Solidarity transport for a fairer world

We put our expertise and logistics capabilities at the service of the social inclusion projects that the Red Cross carries out across the country.

Among them, the “Educational Toy” project stands out, with a history of more than 30 years supporting children in vulnerable situations. In the latest edition, more than 57,000 families were assisted, promoting values-based education and healthy play.

GLS also contributes through solidarity transport actions in emergency situations, further strengthening its commitment to more humane and supportive logistics, capable of generating a positive impact on society.

We have partnered with the Alain Afflelou Foundation to support the “Second Life for Your Glasses” project, an initiative that combines circular economy and social action to give a new purpose to glasses that are no longer used.

Through GLS’s Solidarity Transport programme, we provide the logistical support needed to collect the glasses donated through the Alain Afflelou opticians’ network across Spain and transport them to the Melvin Jones Centre in Alicante. There, Lions Club volunteers sort, check and recondition them so they can be used in solidarity projects that help provide access to eye care for people in vulnerable situations.

Thanks to this collaboration, donated glasses begin a second life, reaching people in need in more than 15 countries and helping to improve their vision and, with it, their quality of life. An initiative that shows how logistics can also generate a positive social impact.

We collaborate with Debra – Butterfly Skin, managing the collection and delivery of parcels between the charity shops that this NGO operates across the country. These shops raise funds to support the medical, psychological, social, and research needs of both patients and their families and caregivers.

Butterfly skin, or epidermolysis bullosa, is a rare and currently incurable genetic disease that causes extreme skin fragility. People living with this condition must bandage their bodies almost daily, undergo painful treatments that can last several hours, and live with wounds and blisters caused by even the slightest friction.

In line with SDGs 3 and 17.

We join the “Chocolatada Solidaria” project in celebrating chocolate events across Spain. The goal is to raise funds for the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, which uses them for research and the improvement of treatments for childhood cancer. We assist in the shipment and distribution of all the necessary materials, as well as the merchandising needed to organize the Chocolate Events.

We contribute to SDGs 3 and 17.

Moving towards a future without childhood cancer. That is the purpose of El Sueño de Vicky, a foundation that funds research projects, clinical trials, and the purchase of diagnostic systems, as well as supporting the rehabilitation needed by children as a result of surgeries and treatments.

At GLS, we contribute to this cause by handling the transportation of the materials required for their charity events, helping to facilitate the organization of fundraising initiatives that raise awareness and support the fight against childhood cancer.

GLS’s logistics capabilities, supporting the online shop of Bomberos de Búsqueda y Rescate.

The NGO is made up of professional firefighters who use their experience and expertise to support emergency situations wherever they are needed. Their work ranges from searching for people trapped under rubble to supporting the subsequent recovery phase, helping to restore essential services and contributing to the recovery of affected communities.

Over the past few years, their teams have taken part in emergencies such as the earthquake in Venezuela, the DANA floods in Valencia, the earthquakes that affected Türkiye, Syria and Morocco in 2023, the explosion at the Port of Beirut (Lebanon), the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano (La Palma), and the arrival of Ukrainian refugees.

The income generated through their online shop helps fund their work in emergency situations. To support this mission, GLS manages their shipments as part of the Solidarity Transport programme.

We take part in the traditional event organized by 3Cat, which raises millions of euros each year for research on a specific disease. In the 2025 edition, donations totaling over €9.7 million were received to support cancer research and raise awareness about the importance of prevention, screenings, and early detection.

The GLS Agency 726 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), with the support of GLS and other local agencies, collaborates in transporting the educational materials for La Marató.

In addition, GLS is also present at the event, handling calls and ensuring the collection of donations from the thousands of individuals who contribute personally to La Marató.

In line with SDGs 3 and 17.

We sponsor one of the twelve months of the year in the Talita Foundation’s solidarity calendar. This non-profit organization creates the calendar with the aim of raising funds to improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities and special educational needs.

GLS collaborates by providing free shipping of the calendars, a tool for building a more equal and inclusive future that offers opportunities for children and young people with intellectual disabilities to receive education in mainstream schools.

In line with SDGs 10 and 17.

The Real Three Wise Men never miss their annual tradition: making the wishes written in letters by children and elderly people in need come true. At GLS, we help bring the magic of this initiative to life by delivering to foundations, care homes, and orphanages more than 20,000 gifts donated by those who sponsor these disadvantaged groups.

In addition, GLS employees also join the initiative individually, participating as helpers in the purchase of gifts.

In line with SDGs 10 and 17.

From 2022 to 2024, we collaborated with the 29miradas photographic exhibition, which raised awareness by showcasing the situation of women in Afghanistan. The project featured the work of about thirty photography professionals and had a strong artistic component that amplified its message of protest against the abolition of the most fundamental rights.

We contributed to SDGs 5 and 17.

From 2016 to 2024, we collaborated with the non-profit organization Spanish Mastocytosis Foundation (FEM) by collecting plastic bottle caps in agencies and branches across the country. We collected and transported the caps to the recycling plant for processing. In this way, we have supported research and palliative care for this rare disease, contributing to SDGs 3 and 17.

In 2023, we joined the major food drive for the Madrid Food Bank. Employees from the city’s main centers contributed basic non-perishable food items for the most vulnerable groups. In 2024, the provision of logistical materials for the collection and storage of products was another small step in the fight against food poverty.

In line with SDGs 2 and 17.