IBERSOL | 2019 Sustainability Report

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE Packaging Waste Packaging and Packaging Waste In recent years, and particularly in 2019, there has been pressure to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics, which has brought significant challenges in finding alternative solutions that are less harmful to the environment. In this regard, a working group has been formed to identify and reduce the amount of existing plastic pack- aging and to reinforce the principles of a circular economy in our operations. 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 recy- cling circuit, as well as to decrease the volume of waste deposited in landfills. Equally important is the fact that all of the Group’s units play an ac- tive role in the selective separation of waste (paper/cardboard, plas- tic/metal and glass), a task performed on a daily basis and without exception, in all restaurants and in every office. In this regard and in partnership with Sociedade Ponto Verde, in 2019 we held some “Ibersol Green Day” awareness campaigns. “Always Recycle” was the theme of these initiatives, which involved more than 200 people from our offices in Porto and Lisbon. We have always been concerned with promoting environmental management practices, thereby raising awareness among all those who work with us, because with small gestures we can all make a difference and help save the planet, which is our home. 42