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that: “We, the Mota-Engil Group, will continue on our path, struggling with the challenges, but certain that to overcome them, the example of the past will be
a reference in the success of the future. Thank you very much.”
In turn, the Prime Minister, António Costa, said: “In this 10th edition of this Award I want to begin by emphasising the importance of the persistence
of the Foundation’s work, its social commitment, and also that in these ten entities that today were duly awarded we see the great social energy in our country.”. He then recalled that he was present at the 8th edition of the Award, that year with a "topic alluding to the fight against poverty and the importance of education in the fight against poverty, recalling the work that has been done
to eradicate poverty in Portugal", concluding with the "congratulations
to those who competed, congratulations to the winners, congratulations to the Manuel António da Mota Foundation”.
In the Conference under the topic
of “Sustainable Portugal”, the Minister for the Environment, João Pedro Matos
Fernandes praised the work of the Manuel António da Mota Foundation in the development of actions related to social responsibility, mentioning, on the topic
of sustainability, that: “We have a huge challenge ahead of us and we either take it into our hands or we lose it. Without an emission-free atmosphere, without an economy that regenerates resources and leaves for the Earth what is hers, and without recognising that the natural capital is much more than something to be enjoyed, our life will truly be hellish in the short term. Drought and rising sea levels are not strange phenomena; they are part of what the Portuguese people experience every day. This is our time, the time to invest is now, because later on we will not have the money for it, so enormous will the task be”.
Rui Pedroto, Chief Executive Officer of the Manuel António da Mota Foundation, took the stage to present the Foundation’s various initiatives over the years, and
to recall the work carried out in the area of social responsibility policy in Portugal, as well as in the countries where Mota-Engil is present: “The Manuel António
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António Costa presents the Award to Patrícia Boura, CEO of Fundação do Gil - winning institution.
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António da Mota, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mota-Engil Group, on stage, to present several initiatives of the Foundation over the years.
The ceremony was honoured by the presence of the Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, who presented the Award to the finalist institutions, and by the Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, José Pedro Matos Fernandes, who was a speaker at the Conference.
JOÃO PEDRO MATOS
Minister for the Environment
"Drought and rising sea levels are not strange phenomena; they are part of what the Portuguese people experience every day. This is our time, the time to invest is now, because later on we will not have the money for it, so enormous will the task be".
PATRÍCIA BOURA
Chief Executive Officer of Fundação do Gil
"I thank this Award foremost on behalf of the children and families we have supported daily for 13 years in this project. I want to thank my team who every day fight silently with tremendous resilience ".
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