What is a Company Mobility Plan?
The Company Mobility Plan (Pla de Desplaçaments d’Empresa o PDE in Catalonia) is the instrument for planning mobility in workplaces, promoting greater participation of more sustainable and safe transport modes and a more rational use of private motorized vehicles.
The PDE concerns all travel by people related to workplaces, meaning both travel between home and work and professional travel during the working day, for both own employees and employees of subcontracted companies accessing the site, as well as for clients and visitors, provided they represent a significant mobility flow.
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Advantages of the PDE for individuals and organizations
Benefits for staff
- More sustainable mobility options and less use of private vehicles.
- Better accessibility and equal opportunities.
- Reduction of accident risk and increased safety.
- Improvement in health and emotional well-being.
- Reduction in travel costs.
- Direct contribution to reducing emissions and noise.
- Better work environment through participation and shared transport.
Benefits for the company or organization
- Increase in productivity and competitiveness.
- Improved service to clients and visitors.
- Reduction in accidents, sick leave, and absenteeism.
- Lower mobility-related costs and more efficient use of space.
- Enhanced corporate image and commitment to sustainability.
Who is obliged to have a Company Mobility Plan?
The approval of Law 9/2025, in force since December 5, 2025, has established for the first time a state legal framework that requires companies to have a Company Mobility Plan.
According to the new law, all companies, public or private, will be obliged to have a mobility plan by December 5, 2027, when they meet the following criteria:
- Work centers with more than 200 employees.
- Work centers with more than 100 people per shift.
- Work centers with more than 1,000 employees located in metropolitan areas with more than 500,000 inhabitants have some additional requirements.
Royal Decree-Law 9/2026, derived from the crisis in the Middle East, brought forward the entry into force of the obligation to have a mobility plan for companies to December 5, 2026. In addition, it conditions obtaining the aid promoted in this decree to having the plan if it is required.
In Catalonia, these obligations are in addition to those imposed by Decree 132/2024, of July 30, approving the Air Quality Plan, horizon 2027, which establishes obligations for companies with more than 500 employees or companies with more than 200 employees in areas with defined air quality problems by decree to have Sustainable Mobility Plans.
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The diagnosis of these plans is largely based on the analysis of surveys and databases with the aim of understanding, in an aggregated manner, the mobility patterns associated with commutes to and from work, goods transport, and visitor travel.
At VAIC Mobility, we have actively participated in the creation of the calculation guides and tools used in the methodology for developing Company Mobility Plans published by the Barcelona Metropolitan Transport Authority (ATM), and we have extensive experience in creating these types of plans, having produced dozens of Company Mobility Plans for some of the country’s leading administrations and companies such as, for example, the Parliament of Catalonia, the Department of Education, La Caixa, Amazon, Repsol, BASF, or Casa Tarradellas.
