Annual Integrated Report 2019

Socialand relationship capital Social and relationship capital “Give from the Heart” Angliss Singapore together with NPO, SilverAce, delivered 200 customized rst aid kits through our “Give From Heart” event. SilverAce runs activity centres for the elderly to encourage community involvement. Our target will be to distribute 1 000 rst aid kits in the year ahead. Bidfood Middle East annually donate to the Specialist Centre for Children with Disabilities in Dubai. The donations contribute to the renovation of classrooms. The Specialist Center for Children with Disabilities is headed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Faisal Al Qassimi and works to develop the capacities of persons with disabilities. With the scourge of rhino poaching in South Africa and the subsequent impact on the wild life industry, Bidfood SA decided to get involved. Madikwe Game Reserve initiated an annual “Rhino Walk in the Park” event, which we support. The 5km walk tracks along the route where many of the more than 70 rhinos have lost their lives to date. The walk brings the reality of rhino endangerment to the forefront. Bidfood SA donates stock items on a monthly basis to various charities such as the “Love Story Charity”, a local charity who serve about 30 000 meals to the homeless each month. In celebration of the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, Angliss Hong Kong Food Service staff members organised an afternoon gathering for more than 200 elderly tenants at Hiu Kwong Nursing Centre (Hong Kong) to show our love and care to them by presenting them with gifts from our healthy products range. Irmãos Avelino Brazil supported local Brazilian charities over the year with initiatives such as the “Servathon Campaign” where the Mariusso Paulinia’s depot joined with the local food suppliers to donate over one tonne of food to the Stop Hunger Foundation. Monthly food donations of about R$2 000 are made to local community centres. A winter campaign had the Brazilian team compete internally to donate old clothes for donations to local hospitals, nursing homes and homeless centres. Holiday initiatives to donate food, clothing and time are supported throughout the year, such as the Easter Chocolate donations to a children's home in Carapicuiba. Bidfood UAE (HORECA Trade) partners with Taste Studio UAE and Emirates Red Crescent to donate over 1 000 Iftar meal kits, packed by our team, for distribution over Ramadan to the Emirates Red Crescent tent in Jafza. A partnership with Manzil for the second year supported the “Give and Gain” week. Manzil is a non-pro t centre that aims to actively promote inclusion by providing a professional learning environment for persons with disability to nurture their potential and develop the requisite of self-help, social, educational and vocational skills that are required to function in society. For the 6th year in a row, Bidfood UAE is honoured to be awarded the CSR Label, by the Dubai Chamber recognising the commendable efforts in the areas of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. Bid Corporation Limited Annual integrated report 2019 / 53 Divisional review