IBERSOL | Integrated Management Report 2022

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT REPORT 2022 The year 2022 is also marked by the start of our Sustainability Pro- gramme, which aims to give continuity and greater integration to our social, economic and environmental sustainability policies, align- ing them increasingly with the sustainable development objectives of the United Nations Agenda 2030. At the Ibersol Group, we take sustainability very seriously and, in that sense, we increased our social and economic sustainability profile as a large Group that creates jobs and social cohesion. We protected employment during the pandemic and created jobs through a con- sistent policy of new restaurant openings of different Group brands, which consolidate our presence throughout the country. In the area of environmental sustainability, we continued to strength- en the practices and partnerships with a view to reducing CO2 emis- sions; moreover, we intensified good practice policies in the manage- ment of resources and waste, separation and recovery of the waste generated and investment in renewable energies, all with a view to an increasingly solid position in the circular economy and sustainability. In 2022, we were also called upon to respond to an unexpected chal- lenge: the proposed purchase by RBI of our Burger King operations in Portugal and Spain. This transaction was completed and we will now continue on the path we have followed since the beginning of our Group and in which we have demonstrated resilience, focus and determination. It is in this context that we maintained a dynamic of openings, being attentive to opportunities and new challenges, which includes, for example, the development contract of the Pret A Manger brand in the Iberian Peninsula. We are starting a new year full of strength and commitment, focused on our teams, training and retaining employees, who are the engine of our success. We will also have to be very focused on our customers, meeting their expectations and following market trends. We will continue to have to manage our costs very strictly, to seek 9