The award was announced during the event “Shared Impact: The Social Impact of Companies that Care”, organised by the Salud y Persona Foundation at the Foment del Treball headquarters. The event brought together representatives from the business, institutional and social sectors around a shared idea: a commitment to emotional wellbeing can extend beyond individual organisations and have a positive impact on society as a whole.

Maria Fernández Capo, director of the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, accepted the distinction on behalf of UIC, during an event that aimed to highlight how companies’ trust in the Foundation’s psychological support services enables it to allocate resources to social projects and support organisations that work with people in vulnerable situations.

UIC and the Salud y Persona Foundation collaborate on a range of projects linked to people’s emotional wellbeing. In 2024, the Salud y Persona Foundation signed an agreement with the University to conduct the JÚBILO research project. The project provides psychoeducational support to help people approaching retirement develop strategies to maintain their mental health. 

Alongside UIC, the other recipients of the recognition were: Foment del Treball, for its 25-year track record in promoting occupational risk prevention and fostering healthier and safer working environments; Civil Protection of Catalonia, for its work promoting and coordinating volunteering opportunities, as well as incorporating emotional wellbeing into emergency management and public protection services; UGT of Catalonia, for developing its Psychological Support Programme for union members, which helps promote emotional wellbeing and prevent mental health problems; Barcelona Municipal Council, for developing innovative support programmes for carers, most notably the Carer Card and initiatives to promote the wellbeing of people who care for others; and La Vanguardia, for its work raising awareness of emotional wellbeing issues. 

The awards were created by artist Pili Arjona, a member of the artSingular network, which works to raise the profile of art created by people with disabilities.