Best practicesCreated on: 2 April 2026

Barcelona (Spain): A sectoral Sustainable Development Plan drawn up jointly

Goal 2.0

Making our city port territories central to the energy transiton and circular economy, in real symbiosis with the different local stakeholders.

Challenge(s)

How can the port collaborate with its community to jointly set sustainability targets for the port ecosystem?

Best Practice

By working with the businesses in the industrial port area from an early stage, it is possible to come up with a range of solutions to comply with environmental legislation. This cooperation can help those involved achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by fulfilling the planned sustainable goals on a local level. The process begins in the very first stages of a project when choosing to maintain, extend or establish industrial and port activities. One solution is to create a plan developed with all involved stakeholders. Barcelona has been developing a long-term strategy since 2016 that is updated annually to incorporate new goals.

 

This good practice also includes objective 4.4 (Developing collaborative approaches and drawing on scientific and technological knowledge from the scientific community and civil society to support decision-making) of the AIVP’s 2030 Agenda.

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