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• Pet Mobility                                                                     Environmental Awareness
                                                               Goldair Handling on World Animals Day in October
                                                                 th
                                                               4  2022 announced its partnership with “Pet
                                                               Mobility” in donating wheelchairs not in use for                                                                       Goldair Handling has created the 'Goldair Handling
                                                               the production of pet wheelchairs. Within 2022 the                                                                     Green Team', which is active in recycling programs
                                                               Company donated nine wheelchairs that were all                                                                         and initiatives to clean beaches and other areas in
                                                               used for animal mobility aids development.                                                                             nature. The Company strives to implement as many
                                                                                                                                                                                      environmental actions as possible in order to support
                                                               • Win Cancer-Love Visitation                                                                                           local communities near the airports where Goldair
                                                               Goldair Handling employees prepared and delivered                                                                      Handling has presence.
                                                               to “WinCancer” greeting cards that were distributed
                                                               to all anticancer hospitals in Greece.                                                                                 • Coastal Cleanups
                                                                                                                                                                                      The Company is committed to increasing
                                                               • Christmas support of NGOs                                                                                            environmental awareness among its employees and
                                                               In Christmas 2021, Goldair Handling, instead of                                                                        local communities. Beach clean-ups consist of one of
                                                               buying business gifts, made a donation to Eliza,                                                                       the most important actions to protecting marine life and
                                                               a non-profit organization aiming at protecting                                                                         every year several actions are organized. During 2021
                                                               children who have suffered or are at risk of abuse                                                                     and 2022 the following have been organized:
                                                               or neglect, while for 2022 the donation has been                                                                       ˃  Coastal  cleaning  in  Rhodes  Island  for  two
                                                               made for the NGO “Make a Wish”.
                                                                                                                                                                                        consecutive years
                                                                                                                                                                                      ˃  Cleaning in the lagoon and the port of Argostoli,
                                                                                                                                                                                        Kefalonia
                                                                                                                                                                                      ˃ Coastal cleaning in Gradakia, Kefalonia
                                                                                                                                                                                      ˃ Coastal cleaning in Chios
                             Community Volunteering                                                                                                                                   ˃ Coastal cleaning in Skyros
                                                                                                                                                                                      ˃ Coastal cleaning of two beaches in Kalamata
                                                                                                                                                                                      ˃ Coastal cleaning in Apalos, Alexandroupolis
                                                                                                                                                                                      ˃ Coastal cleaning in Kalamaki, Zakynthos
                                                               • Blood Donation                                                                                                       ˃ Coastal cleaning in Samos
                                                               Goldair Handling and its employees are making a                                                                        ˃ Coastal cleaning in Kalogria, Achaia
                                                               significant impact on society, demonstrating their
                                                               commitment to social responsibility. As part of its                                                                    • Additional Environmental Actions
                                                               commitment to social welfare, Goldair Handing                                                                          Further to voluntary coastal cleanups, during 2021 and
                                                               hosted five blood donations, during 2021 and 2022.
                                                               As a result, 75 units of blood were collected within the                                                               2022 Goldair Handling proceeded with the following
                                                               reference years.                                                                                                       actions enforcing the environmental initiative:
                                                                                                                                                                                      ˃  Cleaning of the archaeological site and bicycle path
                                                               •School Paintings                                                                                                        in the area of Kordia in Kalamata and Frontzou Park
                                                               In  2021,  Goldair  Handling  employees  in                                                                              in Ioannina.
                                                               Kavala Station, contributed to the painting and                                                                        ˃  Cooperation with Diamondo Earth rounding for
                                                               embellishment of a school in Kavala, while during                                                                        Kavala and Heraklion Airports.
                                                               2022, they painted the auditorium of Kefalonia’s                                                                       ˃  Celebration  of  June  as  Month  dedicated  to
                                                               Special Education School, for creating a fun                                                                             Environment.
                                                               educational environment for young students.                                                                            ˃  Collection of eyeglasses in a special bin at Rhodes
                                                                                                                                                                                        station, to be donated and reused by other people
                                                                                                                                                                                        from developing countries.
                                                                                                                                                                                      ˃  Planting  15  pieces  of  lantanas  and  5  pieces
                                                                                                                                                                                        of lavender, for further enhancing the airport’s
                                                                                                                                                                                        landscape and contributing to the environmental
                                                                                                                                                                                        sustainability of the area at Kefalonia Station.



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