ENGLISH MARKETS & APPLICATIONS PRODUCTS INNOVATION SUSTAINABILITY FEATURED STORIES NEWS ABOUT US CONTACT DOWNLOADS PINK OCTOBER October 2021 - Global Initiative October is the month when Selenis wears pink, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Together, we’re raising awareness and showing our support to everyone that has been touched by this disease. Selenis contributed to this movement by purchasing t-shirts, for all the women in the group, through organizations related either to Breast Cancer Research, or to help women in difficult conditions get through these tough times, with shelter, food, psychological support, lymphedema therapies, and others. We would like to thank everyone that helped getting us closer to the cure! NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND September, 2021 – Likoni, Kenya ‍ Access to education is something that all children should have the opportunity to have, no matter their circumstances. Selenis has committed to improving the lives of the children in an orphanage in Likoni, Kenya, through the donation of a tuk tuk that takes them to school and also serves as a channel for monthly income. Apart from assuring an easy and safe means of transportation, the tuk tuk was donated to the orphanage also as a way to create a steady income to pay for their monthly costs. The orphanage reached an agreement with an experienced driver, whereby they take the children to and from school, and in between, the vehicle is rented to them for their business of tuk tuk taxi services. The orphanage was having a difficult time making ends meet and this has been part of the solution to auto-finance their costs, and most importantly, the children have secured transportation to school. Selenis came across this particular case through a personal connection to the management of the orphanage, but to our Group, this donation is part of a bigger mission. The value of “Goodness – Do right by people and society”, is at the heart of our organisation. SELENIS SPONSORS SUMMER CAMP FOCUSED ON SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT August, 2021 – Portalegre, Portugal ‍ As part of our regenerative strategy to be locally attuned, Selenis Portugal sponsored the AE Best Summer Camp project in Portalegre. The camp provided the children from the Bonfim Schools Group the chance to develop socio-emotional skills associated with knowledge in various areas, such as Arts, Nature, Sports and Entrepreneurship. Thus, enabling these students to have access to more formative, enriching and diversified experiences, which we trust contributed to increasing their self-esteem and school progression. The AE Best Summer Camp is a great way to entertain children during the Summer, whilst they were off school, and allowed them to interact with children outside their school life, developing their social skills. ECOBRICKS August, 2021 – Jalisco, Mexico ‍ The IMG Group is proud to announce the construction of a new Eco Brick bus stop, built in the community of Arroyo Seco, in the municipality of La Huerta, Jalisco. The collaboration of the residents was an essential part of the initiative, as it is based on the collection of PET bottles filed with plastic waste, by the community members. The accomplishment of this project is very relevant to the everyday life of the local community, considering that previously there was no structure where they could wait comfortably for public transport, sheltered from the sun or rain. Results: ‍ - 327 habitants benefited with supermarket vouchers in exchange for Eco Bricks; - Built with 309 Eco Bricks and 4 sheets of tetra pack; - Approx. 927 bags jumbo of reused garbage; - 3 people hired for the week of the construction. SELENIS SPONSORS BOOK WITH REGIONALISMS FROM THE NORTH ALENTEJO July, 2021 – Portalegre, Portugal Selenis has recently sponsored a book filled with a collection of regionalisms from the North Alentejo, a geographical area of Portugal where our biggest plant is located. As part of our regenerative strategy, we want to ensure that our whole team understands and feels the connection between our activities, their work and the interaction between their bioregion and the local ecosystem. The book “Património Linguístico do Norte Alentejo” was created through the collaboration of students and teachers from the José Régio- Portalegre Basic School. With this initiative, the school intended not only to present the registered vocabulary to students, their families, and teachers, but also to spread, both in the educational community and in society in general, a sense of appreciation in our regional speeches. SELENIS JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE July, 2021 – Portugal Worldwide, 1 in 3 women will experience some form of domestic abuse. Selenis wants to be part of the solution. In one of the first projects launched in this line of action, Selenis Portugal is honoured to announce a new partnership with Núcleo de Atendimento às Vítimas de Violência Doméstica Portalegre (NAVVD), a service