Organisations to which we belong

act4nature Portugal

act4nature Portugal is a business initiative promoted by BCSD Portugal in which member companies make joint and individual commitments for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Acuerdo de Voluntades para la Deforestación Cero en la Cadena de Aceite de Palma en Colombia

The Voluntary Agreement for Zero Deforestation in the Colombian Palm Oil Chain is a treaty promoted through the global initiative Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 (TFA 2020), created in 2012 and of which the Colombian Government has been a member since 2016, to fight deforestation linked to palm oil production in the country. Several civil society organisations, such as Proforest and WWF, support it. The Group has been a signatory of the agreement since May 2021 through Ara.

Aliança Objetivos Desenvolvimento Sustentável Portugal

Created by the Global Compact Network Portugal in 2015 and grounded in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 17, the SDG Alliance Portugal, from which we are founding members, brings together the business sector, civil society, and the public sector, to enhance communication between companies and stakeholders and create conditions for the development of new projects within the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Alianza Carbono Neutralidad

The Alianza Carbono Neutralidad (Carbon Neutral Alliance) is an initiative of the Colombian Government that seeks to energise, strengthen and make visible the management of greenhouse gas emissions in public and private organisations, aiming to promote a sustainable and low-carbon development.

BCSD Portugal

BCSD Portugal – Business Council for Sustainable Development is a non-profit organisation that, with broad sectoral representation, brings together and represents companies that are actively committed to sustainable development.

Business for Nature

Business for Nature is a global coalition bringing together civil society, organisations and businesses to reverse nature loss. This initiative calls on governments to adopt five major recommendations to accelerate business action by aligning policies and transforming economic and financial systems.

Business for Societal Impact (B4SI)

Business for Societal Impact (formerly the London Benchmarking Group) is a network of corporate community investment professionals that apply the B4SI model, developed in partnership with Corporate Citizenship, to measure and assess the impacts of investments on communities. The application, development and continuous improvement of this model is the result of the involvement and contribution of more than 130 organisations worldwide.

CDP - Disclosure Insight Action

CDP – Disclosure Insight Action (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) is a non-profit organisation that encourages investors, companies and cities to measure and manage the risks and opportunities of environmental impacts. The Group responds to the CDP Climate Change, Water Security and Forests questionnaires each year.

Código de Conduta da UE sobre práticas empresariais e comerciais responsáveis

The EU Code of Conduct is one of the first deliverables of the Farm to Fork Strategy. It sets out the actions that the actors “between the farm and the fork”, such as food processors, food service operators and retailers, can voluntarily commit to undertake to tangibly improve and communicate their sustainability performance.

EuroCommerce

EuroCommerce is the main European organisation representing the retail and wholesale sectors. These sectors provide a link between producers and more than 450 million European consumers, employ 26 million people directly and create opportunities for small suppliers and international businesses. EuroCommerce embraces national associations in 28 countries representing around 6 million companies, from multinationals to small family businesses.

European Climate Pact

The European Climate Pact is an initiative inviting people, communities and organisations to participate in climate action. Launched by the European Commission, it is part of the European Green Deal and aims to help the EU meet its goal to be the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Some of its initiatives include awareness campaigns along with the implementation of sustainable consumption and production solutions.

Forum Odpowiedzialnego Biznesu

The Forum Odpowiedzialnego Biznesu (Responsible Business Forum) is Poland’s most recognised non-governmental organisation, addressing the concept of corporate responsibility in a comprehensive manner. Operating since 2000, it has developed and established partnerships in critical social responsibility undertakings.

GLOBALG.A.P.

GLOBALG.A.P. is a brand of smart farm assurance solutions, offering standards for safe and responsible production in agriculture, aquaculture, and floriculture. It is supported by a rigorous integrity programme and a network of more than 430 organisations. It equips producers with knowledge on responsible farming practices, enabling them to achieve certification, meet market requirements, and contribute to international sustainability goals.

Global Food Safety Initiative

The Global Food Safety Initiative’s mission is to encourage the continuous improvement of food safety management systems, seeking to ensure confidence in delivering safe food products to consumers worldwide.

GRACE

The GRACE – Grupo de Reflexão e Apoio à Cidadania Empresarial (Group of Reflection and Support for Business Citizenship) is a Portuguese non-profit organization comprised of companies from various sectors. GRACE promotes the development of Social and Corporate Responsibility initiatives.

LEAN & GREEN

The Lean & Green European platform aims to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions associated with logistics. The initiative, currently implemented in 16 countries, has already allowed the reduction of 2.5 megatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and involves the participation of more than 600 companies, including Biedronka and Pingo Doce.

Pacto para a Gestão da Água

The Pacto para Gestão da Água (Water Management Pact) is an initiative of Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Portuguese Catholic University) that brings together companies and other entities to raise awareness and adopt measures that contribute to sustainable water management.

