II – Respecting the Environment In of sales, decreased by 17.2% compared to 2017, contributing to meeting the established reduction target for the 2018-2020 triennium; The reduction of the Group’s carbon footprint is mainly due to the decision to contract from July 2018 electricity from renewable sources to meet the needs of business operations in Portugal; The Group obtained an overall rating of “A-” in CDP Climate 2018, positioning it at the “Leadership” level, closer to reaching the maximum rating (A); 30 new ecodesign packaging projects were implemented in both Portugal and Poland, contributing to the annual savings of around 2,500 tonnes of packaging materials; The rate of waste produced by the Group increased to 85%, a rise of 0.3 p.p. compared to 2017.