On a corporate level, we regularly support 21 institutions and projects focusing on education, culture, human rights, the environment and health.
In Portugal, Pingo Doce, Recheio and Jerónimo Martins Agro-Alimentar receive requests for support and seek to respond to the appeal for help from social institutions that operate in the respective stores’ surrounding areas by making in-kind and monetary donations, including sponsoring of environmental conservation projects.
In Poland, Biedronka channels its support to social projects and campaigns, and in 2020 its food donation programme was extended to over 1,941 stores. In 2020, Hebe increased its support to the surrounding communities, supporting doctors and nurses from 30 hospitals and healthcare centres.
In Colombia, Ara has gradually increased its commitment to supporting low-income Colombian families.