Fundacion Corell

What Fundacion Corell does

Fundacion Corell is a Spanish non-profit foundation (entidad sin ánimo de lucro, Tax ID G 81844896) founded in 1997 and headquartered in Madrid at C/ Orense, 36. Its mission is research, advocacy, and stakeholder convening on transport, mobility, environment, and security policy. The foundation operates a portfolio of programs rather than a unified technology product: the Think Tank Mobility produces policy analysis and regulatory studies; the annual Corell Forum (sixth edition in 2024) and the Annual Forum on the Future of Rail Freight Transport convene industry, government, and academic leaders; the Energy Transition Observatory (OTEM) monitors decarbonization in mobility; Bosques y Movilidad runs reforestation-based CO2 offset pilots; a Compliance and Whistleblowing Channel supports corporate ethics programs under Spanish Law 2/2023; an editorial division publishes research reports; the José María Huch Award recognizes sustainable mobility contributions; and an Academic Cluster develops vocational training programs with universities and industry partners.

The foundation employs 51-100 staff and is led by President Marcos Basante (also President of ASTIC), Secretary General José Víctor Esteban La Pastora (also Secretary of corredores.eu), and past President Miguel Ángel Ochoa. Its revenue model is typical of a member-supported research foundation: corporate and association memberships and sponsorships, event registration fees, publication sales, and fees from compliance/whistleblowing services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Strategic partners include ASTIC, CONFEBUS, AT Transport Academy, ALSA, Disfrimur, Clasquin, Scale Gas (Enagás subsidiary), Carlos III University, and the Catholic University of Avila. The foundation has one identified wholly-owned subsidiary initiative, Bosques y Movilidad, and operates within Spain with occasional cross-border activity through European logistics partnerships.

Name

Fundacion Corell

Legal name

CORELL FOUNDATION

Website

https://fundacioncorell.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fundacion Corell is a Madrid-based non-profit foundation founded in 1997 that conducts transport and mobility research, organizes annual forums, publishes policy studies, and runs compliance and decarbonization initiatives serving Spanish and European industry, government, and academic stakeholders.

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Product category

Transport Policy Research and Advocacy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Business Associations (81391), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

Keywords

• Transport policy research
• Mobility think tank
• Transport advocacy
• Sustainable mobility research
• Logistics policy analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and sponsorship: The foundation likely operates through membership fees, corporate sponsorships, and partnerships with transport industry entities, government bodies, and academic institutions to fund its research, events, and publications.
2. Event and publication revenue: Revenue generated from forum registrations, conference attendance fees, and sales/distribution of publications and research reports.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundacion Corell is a Spanish non-profit foundation that conducts independent research, policy analysis, and advocacy on transport, mobility, environment, and security. Its core offerings are thought-leadership outputs — think tank publications, the annual Corell Forum and Rail Freight Forum, the Energy Transition Observatory (OTEM), reforestation-based CO2 offset programmes through Bosques y Movilidad, a compliance/whistleblowing channel service, and vocational training programmes through its Academic Cluster for Transport. It does not sell commercial products; it delivers research, convening, training, and advisory services to industry, government, and academia.

Product overview

Fundacion Corell operates as a non-profit think tank organization focused on mobility, environment, and security. Rather than offering a unified technology product, the Foundation provides a portfolio of research, advocacy, and event-based services centered around its Think Tank Mobility initiative. This core program produces policy analysis, regulatory recommendations, and expert studies on transport decarbonization, rail freight, and sustainable logistics. The organization complements its research with annual Corell Forum events, the Energy Transition Observatory (OTEM) for monitoring transition progress, the Bosques y Movilidad reforestation initiative for CO2 compensation, a Compliance and Whistleblowing Channel for ethical compliance support, and an Editorial publications division producing specialized reports and studies. The Foundation also runs the José María Huch Award and maintains an Academic Cluster for Transport that develops vocational training programs in partnership with educational institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Think Tank Movilidad: Research and policy discussion group focused on mobility, transport regulation, and sustainable transportation.
• OTEM - Energy Transition Observatory
• Bosques y Movilidad

