Sustainable Development: the Natural Choice The 2nd issue of the Sustainability Report gives an account of the Company's sustainability-related policies and practices as well as the main initiatives and objectives achieved so far in this area. Highlights: - A number of analysis carried out by independent entities have confirmed the environmental benefits of using cork stoppers and cork floor and wall coverings;
- Applications for ten patents were submitted;
- Enhancing the Value and Sustainability of the Cork Oak and its Associated Biodiversity;
- 8400 new hectares of cork oak forest were certified by FSC;
- Employees training increased 43 percent in 2007;
- A 4.6 percent reduction in CO2 emissions per kilo of consumed cork;
- Contribution to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
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