of the Portuguese Red Cross of Portalegre, which provides personalised, confidential and free care to victims of domestic violence. The association is present in the Potuguese regions of Portalegre, Elvas, Monforte, Campo Maior, Castelo de Vide, Marvão and Arronches. NAVVD performs legal, psychological, and financial assistance for people suffering domestic violence, who are mostly women, although they also assist children, teenagers and men, who are often not as spoken about. Similarly, the association helps to redirect victims to sheltering homes where they can start a new life far away from their abusers. In the last year, they assisted in 72 projects, of which 64 were women.Additionally, the association develops awareness campaigns at schools and civic centres, to educate people about violence, more specifically domestic violence and violence in relationships, among other crucial topics. Also, they are currently working on a new project to fully support the children who suffer from domestic violence. CHILDREN’S DAY June, 2021 – Portalegre, Portugal Selenis Portugal invited all our employee’s children, between the ages of 3 and 6, to celebrate the Children’s Day in Portugal surrounded by Nature. We’ve partnered with the Pedagogic Project Bosque Escola Avelãs to organize several outdoor activities centered around the children’s’ interaction with the environment. The event took place at a beautiful local farm known as Quinta das Avelãs, in Portagem, Marvão. SELENIS LAUNCHES THE IMG FOR ALL PROGRAM April, 2021 – Global Initiative Selenis is proud to announce the launch of the IMG FOR ALL program. An Employee Assistance Program designed by our mother company, IMG Group, that supports our employees not only during these challenging pandemic times, but also after the health crisis is over, in coping with personal and professional difficulties that may adversely affect their health and well-being. This program provides our people with a set of services designed to help in day-to-day issues related to personal and family matters, through counseling by phone, online, or in person, available 365 days a year 24/7. Every employee has access to professionals specialized in legal, psychological, and financial advisory services to themselves and their direct household members. All services are free of charge for our employees and are completely confidential. With this program we want to contribute directly to target 8.8 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which is to promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, as well as to ensure that essential health, social protection and basic services are available for our employees. At Selenis, we are committed to the well-being of our talented and dedicated team! We want to give back to those who give us the most. CONSTRUCTION OF ECO-BRICK BUS-STOPS IN MEXICO January 2021 - Jalisco, Mexico As part of our project with our partner, Sol Pacífico Foundation, 900 eco-bricks have been used to build two bus stops in the villages of San Mateo and Emiliano, and another two will be built in the coming weeks, using an additional 600 eco-bricks. Through this initiative we sensitize communities on the importance of recycling. We also help families economically with the incentive of our voucher scheme where each “eco-brick” delivered to the foundation can be cashed as vouchers to be used in local supermarkets. More than 128 families participated in the last collection. This project also has other environmental benefits – for the construction of these four bus stops in particular, 9000 m2 of waste was reused instead of going to landfills. Despite the fact that there is still some way to go, our ultimate goal is to improve the health and well-being of every community we touch. ECO-BRICK CONSTRUCTIONS April 2020 - Jalisco, Mexico Our parent company, IMG Group, partnered with the Sol Pacífico Foundation to collaborate in several initiatives linked to education, as well as plastic recycling and upcycling. As part of our project with the Foundation, we launched the Eco-Brick project. Eco-bricks are made using PET bottles filled with non-recyclable materials. These then become the building blocks of an ecological building structure with the following benefits: - Reduction in environmental pollution and emissions as waste is reused - Material for insulation purposes - High durability - Easy to store and transport - Simple and low-cost technique We embarked on this project with local schools as we believe that the younger generations are the future for a greener planet. Through class-room presentations, we highlighted the positive impact that this ecological construction delivers and taught the students how to make their own eco-bricks. With this knowledge, a fun and educational activity was created whereby students participated in the construction of benches and other elements for the improvement of their school facilities. As an additional incentive eco-bricks can be cashed as vouchers to be used in local supermarkets (5 eco bricks = 20 USD) IMG president at the launch of the eco-brick for supermarket vouchers initiative SOLIDARITY RESPONSE DUE TO COVID-19 CRISIS March & April 2020 - Global Initiative ‍The world has never faced a crisis like this one before, as the pandemic impacts communities globally, at the IMG Group, our parent company, strives to do its part in supporting everyone’s efforts to prevent, detect and respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. The IMG Group has helped fight the pandemic through the following donations distributed to the local communities where our industrial sites are located, namely in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico: Protective Gear and Medical Equipment - 7000 masks and 1750 face shields for local schools, city councils, police and nursing homes - 160m of material to produce surgical gowns donated to Portalegre Health Center in partnership with local seamstresses - More than 200 liters of disinfection and cleaning products supplied to local authorities - Hand sanitizers supplied to local authorities - More than 600 pairs of gloves for local authorities Contributions of Funds for Medical Equipment - 2000€ towards the purchase of medical equipment – Alentejo Hospitals, Portugal - 400 € for the purchase of surgical gowns -Portalegre Hospital, Portugal - 500€ for the purchase of face shields – Police Offices of Lombardy, Italy - 500€ donation to the Red Cross for the purchase of face shields - Lombardy, Italy Product Donations ‍Given that the IMG Group’s portfolio includes products that serve the market for protective goods, we have contributed to the health and safety of our local communities through the following product donations to produce face shields: - 800 kgs of Evertis PET film - 20 kgs of Selenis PETG filaments for 3D printing Contributions to Foundations and Found Raisers ‍ - 1000 $ donation towards the CDC Foundation for the funding of medical support, increasing lab capacity, deploying emergency staffing to U.S public health agencies, providing support to vulnerable communities, addressing health communication and boosting clinical research to improve health outcomes. - 1000 $ donation towards the No Kid Hungry organization. Many children rely on school meals. With school closures, those meals are no longer guaranteed. This initiative sends emergency grants to food banks and helps communicate with families to make sure they can find a hot meal until schools open again. - 5500 € donation towards the Careyes Foundation to support over 4,000 people across six villages, on the coast of Jalisco, Mexico. This contribution will fund at least two rounds of grocery deliveries (around $15 each) to these families who are most in need, providing with food and other basic necessities to last them for one month. - 500€ contribution to the “Soma de Todas as Partes” project in Portugal, an organization that provides food for isolated people and all those referred by institutions that at the moment are unable to guarantee all the necessary support. - More than 1000 kgs of meals and other essential goods donated to shelters and nursing homes in Curitiba, Brazil. CARING FOR OUR VALUE CHAIN March & April 2020 – Portalegre, Portugal Due to the unprecedent sanitary crisis caused by the Covid-19 virus, the IMG Group has donated 575 meals so far to all truck drivers who transport products from Evertis and Selenis industrial sites in Portugal. This initiative was born after hearing from truck drivers about the difficulties they were facing in buying food at petrol stations due to long lines now that all dine-in restaurants have been closed. Thus, the Group decided to provide a complete and healthy take-away meal to make their trips a little easier amidst the current crisis. Truck drivers are risking their own health and are working non-stop to keep supplying the essential businesses in the medical & healthcare, cleaning products, and food industries. Out of respect for their crucial role at this and at all times, for helping to keep these and other companies up and running and also through the strong sense of solidarity of the IMG Group, we will continue to provide these meals as long as this is necessary. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING COVID-19 CRISIS March & April 2020 - Global Initiative ‍At the IMG Group we reinforce the important role that good occupational safety and health good practices play, as seen during the current sanitary crisis caused by the Covid-19 virus.We strive to support all efforts made to prevent, detect and react in a timely way. Contingency plans are implemented with the safety and health of our employees prioritized. Operational continuity plans are also in place to ensure the safety and stability of our activity, since Evertis products are considered essential goods. At the IMG Group we have implemented the following measures: Employees who perform work that is compatible with teleworking are working from home to cut risk of contracting virus Employees whose