At Cortina, we are very aware of the daily impact we have on people and our planet. We recognize our corporate social responsibilities and embed several sustainability principles across our business.
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Mattias Vanderschueren - Chairman
Together we can take the necessary steps towards a safer planet.
At Cortina, we do this by being resource-efficient, respecting the environment, and taking initiatives such as:
People are at the very core of Cortina. As a family business, we deeply care about society and well-being and find it necessary to support social projects.
For more than 20 years, founder Dirk Vanderschueren and his wife Nicole Parmentier are personally involved in national and international social projects, especially targeted at children and young adults.
3,5 million euros have been assigned, for instance:
Financial support for foreign social projects:
Ondernemers voor ondernemers (OVO) supports initiatives that contribute to sustainable business operations and has a few essential conditions:
Together with OVO, Cortina sponsors Training and Education programs in Vietnam, China, India, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. Also, shoes and textiles are provided.
As of 2014, Cortina started supporting programs for mentally vulnerable children and young people.
Psychosenet is an easily accessible online platform with clear and objective information about psychosis (www.psychosenet.be). The website is compiled by professionals, experts by experience and patients. Since 2014, Cortina guarantees the maintenance of the website and makes funds available to enable full operation in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Het Lezerscollectief offers free and shared reading sessions for all kinds of vulnerable people and social and medical organizations (www.lezerscollectief.be). Cortina finances the reading books and offers free training programs for volunteers.