Sustainable Mobility Law: Why Mobility Is Entering Companies’ Strategic Agendas

Are you aware of the real impact that mobility has on your company’s costs, energy consumption, and sustainability? What if the Sustainable Mobility Law were not just an obligation, but an opportunity to manage your organization more effectively?

For years, mobility has been a secondary aspect of business management. Access routes, parking, or daily commuting were handled reactively, without structured planning. The Sustainable Mobility Law, published in Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE) on December 5, 2025, clearly changes this approach and marks a turning point: for the first time, mobility is explicitly incorporated into the planning instruments that affect companies and large activity centers. This is not a long-term aspiration or a generic recommendation. It is a framework with defined deadlines and real consequences.

Mobility Is No Longer an Operational Issue

Business-related travel directly influences energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, indirect costs, and productivity. It also affects punctuality, safety, and employee well-being.

The law explicitly recognizes that mobility must be managed in a planned, coordinated, and measurable way. This means companies can no longer treat it as an occasional issue; instead, they are required to analyze it, plan it, and monitor the measures implemented.

The BOE itself acknowledges mobility as an area that must be managed in a planned and measurable manner, integrating it into both public and private sustainability and efficiency policies. This represents a significant shift for companies: mobility ceases to be a purely logistical matter and becomes a strategic business variable.

In practice, mobility is placed on the same level as other areas that are already strategic for companies, such as energy, sustainability, operational efficiency, or ESG.

Why the Sustainable Mobility Law Is Arriving Now

The timing is no coincidence. The energy transition, climate commitments, and the growing importance of ESG criteria are forcing organizations to review all sources of consumption and emissions, including those that traditionally went unnoticed. Commuting and work-related travel account for a significant share of the carbon footprint, particularly within Scope 3, and increasingly clients, investors, and public authorities are demanding consistency between stated commitments and real decisions.

The law responds to this context by establishing a stable planning framework based on data, indicators, and periodic monitoring.

When Do the Obligations Begin (and Why Acting Now Makes Sense)

The Sustainable Mobility Law entered into force on December 5, 2025, the day after its publication in the BOE. From that date, the deadlines for specific obligations began to apply.

In the case of workplace sustainable mobility plans, affected companies have a period of 24 months, placing the compliance deadline around December 5, 2027.

In addition, once the plan is approved, the law requires:

• Periodic monitoring reports (generally every two years)
• Communication of these reports to the competent authorities

Although this may seem like a generous timeframe, waiting until the last moment often results in a lack of data, rushed decisions, and higher costs. That is why 2026 is a key year for analysis and planning.

What Happens If a Company Is Affected and Does Not Comply?

The Sustainable Mobility Law includes a sanctioning regime that is worth understanding, even if it should not be the core of the strategy.

Indicatively:

• Minor infringements: fines between €101 and €2,000 (for example, failing to have a plan in place on time or not submitting information).
• Serious infringements: fines that can reach up to €6,000, depending on severity or repetition.

Beyond the financial impact, the greatest risk often lies in loss of credibility, reduced access to public funding, and reputational exposure.

Getting Ahead Makes the Difference

Not all companies will be affected in the same way, but anticipation is particularly strategic for certain profiles:

• Companies with large workplaces or a high concentration of staff
• Large activity centers, industrial areas, or logistics hubs
• Organizations located in urban or metropolitan environments
• Companies with ESG commitments, decarbonization targets, or environmental certifications

Mobility is increasingly restrictive toward unsustainable modes, as is already the case with Low Emission Zones. This is happening now, and it is not worth waiting for a legal obligation before taking action.

Do You Want to Know How the Sustainable Mobility Law Affects Your Organization?

Each company and each activity center starts from a different reality. Understanding how the Sustainable Mobility Law fits into your specific context is the first step to anticipating change, reducing risks, and taking advantage of the opportunities that mobility planning offers.

At CIRCE, we support companies and large activity centers in the analysis, design, and development of data-driven sustainable mobility strategies, with an integrated vision of energy efficiency, decarbonization, and sustainability.

If you would like to review your case with our expert team, get in touch with us and let’s talk.