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How is Poland changing its energy sources 

How is Poland changing its energy sources 

In twenty-five years’ time, Poland will no longer be able to use its largest energy source. Coal will be phased out in the country by 2049, leading to a new paradigm in energy production. Structural changes in natural gas supplies due to the war between Russia and Ukraine have only accelerated the search for new energy sources.

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The road to clean energy

The road to clean energy

Europe wants to be the first carbon-neutral continent and to assure the security, competitiveness, local production and the sustainability of the energy consumed.

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Precious Seed

Precious Seed

As climate crisis and worldwide conflicts place the food system at risk, seed banks safeguard biodiversity and are true guardians of national heritages. Portugal, Colombia and Poland are doing their part for the sake of future generations.

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Net value

Net value

Saving the ocean, protecting the future. A human race against time, with global gains there for the taking. At Jerónimo Martins, the strategy for sustainable fishing and increasing investment in aquaculture are part of the Group’s contribution to the blue transition.

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Fishing Nets and Ropes @Biedronka’s Shopping Cart

Fishing Nets and Ropes @Biedronka’s Shopping Cart

They are being taken out of the seas and oceans and transformed into shopping carts or trolleys at Biedronka stores.

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Briny Sea

Briny Sea

An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean, the Baltic Sea region is home to 85 million people from nine countries. They share a double challenge: managing the pressures that have been causing its degradation and ensuring the sustainability of this source of livelihood.

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“We Must Work as one People”

“We Must Work as one People”

What if achieving the targets set in the Paris Agreement depends on the spirit of protecting humanity as a whole? This vision is sustained by Portuguese researcher and professor Filipe Duarte Santos, who was review editor of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report.

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May Our Will Never Melt

May Our Will Never Melt

With the planet at its warmest in 125,000 years and greenhouse gas concentrations at record levels, the alarm bells on climate change are deafening. Unless immediate, large-scale action be taken, limiting warming to 1.5°C will be beyond reach.

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A Fresh Start

A Fresh Start

The green lung breathes again. One year after its launch, the “Serra do Açor Forest” reforestation project sees great progress. More than 570,000 trees of fire-resistant species will have been planted by the end of 2022 with the support of Jerónimo Martins.

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A new Generation of Trees

A new Generation of Trees

A new forest: resilient to fires, sustainable and productive. This is “Floresta Serra do Açor” project’s final goal. In the first five years, 85% of the area to reforest will combine pine with native species. Most of them regenerate naturally after felling, thus ensuring continuity of the forest.

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Renewing Guatemala

Renewing Guatemala

Guatemala’s first wind energy project, impacting communities and schools, is supported by Jerónimo Martins as a way of offsetting FEED’s carbon emissions.

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Heavy-duty Mission

Heavy-duty Mission

For the first time, the Oceano Azul Foundation invited diving centres to join the 2020 International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest volunteer effort to clean up the marine environment. The iconic tall ship Santa Maria Manuela was the base for one of the campaigns.

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Mountains of Hope

Mountains of Hope

In the green heart of Portugal, Serra do Açor was seriously affected by the 2017 wildfires. Jerónimo Martins will allocate 5 million euros to support a 40-year reforestation project that is already a source of hope for the region.

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Barometer of Life

Barometer of Life

More than 31,000 species are threatened with extinction, representing 27% of all animal and plant life assessed to date. What is behind this threat?

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SOS Pollinators

SOS Pollinators

The “SOS Pollinators” campaign was launched in 2015 to raise public awareness on the importance of pollinators. Quercus vice-president, Nuno Sequeira, details the campaign’s multiple initiatives.