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The road is not a parenthesis in work: why we need to integrate road safety at the heart of ESG
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The road is not a parenthesis in work: why we need to integrate road safety at the heart of ESG

SAPO15 September 2026 at 08:40

The road is not a parenthesis in work: why we need to integrate road safety at the heart of ESG. While companies debate carbon footprints and board diversity in their boardrooms, they continue to ignore the most lethal risk that employees face daily on the roads.

The article warns that road safety is often neglected in corporate social responsibility strategies, being treated as a secondary or peripheral issue to organizations' main concerns.

The author argues that it is necessary to demystify driving safety and recognize it as a fundamental and urgent pillar of corporate social responsibility, integrating it centrally into ESG practices.

The central message of the article calls for a paradigm shift, demanding that companies treat road safety not as a complement, but as a strategic priority at the heart of their operations and sustainability policies.

Why this matters

Readers in Portugal and Europe benefit directly from this message because local companies are under increasing pressure to implement comprehensive ESG policies, and workers' road safety represents a concrete and regulated risk that affects both employers and employees in all organizations with fleets or business travel.

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