IBERSOL Sustainability Report 2018

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE Packaging Waste The production of packaging waste – service packages delivered to customers and packages of raw materials and products – is inevita- ble in our line of business. In order to ensure that this waste is correctly routed and treated, and as in previous years, we renewed our contract to participate in the Integrated Waste Packaging Management System, coordinated by Sociedade Ponto Verde. The aim of this system is to ensure the collection, recovery and recycling circuit, as well as to decrease the volume of waste deposited in landfills. Equally important is the fact that all units of the Group play an active role in the selective separation of waste (paper/cardboard, plastic/ metal and glass), a task performed on a daily basis and without ex- ception, in all restaurants and in every office. Due to its importance, there is strict follow-up of the packaging waste performance indicator and it should be mentioned that in 2018, nearly 1,500 tonnes of packaging waste were generated, up 9% com- pared to 2017, but proportionate to the Group’s business growth. Service Packaging (kg) Packaging of Imported Products (Kg) Total (Kg) Year- on-Year variation Plastic 162,898 141,893 304,791 27% Paper/ Cardboard 687,678 426,462 1,114,140 4% Steel/ Aluminium 1,197 26,089 27,285 49% Total 851,773 594,444 1,446,217 9% 42