Awards and Recognitions

Jerónimo Martins SGPS/Corporate areas

• Ranked 25th among food retailers and 37th overall in Deloitte’s Global Powers of Retailing 2025.
• Featured in over 180 international sustainability indices, which recognise our strong commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.
• Achieved triple A ratings from CDP (Disclosure Insight Action) in Climate Change, Water Security and Forests programmes – the first multinational food retailer to reach the highest level of distinction.
• Won three prizes at the 2025 Iberian Equity Awards: Overall Corporate, Best IR Team, and Best IR Professional.
• Recognised by the World Economic Forum as part of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lighthouses 2025 for best practices in DEI.
• Awarded Inclusive Employer Brand by the Portuguese Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) since 2021.
• Digital Maturity Seal – Accessibility, Bronze level, awarded by Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda and certified by the Portuguese Certification Association (APCER) to four digital projects:
  –  Our JM (Jerónimo Martins global intranet)
  –  Ethics Committee website
  –  Customer Ombudsman Office website
  –  Be The Story editorial website

• The JM Wellness Centre received the Sports Project Award by INATEL for promoting workplace wellbeing.
• Earned a bronze award from Brandon Hall for the Be a Leader Academy, reinforcing its status as a benchmark in leadership development.
• Listed in TIME – World’s Most Sustainable Companies 2025, ranking 145th position out of 500 (up 200 positions vs. 2024).
• Ranked 21st out of 1,806 companies by the Global Child Forum, 3rd among 80 food retailers, maintaining the highest classification: Leader.
• Named among the top 100 companies worldwide for diversity and inclusion practices by the FTSE Diversity & Inclusion Index.

Biedronka/Jerónimo Martins Polska

• Ranked 2nd on the Rzeczpospolita newspaper list of the 2,000 biggest Polish companies.
• Listed by Poland’s Ministry of Finance as the largest taxpayer in the retail sector and 8th overall.
• Leader in Governance and 2nd place in Responsible Business (trade category), by the Koźminski Business Hub of Koźmiński University.
• TOP Brand 2025 in the food markets industry awarded by Press, IMM.
• Blix Award – Consumer Choice 2025 in the “Promotion of the Year” category among discount stores.
• Named Best Pricing Strategy and Best Private Brand Offer in the “Market of the Year 2025” competition, organised by Business Centre Club and Wydawnictwo
• Four products distinguished at the We Read Labels Award, organised by Czytamy Etykiety:
  –  Ready to eat product: GO Active – Chicken with Rice
  –  Protein product: GO Active – Protein Bar with pistachios
  –  Food Product of the Year 2024: Gusto Bello – wheat flour-based pizza bases
  –  Breakfast product: Vitanella – Granola without sugar additives.

• Silver Clip in the “Employee Experience and Internal Communication” category for the integration of people with disabilities into the workforce, awarded by Golden Clips, the largest public relations competition in Poland.
• Recognised by OLX Jobs for social media campaigns spanning five themes:
  –  RóżniMY (My Difference), explaining why diversity is Biedronka’s strength, not an obstacle.
  –  Employment of people with disabilities as self‑service checkout assistants.
  –  Multilingual career website enabling candidates to apply for Biedronka jobs in various languages.
  –  Adaptation of the internal communication channel to be accessible and disability friendly.
  –  Podcasts and events designed to support, engage and motivate employees.

• “Employee Welbeing” in the Corporate Social Responsibility 2025 awards, by CSR Poland.
• Master Champion special award from Puls Biznesu for standout initiatives aimed at attracting young talents, including the proprietary Biedronka Campus, the in-house ambassador programme and the internal job fair.
• Two stars in the Lean & Green Poland initiative, having reduced carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in its logistics operations by 12% between 2021 and 2023.
• “Leader of No Waste Mission” for consistent and committed efforts to educate customers about food waste reduction, by Too Good To Go.
• “ESG Innovator Award” from ESG Academy in the Responsible Communication and Marketing category, for “Project B – Because the Future Has a Future.”
• Silver Sustainable Development Laurel for the closed-loop cardboard project, in the Rethink Packaging 2025 awards by PRO R3.
• Awarded in Dobrostars, an initiative of the International Advertising Association Poland, for the holistic and coherent approach to employee well-being.
• Dream Employer 2025 in the “Development of talents and competences of the future” category, by Dream Employer Hub.
• Two honourable mentions at the Employer Branding Excellence Awards by the HRM Institute, for the Ambassador Programme and the Recruitment Tour.
• Received recognition from the Responsible Business Forum, in the Diversity Charter 2025 competition, in the “Innovative Approach” category, for introducing the new role of self‑checkout assistant for people with disabilities.
• MedOnet Award 2025 for creating a comprehensive well-being system for employees and their families.