Products and services

• Think Tank Mobility Research and policy analysis initiative that produces studies, articles, debates, and expert recommendations on transport, mobility regulation, energy transition, and sustainable logistics, targeted at industry, government, and academic stakeholders.
• Corell Forum Annual flagship forum (with sub-events such as the Annual Forum on the Future of Rail Freight Transport) bringing together industry leaders, academics, and government representatives to discuss energy transition, industrial reality, and sustainable mobility strategies.
• Energy Transition Observatory (OTEM) Monitoring and research programme that tracks energy transition progress in the mobility sector, producing indexes and assessments on decarbonisation such as the UC3 Advanced Commodity Index.
• Bosques y Movilidad (Forests and Mobility) Sustainability initiative that promotes conscious decarbonisation through reforestation projects, providing CO2 offset programmes (e.g., Candeleda pilot) that transport companies can use to compensate emissions, operated via the bosquesymovilidad.es platform.
• Compliance and Whistleblowing Channel Service providing an internal information system and whistleblower protection channel that helps companies establish ethical compliance frameworks in accordance with Spanish Law 2/2023, delivered through a managed reporting channel.
• Editorial and Publications Research publications division producing reports on mineral resources, economic/fiscal/environmental balance of transport, land transport rates and tolls, and energy-emissions analysis, distributed through the foundation's publishing arm.
• José María Huch Award Annual award recognising contributions to sustainable mobility and transport sector innovation.
• Academic Cluster for Transport and Safe and Sustainable Mobility Collaborative educational initiative that works with vocational training institutions, universities, and industry partners (including AT Transport Academy) to develop professional training programmes for drivers, technicians, and managers in the transport sector.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizes annual forums (VI Corell Forum, Rail Freight Forum) with hundreds of industry participants
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• ClasquinmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2023Strategic alliance for intermodality - Disfrimur and Clasquin partnership promoted and supported by the foundation for global logistics expansion.
• Scale Gas (Enagás)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2022Scale Gas, Enagás subsidiary, partnered with Disfrimur on hydrogen infrastructure for heavy transport. First hydrogen station planned for San Isidro (Alicante) with 13 additional planned stations.
• Catholic University of Avila (UCAVILA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2022Collaboration on CO2 offset pilot project - reforestation of 2 hectares in Candeleda to help transport companies offset carbon emissions.
• Think Tank MobilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collaborative initiative focused on mobility research and policy analysis. The Think Tank produces research publications, regulatory analyses, and hosts debates on transport decarbonization, taxation, and sustainable mobility.
• Bosques y Movilidad (Forests and Mobility)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn initiative promoted by the Corell Foundation focused on conscious decarbonization through forest reforestation and mobility. Operates the bosquesymovilidad.es platform.
• ASTIC (International Road Transport Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASTIC and the Corell Foundation collaborate on industry events, vocational training conferences, and transport policy discussions. Marcos Basante serves as president of both organizations.
• CONFEBUS (Spanish Confederation of Bus Transport)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly organizes vocational training conferences and collaborates on transport sector workforce development initiatives.
• AT Transport AcademymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic cluster partner for transport vocational training programs and professional driver certification initiatives.
• Carlos III UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration on transport sector studies, with the foundation participating as a collaborator in university programs related to transport and mobility.
• corREDores.eucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for rail freight transport advocacy. J. Víctor Esteban serves as Secretary General of both the foundation and corredores.eu. Jointly organizes the Annual Forum on Rail Freight Transport.
• ALSAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBus transport company co-organizing compliance conferences and professional development events with the foundation.
• CMC XXIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation partner for compliance conferences and regulatory ethics events.
• AEAEC (European Association of Lawyers and Economists in Compliance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association partner for compliance training and ethics conferences.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FIA Foundation: International charity supporting safe, clean, fair and accessible mobility through research, advocacy and grantmaking. Comparable to Corell as a mobility-focused foundation combining research publication, grantmaking for sustainability, and convening power across mobility stakeholders.
• ERTICO - ITS Europe: Public-private partnership focused on intelligent transport systems and mobility innovation in Europe. Comparable to Corell as a multi-stakeholder transport platform hosting events and producing research, though ERTICO emphasizes ITS/technology deployment rather than regulatory analysis.
• POLIS Network: European network of cities and regions working on transport innovation and policy. Comparable as a stakeholder convening platform producing research and facilitating dialogue between public authorities and industry on sustainable mobility.
• Transport & Environment (T&E): European non-profit that advocates for sustainable transport policy through research, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Comparable to Corell as a transport-focused policy NGO, though T&E prioritizes environmental advocacy over the broader mobility-and-security remit Corell covers.
• International Transport Forum (ITF / OECD): OECD-linked intergovernmental think tank on transport policy at the global level. Highly comparable to Fundacion Corell as a transport-focused think tank producing research, convening forums, and advising governments on mobility and decarbonization, but operates at a much larger international scale.

Regional players

• Real Instituto Elcano: Leading Spanish think tank producing independent policy research and analysis, including on energy, infrastructure, and EU affairs. Comparable to Corell as a Spanish think tank ecosystem participant with similar government-engagement channels and policy advocacy model, though broader in mandate.

Others

• CONFEBUS: Spanish bus transport employers' confederation co-organizing vocational training and compliance conferences with Corell. Adjacent peer as a transport sector employer association sharing the foundation's stakeholder network and event calendar.
• ASTIC (Asociación del Transporte Internacional por Carretera): Spanish international road transport industry association that collaborates closely with the foundation (sharing a president). Adjacent ecosystem peer — both organizations operate in Spanish road transport advocacy and frequently co-organize events and policy initiatives.

Direct peers

• Centro de Estudios del Transporte (CET) / Fundación CETMO: Mediterranean transport research center focused on transport economics, policy, and logistics with a foundation-like governance. Direct peer for Corell as a regional transport research foundation producing studies and convening stakeholders on mobility policy.
• Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (FFE): Spanish railway foundation that conducts research, training, and publishing on rail transport. Direct peer in scope (Spanish transport research foundation), with overlapping thematic focus on rail freight and a parallel history of convening government and industry stakeholders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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