responsibilities require them to be on site were provided protective gear, such as face shields and hand sanitizers Screening point at the entrance of our industrial sites to measure body temperature of anyone entering premises Training on current strict protocols, including measures related to social distancing and correct hand hygiene Disinfection of our industrial sites according to sanitation measures provided by authorities Set up of an isolation room and concrete procedures were defined to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus Due to our rapid response and adherence to rigorous protocols, the IMG Group proudly reports on the effectiveness of ours measures and the commitment and responsibility of everyone involved within our activity as we have zero positives test results of covid-19 within all locations. TREE PLANTING IN MEXICO June 2020 – Mexico Selenis planted close to 300 trees in Costa Alegre, an area highly affected by hurricanes, having suffered 3 in the last 10 years. This initiativeis in place in an effort to replace trees downed by the hurricanes, one of them being the strongest storm ever recorded, reaching a wind speed of 345 km/h. TREE PLANTING IN PORTUGAL March 2020 – Portugal In a win-win initiative, we planted 50 trees on farmland in Portugal, bringing benefits to farmers and the local community. Farms become more efficient, more climate friendly, as trees absorb CO2, release oxygen and return carbon to the soil, as well as store water. A DAY WITHOUT WOMEN March 2020 - Mexico The IMG Group rejects any kind of manifestation of violence. That is why our sister-company Evertis joined #ADayWithoutWomen movement that was called for on March 9th, 2020. We appreciate how important women are in our day to day lives and consider them essential members of our organization. At the IMG Group we reassured female employees that they mattered and with the support of our management, they wouldn’t have their time off or remuneration negatively impacted. We also suggested employees who came to work that day, wore a purple garment as a symbol of support for this cause. TEAM BUILDING December 2019 – Portalegre, Portugal Selenis believes in the importance of teamwork and the creation of a unified group. An annual barbecue before Christmas is held to promote a friendly work environment and motivate employees and develop communication between them. It takes place on two consecutive days so that allshifts can join at least during one meal. RAW MATERIALS UNIVERSITY DAY October 2019 - Lisbon, Portugal Our parent company, IMG Group, participated with a stand at the Raw Materials University Day, hosted by the Material Science Department at FCT NOVA, (Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of Lisbon), Portugal, with the objective of providing insight on our raw materials and their connection to a circular economy. Raw Materials University Days are organized annually in Europe to educate high school and university students about opportunities in raw materials for modern life and the green energy transition. EXTENDED LADDER FOR FIREMAN TRUCK September 2019 - Portalegre, Portugal The IMG Group donated funds to replace the extension ladder of the Portalegre’s fire truck used when fires breakout in multistory buildings. The extension ladder of the Portalegre Firefighters had been inoperative for many months after being damaged in a fire intervention and, due to the lack of funds, this vital equipment couldn’t be repaired. The IMG Group became aware of the situation and took on the cost of a new replacement, making the fire truck fully functional and ready for service to the community. DONATION TO CAREYES FOUNDATION August 2019 - Costa Jalisco, Mexico Through our partnership with the Sol Pacífico Foundation we donated funds supporting a program focused on vocational training. The purpose of this program is to expand opportunities for adolescents and adults who were unable to complete their studies by offering them an accessible digital tool to study a technical career with individualized support in preparation for working life. TEAM BUILDING December 2018 - Portalegre, Portugal Team Building divided in two sessions, one just for Leaders and a second one for Leaders + Teams: LEADERS: focused on an activity that showed the need to exercise leadership effectively, maximizing resources and relationships, highlighting the role of Attitude and Choices. LEADERS & TEAMS: Activities that worked on concepts associated with cooperation, teamwork, time management, conflict resolution, communication, team management, flexibility, coordination, continuous improvement, and the importance of planning and observation. PHYSIOTHERAPY CENTER Rehabilitation, Portugal In order to help our employees develop and foster their productivity and balance their wellness, at our industrial site in Portugal we have a physical therapy center with licensed therapists that provide services paid by our company as an extra benefit for our team. © 2021 SelenisCookiesPrivate Policy