PRESENTATION

Corticeira Amorim Towards Sustainable Development

The emergence of a new paradigm – the viability of the activities carried out from a standpoint that simultaneously incorporates the economic, social and environmental aspects of these activities – has determined the growing importance of the contribution of every actor, whether a company or a consumer, to building a better world. In this respect, one distinctive factor to emerge in responsible consumption is the ecological nature of the product – CORTICEIRA AMORIM’s strength in the insulation market segment is an example and a consequence of this new reality.

In this area, CORTICEIRA AMORIM, in addition to benefiting from a gift of Nature – transforming a natural raw material, extracted cyclically from the trees without harming them, promoting the economic and social sustainability of areas at risk of desertification, making available high value added products that maintain the unique and intrinsic characteristics of cork, in an integrated transformation process that practically does not produce waste – has regulated its activity by adopting and strengthening sustainable development practices.

Corticeira Amorim has always had a culture of sustainability that we are at pains to report, prompting a shared reflection on the way we carry out our activity and give due consideration, with the contribution of our stakeholders, to potential improvements aimed at everyone’s well-being. 
 

CORTICEIRA AMORIM presents its sixth Sustainability Report May 2012 2011 was a remarkable year for the cork oak forests, for cork and for CORTICEIRA AMORIM. During the year proclaimed International Year of Forests, at a national level the cork oak was appointed Portugal’s National Tree. At the International level, numerous opinion leaders, from a variety of fields, are describing the cork industry and cork oak forests as a genuine example of sustainable development. This edition of the Sustainability Report outlines the main steps taken in 2011 towards a Sustainable Development. 41% Decrease in the level of carbon intensity of CORTICEIRA AMORIM’s activity on 2006 61% Use of energy renewable sources 10% Increase of the cork stoppers recycling in relation to 2010 30 Industrial and/or distribution sites with FSC chain of custody certification 667 Ideas registered by the employees within the CORK.IN Innovation Program Sustainability Report 2011.