Sustainability

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Bound to win in Mato Grosso

Bound to win in Mato Grosso

When you need to go further, working with others is a winning strategy. In the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil’s agricultural heartland, four organisations have banded together in a project to fight deforestation and conversion – the Jerónimo Martins Group is one of them.

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Social energy: how solidarity can connect and empower people

Social energy: how solidarity can connect and empower people

Solidarity is a basic human quality. But it’s more than providing financial aid to the more needy; it’s understanding, caring, supporting, doing what has to be done to release the positive energy that connects people.

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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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Agility and Engagement as Core Values

Agility and Engagement as Core Values

A place of help and hope. Collective action was needed to guarantee a fast and effective way to help refugees fleeing the war. Biedronka teamed with its partners to ensure that those in need were receiving proper assistance.

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Poland and the Migrants

Poland and the Migrants

The world was moved by Poland’s hospitality with Ukrainian refugees. Perhaps, for Poles, the war may be another form of Russian imperialism, but the fact is that this same war has dissipated differences and rekindled the Polish spirit of Solidarność (Solidarity).

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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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Women Value

Women Value

United by the desire to add value to Mozambique and be a source of inspiration for others, five young Mozambican women crossed paths at the Girl Move Academy. Jerónimo Martins is a part of this innovative project, which has already been awarded a UNESCO prize.

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Inclusion, valuing Difference

Inclusion, valuing Difference

The pioneering Centro Incluir is the only one of its kind in Portugal and Europe that offers people with disabilities the chance to find their place in the labour market. And to make their dreams come true.

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Bairro Feliz

Bairro Feliz

Launched by Pingo Doce, the Bairro Feliz project is aimed at contributing towards happier communities by supporting the locals’ causes. Filipa Pimentel, Sustainable Development and Local Impact Director of Pingo Doce, shares some happy stories that resulted from the project.

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Szlachetna Paczka

Szlachetna Paczka

Set up in 2001, Szlachetna Paczka (the Noble Gift) is one of the most recognizable social projects in Poland. Arkadiusz Mierzwa, Corporate Communications and Sustainability Director of Biedronka, recounts the story of their partnership and its impact on the future of families in need.

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Misión Nutrición

Misión Nutrición

Malnutrition is one of Colombia’s most serious public health challenges. Spearheaded by Ara, the Misión Nutrición programme emerged with the aim to contribute to a better nourished country. Andrea Jimeno, Corporate Communications Director at Ara, tells how the project is changing that reality.

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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.