Ara/Jerónimo Martins Colombia

• Recognised by the Operación Sonrisa Foundation for Ara’s contribution to supporting children with cleft lip and cleft palate.
• Acknowledge by IISAE (Corporate Social and Environmental Investment Index) for excellence in managing and prioritising social investment initiatives.
• Special recognition from ICBF (Colombian Welfare Institute) for sustained and transformative commitment in favour of children and adolescents, as well as families and communities in Colombia.
• Recognised as the second-best company to work for in the retail sector in the Best Workplaces – Computrabajo competition by the Pandapé job portal.

Pingo Doce

• Four stars in GS1 Portugal’s Lean & Green initiative, having reduced carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in its logistics operations by 55% between 2018 and 2024.
• The two central kitchens have received ISO 45001 certification, which ensures the highest standards of Occupational Health and Safety management.
• Inclusive Employer Brand, awarded by the Portuguese Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP), since 2023.
• Recommended Brand in the “Supermarkets – Large Retail” segment by Consumer Trust.
• Three stores in the north of Portugal distinguished with the 2025 Social Impact Award by the Municipality of Paredes.
• Five distinctions in Effie Portugal 2025, an initiative from APAN (Portuguese Association of Advertisers) and APAP (Portuguese Association of Advertising, Communication and Marketing Agencies) that recognises the effectiveness of communication and marketing campaigns.
• Bronze in Advertising at the 2025 Awards of the Creativity Club of Portugal, with the “Dream Perfumes” campaign on laundry detergents.
• Customer Support Service won the Recommended Brand 2025 award in the “Supermarkets – Large Retail” segment, for the 3rd time in four years.
• The bimonthly magazine Sabe Bem, specialised in cooking, is the most read publication in Portugal, according to the Bareme Press 2024 study, by Marktest, with 627 thousand readers for each edition.
• The Pingo Doce chia and mango pudding and the white jasmine Ultra stick air freshener were distinguished at the Private Label Manufacturers Association 2025 awards.
• Pingo Doce chickpea cakes were distinguished as “Product of the Year – Innovation” at the Viver Saudável (Healthy Living) awards.
• Private brand wines awarded with 24 medals in three international competitions in 2025.

Recheio

• Distinguished with the Professionals’ Choice award, which the company has won consecutively since 2015.
• Inclusive Employer Brand, awarded by the Portuguese Institute of Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP), since 2021.
• First star in GS1 Portugal’s Lean & Green initiative, having reduced carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in its logistics operations by 25.1% between 2021 and 2024.
• Distinguished by Expresso newspaper in the “Companies +50 years” category, which recognises companies with more than half a century that have experienced more sustained growth in the last three years.

Hebe

• Recognised as Recruitment Leaders in the Effectiveness category by OLX Jobs for outstanding conversion efficiency in recruitment advertisements.
• Ranked 2nd in the Popularity Ranking of Retail Chains 2025 in the drugstore category as one of the most frequently chosen retail chain by users of the Listonic shopping planning application.
• Awarded first place in the Beauty category at the Polish Customer’s Choice Awards 2025.
• Honoured with “The Service Quality Star 2025” in the customer satisfaction survey conducted through the jakoscobslugi.pl website by Polish Service Quality Programme, in cooperation with SecretClient®.
• Received recognition for its social responsibility initiatives and the “Discover Yourself with Hebe” programme by Wiadomości Kosmetyczne in the “Drugstore of the Year 2025” awards.
• Winner in the 6th edition of the Blix Awards “Consumers’ Choice 2025” in the “Promotion of the Year” category for drugstores.

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