IBERSOL Sustainability Report 2018

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 Festive and Charity Events Another partnership that deserves being highlighted was with As- sociação Salvador, whose objective was to increase the number of people who between 10th April and 15th May consign IRS (Personal Income Tax) to contribute funds towards Associação Salvador, and on the other, to try out the Pizza Hut brand. Whilst with Associação Pais em Rede (Parents Association Network), between 16th and 25th July, the Ibersol group supported the Olivais em Férias+ programme (school holiday programme), aiming to fill a gap in the community for young people with a disability, primarily, but not limited to, cerebral palsy. This is a healthy means of occupy- ing their free time, where education through art and culture, as well as sports and environmental aspects, play a key role in encouraging people with a disability to make new discoveries, develop personal and social skills, and also, of no less importance, to give the carers some rest. Regarding special dates, the group carried out actions on Interna- tional Women’s day, with a meeting with influencers and civic soci- ety. On World Food Day, the group took the children from ‘O Gat- inho’ kindergarten to taste Pizza Hut in the restaurant in Maia Parque Central. This was the kind of initiative that was repeated over the course of the year with other schools, namely ASSUS - Associação de Solidariedade Social da Urbanização do Seixo (Children’s Day), o Chupetão - Educação Infantil or Escolinha do Sporting Club Linda- a-Velha, the support for the latter being in the form of donations in equipment. The Group’s action also extended to making donations, namely to Centro de Deficientes João Paulo II, an association that takes in the severely disabled who cannot be looked after by their families. The initiative was promoted by the structure and heads of the partici- pating units at the Pizza Hut annual meeting, called “Brand Day”. This stance aims to make the participants accountable for the degree of compliance with the set commitments, as well as to raise aware- 83