“We Rehabilitate Houses, We Rebuild Lives “ Corticeira Amorim is a partner of Just a Change, a non-profit association that rebuilds homes for underprivileged people in Portugal. Under the motto “We Rehabilitate Homes, We Rebuild Lives”, Just a Change has attracted dozens of partners, rebuilt hundreds of homes and mobilised thousands of volunteers. It has thereby provided better living conditions for people, helping impact or reduce poverty, insecurity and crime, and increase health, well-being and self-esteem. Based on the common goal of promoting a sustainable impact, Corticeira Amorim’s support for Just a Change is achieved through the availability of cork-based products for housing reconstruction projects. Whether providing cork floors from the panoply of Amorim Cork Flooring’s product
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range, or the provision of composite cork products resulting from circular economy practices implemented by Amorim Cork Composites. This partnership places both organisations in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, that sets global priorities for 2030, aiming to build a world that is fairer, more dignified and more inclusive, striking the desired balance between People, Planet, Peace, Partnerships and Prosperity. Corticeira Amorim’s social responsibility “is also achieved by solving problems that are shared by everyone”, explains Cristina Rios Amorim. “When we add to this objective the goal to build a society that is more cohesive, conscious and prepared, we know that we are on the right side of the equation”, explains the company director
in charge of the company’s sustainability policy. “Full compliance with our mission is complemented by the urgent need to foster decarbonisation through the use of green, renewable, recyclable and reusable products, and those with a negative carbon balance “, concludes Cristina Rios Amorim. Just a Change’s plans for 2022 encompass 65 interventions in 16 municipalities in Portugal, mobilising more than 800 volunteers and with an impact on more than 200 direct beneficiaries’.
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