For Repsol, the highly accomplished global energy company, referring to people with "different abilities" is not a way to elude the word "disability". There is no question that every single person has different abilities. In 2005, the company established a "Program for the Integration of Differently-abled People". Today, this program is a stable component of Repsol's diversity and equal-opportunity policies implemented in other parts of the globe. (Ref. 130192)
The program in figures. The program embraces physical and mental disabilities. It has been implemented in Brazil, Ecuador, Spain, Peru, Portugal and Venezuela. As stated by the firm, the program has been positively welcomed in other geographies, even in countries where the company is under no legal obligation to implement this sort of program. As an example, crucial improvements were carried out in Peru in 2012, including changes in accessibility to Repsol’s facilities.
As far as Spain is concerned, the Law on the Social Integration of Disabled Persons (LISMI) obliges those companies with over 50 employees to ensure that at least 2% of their workforce is composed of people with disabilities.
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