitled to take unpaid parental leave and will have access to paid leave after 12 months of service (commenced before the child’s 1st birthday).
Flexible Working Model
At ACCIONA we promote flexibility in all its forms. All employees can make an agreement with their manager for a flexible work arrangement. At ACCIONA, we offer two types of flexible work arrangements, Core Flexibility and Elective Flexibility. Core Flexibility is a simplified process for the approval of remote work aimed at helping ensure that remote work is ‘normalised’ and made as accessible as possible through a simplified agreement-making process. Elective Flexibility is a more formal type of flexible work arrangement that may affect the employee’s employment conditions.
We also strongly support job-sharing and encourage any applicants seeking a job-sharing arrangement to share this with us.
Career and Personal Development
AT ACCIONA we are proud to offer several world-class development Programs, to support our people to reach their full potential and achieve their career aspirations. Here is a handful.
- ACCIONA Executive MBA: In association with Escuela de Organización Industrial. This Program includes modules throughout the course of the year with your cohort (throughout the world) and a session in Madrid.
- Global Executive Program: ACCIONA in JV with the Financial Times and IE International Network, is delivering a high-impact strategic programme for Executives delivering entrepreneurship methodology focused on ACCIONA's challenges, focusing on Sustainability, Strategy, Innovation, and People.
- International Masters Degree in Project Administration (iMPA): In association with the Polytechnic University of Madrid, this Global Program delivers a comprehensive strategic development program for Project Directors, including Strategy, Business Leadership, Finance, Sustainability, and Leadership modules.
- Global Mentoring Program for Pre-Management Women: Promotes female talent and leadership in pre-managerial positions
- Global Career Acceleration Program: Promotes professional development through a mixed methodology that combines actions "on the job” learning, in addition to the development of practical skills workshops.
- Annual MBA Scholarship: ACCIONA offers an annual scholarship that provides full funding for an MBA Program at the world’s most prestigious international schools (Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, Columbia, or MIT).
- Sponsorship Program: Partnering with Cultivate Sponsorship, we deliver a 7-month-long Program, matching senior leaders with emerging female leaders in our business. During this program, senior leaders will stand beside, advocate for, and build the networks, opportunities, and profiles of high-performing women, with the aim of accelerating them into leadership roles
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