SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021
Message from the
Chairman of the Board
GRI 102-10, GRI 102-14
The development of the Group's strategic priorities, the persistent pandemic and a market
context that combined high demand with increased costs made 2021 a year of challenges
and lessons.
We made progress in our internationalization, starting the construction of the manufacturing
plant in Tennessee, US, which will begin production in the first half of 2023. At the same time,
we have consolidated strategic partnerships and our presence all over the American territory.
We accelerated our operations in Retail, with the expansion of sales and market share. This
result reflects the effort to always improve the shopping experience and satisfaction of our
customers and to increasingly strengthen the relationship with architects and specifiers.
We reinforced our governance through the creation of advisory Committees to the Board
of Directors, in particular the Sustainability, Audit, Governance and Strategy Committee.
We structured the General Secretariat and formed the Compliance and Audit areas, which
express the Group's commitment to transparency and professional management.
We exercised our purpose of transforming environments and moving people, adding a more
objective dimension with the adherence to the United Nations Global Compact, through
which Portobello assumes commitments in line with the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). ESG targets and indicators will guide the Group's actions and ambitions.
In 2021, Portobello, Portobello Shop, Portobello America and Pointer, our four business units,
have grown. Good results bring energy to the company, motivate and give more confidence
to our team. Growing together is part of our history.
I thank the employees and partners who have committed to building better results for the
environment, people and business in 2021, and I hope to count on everyone to continue
building an increasingly sustainable future.
Cesar Gomes Junior
Chairman of the Board of Directors and of
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