A UNIVERSE OF 50 COMPANIES WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION IN 6 BUSINESS AREAS

ESG AT THE CENTRE OF GOVERNANCE

BENEFITS PLAN TO VALUE EMPLOYEES

The March edition of the BEL Group newsletter highlights ‘Tu Fazes Parte’, the benefits plan available to employees of the Group’s companies. It’s a plan of partnerships and discounts that involves services from various companies in the BEL universe, but also external organisations such as health providers, telecommunications, catering and others.

 

Another topic you can read about in E.BEL is how our employees deal with the issue of sustainability in their daily activities. A survey was launched to find out about their environmental practices and we bring you the results.  One of the Group’s companies, Active Space Technologies, marked its 21st anniversary with an event that brought all employees together. Read about these and other topics in the March issue of E.BEL at https://grupobel.pt/wp-content/uploads/AF_E.BEL-03_2025.pdf 

GRUPO BEL MARKS WOMEN'S DAY WITH MURAL CELEBRATING GENDER EQUALITY

The Grupo BEL unveiled the mural “Feminist Flamingo, 2023” by the artist Bordalo II, a work created to mark Women’s Day and celebrate Gender Equality, which combines pieces from the Small Trash Animals series with the artist’s most interventive series, Provocative.

Marco Galinha, CEO of the Grupo BEL opened the inauguration session, welcoming all those present, addressing a special greeting to all women, in which he highlighted that “International Women’s Day makes us reflect on values that are structural to any society and any organisation: equality and freedom”.

WE CREATE SOCIAL VALUE, WE ARE PRESENT

An act of solidarity when submitting your personal tax return

With the arrival of April also comes one of our tax obligations, the submission of our personal income tax return. This moment can be much more than an obligation and can become an act of solidarity, with 1 per cent of the IRS going to a charitable organisation at no cost to the taxpayer. This year, the BEL Group is joining GRACE – Responsible Business in calling for a consignment to a social economy organisation. GRACE is running an awareness-raising campaign, ‘reinforcing the importance of giving 1% of your personal income tax (IRS), which would otherwise go directly to the state, to a social economy organisation’.

 

This mechanism available to Portuguese taxpayers allows each citizen to donate part of the tax they pay, after deductions have been made, instead of handing it over in full to the state. The Tax Authority provides a list of beneficiary organisations that you can support free of charge. These organisations include religious institutions, private social solidarity institutions, legal persons of public utility for environmental purposes and cultural institutions with public utility status. When it comes to submitting your IRS, help those who need it most.

21 years making space a global endeavour

Active Space Technologies celebrated 21 years in business with a meeting that brought together all its employees. The session provided an overview of the company’s evolution, analysing various relevant metrics from recent years, including projects developed and international expansion, as well as the objectives set for the coming years.
During the event, there was a team building activity focused on collaboration and solving challenges, encouraging teamwork and the sharing of ideas between the different areas of the organisation Active Space Technologies is based in the Taveiro Industrial Park in Coimbra and supplies cutting-edge electromechanical solutions for the space, aeronautics and nuclear industries.

WE CREATE SOCIAL VALUE, WE ARE PRESENT

VASP and Tribuna da História at the Book Fair

VASP is present at the 93rd edition of the Book Fair, that takes place from May 25th to June 11th, at Parque Eduardo VII, in Lisbon, with 2 stands of its own (B30 and B31).
Here you will be able to find a wide literary offer of the nearly 50 publishers represented by VASP, as well as the Tribuna da História, publisher recently acquired by the BEL Group and that will have on display its most recent releases.
“The Republicanization of the Monarchy”, by Fátima Bonifácio, “The War and Changes”, by António Telo and “The End of the Portuguese State of India”, by Francisco Cabral Couto, are three of the publisher’s highlights.

Marco Galinha opens the last day of the Sustainability and Society Forum

Marco Galinha was present at the opening of the second and last day of the Sustainability and Society Forum, an initiative of the Global Media Group (GMG) in partnership with Galp, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, INATEL Foundation, BEL Group and Matosinhos City Hall. This International Summit had a remarkable panel of participants and was an important stage for the debate of ideas and where ways to build a more sustainable and inclusive future were presented.

Active Space Technologies develops technology for JUICE probe

Active Space Technologies, a Grupo BEL universe company, has collaborated on the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission, a European Space Agency (ESA) project that aims to study Jupiter’s space system. The probe, which will be launched from French Guiana on April 13 towards Jupiter is equipped with state-of-the-art technology including a mean gain antenna (MGA) guidance and adjustment mechanism, produced by Active Space’s team.

Active Space Technologies was responsible for the delivery of JUICE’s medium gain antenna (MGA) pointing mechanism, ensuring the co-engineering, manufacturing, assembly, verification and testing of all models (validation and flight).

Bel Group, Bronze Sponsor of the 2nd edition of ESG WEEK

The second edition of ESG WEEK, an initiative of the APEE – Portuguese Association for Business Ethics, will take place between April 17 and 21, with the Grupo BEL as Bronze Sponsor. The aim of the initiative is to debate the issue of Sustainability and how one can invest and protect the environment and build a more sustainable world, guided by solid ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) policies.

Follow all the information on the website – https://esgportugal.pt/

Participation is free of charge, but subject to registration: https://lnkd.in/eAVDfY6G

CASH & CARRY BUSINESS EXPANDS THE GROUP'S AREA OF OPERATION

The BEL Group has just acquired exclusive control of the company Amaral & Filhos Distribuição, S.A., a company that distributes and wholesales food products, as authorised by the Competition Authority, in an operation carried out through the vehicle company EDA – Empresa de Distribuição Alimentar.

ARCHIVE OF THE DAILY NEWSPAPER "DIARIO DE NOTÍCIAS" ON DISPLAY AT THE MUSEUM OF THE NAVY

The BEL Group is the main sponsor of the exhibition “DN Tesouro Nacional” (National Treasure), an initiative that aims to show society a century-old view of the most important moments in the history of Portugal and the world. The exhibition will be on display at the Museu da Marinha from 17 December until 28 February 2023 (from 10am to 5pm).

The BEL Group is the main sponsor of the exhibition “DN Tesouro Nacional” (National Treasure), an initiative that aims to show society a century-old view of the most important moments in the history of Portugal and the world. The exhibition will be on display at the Museu da Marinha from 17 December until 28 February 2023 (from 10am to 5pm).

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