Pacto de Mobilidade Empresarial para Braga

The Pacto de Mobilidade Empresarial para Braga (Braga Corporate Mobility Pact) is an initiative promoted by BCSD Portugal and the Braga Municipal Council. It aims to contribute to a more sustainable mobility in the municipality of Braga through concrete actions, to which companies are committed, allowing the reduction of their carbon footprint, sharing knowledge about sustainable mobility and promoting interaction with other companies, local organisations and institutions.

Pacto de Mobilidade Empresarial para a Cidade de Lisboa

The Lisbon Corporate Mobility Pact is a commitment promoted by BCSD Portugal, the Lisbon City Council, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and over 120 companies and institutions. It aims to contribute to a more sustainable mobility in Lisbon by implementing actions to which companies commit and encouraging new behaviours and solutions in cross-collaboration with their employees, suppliers and customers.

Pacto Português para os Plásticos

We are founding members of the Pacto Português para os Plásticos (Portuguese Plastics Pact), an initiative coordinated by Smart Waste Portugal, with the support of His Excellency the President of the Republic, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Action and the Ministry of the Economy and the Sea. The pact is part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Plastics Pact Network. It is a collaborative platform for a circular economy for plastics in Portugal.

Pacto por los Plasticos

In 2022, through Ara, we joined the Pacto por los Plasticos (Colombian Plastics Pact), a collaborative platform that brings together businesses, government, academia and NGOs to accelerate the circular economy of plastics in the country.

Polska Koalicja Zrównoważonego Oleju Palmowego

The PKZOP – Polska Koalicja Zrównoważonego Oleju Palmowego (Polish Coalition for Sustainable Palm Oil) is a multistakeholder initiative created in June 2019 by 12 members from the private sector (food, cosmetics and retail industry), certification bodies and non-governmental organisations.

Polski Pakt Plastikowy

The Polski Pakt Plastikowy (Polish Plastics Pact) is a platform for cooperation between participants in the plastic packaging value chain, including retailers, industry associations, NGOs and universities. is part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Plastics Pact Network. The Pact is also part of the 17 Goals Campaign (Kampania 17.Celów), which mobilises Polish businesses to engage in the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

New Plastics Economy Global Commitment

Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment is an initiative that unites more than 1,000 companies, governments and other organisations behind a common vision and shared goals to tackle plastic waste and plastic pollution at its source.

Roteiro para a Descarbonização do Setor da Distribuição

The Roteiro para a Descarbonização do Setor da Distribuição (Roadmap for Decarbonisation of the Distribution Sector) is an initiative promoted by the Portuguese Association of Distribution Companies (APED). The roadmap aims to maximise the collective action towards the sector’s decarbonisation by 2040.

Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS)

The Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) is an organisation focused on promoting the responsible production, trade and use of soy. Founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2006, the RTRS fosters a multistakeholder environment and facilitates dialogue on responsible soy through the development, implementation and monitoring of a certification standard and the engagement of all stakeholder’s part of the soy value chain.

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

RSPO is a non-profit, international membership organisation that unites stakeholders from the 7 sectors of the palm oil industry: oil palm producers, processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks/investors, and environmental and social non-governmental organisations (NGOs), to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil.

Smart Waste Portugal

Smart Waste Portugal is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to create a nationwide platform that leverages waste as a resource throughout the value chain. The association brings together more than 150 members from the waste sector, industry, academia and trade associations.

The Consumer Goods Forum

The Consumer Goods Forum is a global network for collective action between retailers and producers in the fast-moving consumer goods industry to accelerate and drive positive change on strategic issues: environmental and social sustainability, health, food safety and traceability. We are part of several coalitions: Forest Positive, Human Rights – Working to End Forced Labour, Plastic Waste, Collaboration for Healthier Lives, Product Data and Global Food Safety.

Tropical Forest Alliance

The Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) aims to support the private sector in removing commodity-driven deforestation from supply chains. It works on Forest Positive jurisdictional and multistakeholder initiative concepts, fostering collaboration between producer and consumer countries to reduce deforestation linked to the production of key commodities in their regions – Latin America, Africa, South Asia, China and Europe.

United Nations Global Compact

The United Nations Global Compact is a UN initiative organised in local networks, designed for companies committed to aligning their culture and strategies with the 10 Principles in the areas of Human Rights, Labour Practices, Environment and Anti-corruption. By joining these networks, companies and other stakeholders promote the exchange of experiences and collective development. The Group is a participant of the Portuguese network and Biedronka is a member of the Polish one.

We Mean Business

We Mean Business is a coalition of organisations that collaborate to help solving the climate crises. As a common platform, it aims to give voice to companies, catalyse action for change and develop innovative policies to transform society into a low carbon economy.