• The Abertis Foundation, with the support of monitors from Institut Guttmann in Barcelona and the Spanish Red Cross, has rolled out a campaign to champion responsible driving over the course of the Superprestigio Dirt Track racing event in Barcelona, the aim being to alert young people to the dangers of driving under the effects of alcohol or drugs and losing concentration while at the wheel.

• The UNESCO International Centre for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves, based in Castellet Castle, headquarters of the Abertis Foundation, is hosting the XVI Meeting of the MAB Committees Network and Biosphere Reserves of Latin America and the Caribbean, which runs from 21 to 23 October 2015.

Autopistas del Sol’s road safety education programme organises road safety guided tours for schools in its catchment area to promote road safety education and prevention by handing out leaflets featuring handy road awareness tips.

• The Road Assistant project will be rolled out in three schools in the city of Madrid -Tajamar, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús and Julián Marías- with the aim of improving road safety around these centres and to include young people with Down’s syndrome and other intellectual disabilities into the work market.

• The Abertis Foundation, Barcelona City Council, the Catalonian Down’s Syndrome Foundation, Transportes Metropolitanos de Barcelona, the city’s public transport operator, and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, the regional train operator and a new member, have launched the KanGo! project for the second year. The aim of this initiative is to make it easier for school pupils in Barcelona’s Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district to use public transport independently.

• The Roman quarry of Mèdol on the AP-7 motorway and the UNESCO Centre on Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves in Castellet – home to the Abertis Foundation – saw a surge in activity during the summer tourist season in Catalonia.