Any activity such as that of CORTICEIRA AMORIM, based upon a natural raw material such as cork – cyclically extracted from trees without damaging them and promoting the economic and social 6 CORTICEIRA AMORIM, S.G.P.S., S.A. Sustainability Report 2009 30% of world cork manufacturing 2009 Highlights The economic constraints observed over the course of 2009 were reflected in a reduction of activities at the majority of companies that had to review and adjust their operational models in order to respond to the grave global economic-financial crisis.