The agreement will include vocational training through university courses, and will promote education programs among the youngest

Sustainability and the circular economy will be the key elements in awareness-raising actions, promoting the SDGs at the international level

The Erum Group and the CIFAL Málaga center, belonging to the United Nations training network UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research), have signed a collaboration agreement to promote sustainability and the circular economy, promoting educational actions among smaller, and training and training activities for professionals in technological projects, such as the agrovoltaic model that combines the capture of energy through the photovoltaic system with improved agricultural production.

Sustainability, innovation and people are the corporate axes of the Erum Group

The Erum Group is a global corporation with more than 3,000 employees, present in more than 120 markets, with 22 management and production centers on four continents, working on the SDGs as part of our objectives. With sustainability, innovation and people as corporate axes, we promote common values, such as the right to equality or the same opportunities, and always respecting each of the cultures present in our subsidiaries. The company is dedicated to sustainable plastic injection, being one of the world leaders in the production of recycled hangers; to connected road technology, manufacturing the connected emergency light or the geolocated cone for road works, or to products for packaging.

One of the keys of the Erum Group is that in all projects it works under criteria of eco-design of products through circular economy, which is achieved through the RTS (Return to Source) program, with which thousands of tons of material for reuse or recycling. There is also a commitment to clean energy through agrovoltaic systems, placing photovoltaic panels on agricultural production, which improves energy and crop efficiency, reducing water consumption and risks due to weather.

CIFAL Málaga and the Erum Group, united by the SDGs

Under this commitment, the Erum Group wanted to join the CIFAL Málaga project, the training center of the United Nations agency UNITAR, to promote knowledge in sustainability and the circular economy, sharing the experience accumulated in decades of work. As a result of this agreement, one of the first projects will be the promotion of university courses in agrivoltaic models, in collaboration with Powerfultree and the UPV Campus of Alcoy. For Juan Manuel Erum, CEO of Erum Group, “the agreement with CIFAL Málaga allows us to learn more about the challenges posed by the SDGs, and share our knowledge about the circular economy and sustainability with companies and professionals who may need it. Our global presence will also help promote projects among those most in need, with the support of the UN.”