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RRC awarded by the Portuguese Association of Business Ethics Bronze Promoting Partner of the Spanish Network of the United Nations Global Compact Megaplas develops the directional panels of Real Madrid’s Ciudad Deportiva The Mersey Gateway, executed by FCC Construcción, winner of the prestigious Brownfield Awards 2020 Commissioning of the bridge over the Tamega River (Portugal) FCC Construcción first construction company in the world to join the UN’s “Sustainable Finance and Investment” group Ramalho Rosa Cobetar (RRC) was distinguished by the Portuguese Association of Business Ethics, wi- thin the 6th Edition of the Recognition of Practices in Social Responsibility and Sustainability, with the Social Responsibility award in the Environment ca- tegory: Impact Reduction, for the recovery of 99% of the waste produced in its activity. This award aims to recognize the social responsibility practices of orga- nizations, understood as those that demonstrate the way in which organizations assume responsibility for the impacts of their decisions and activities on society and the environment, through ethical and transparent conduct. FCC Construcción has become a Bronze Promo- ting Partner of the Spani- sh Network of the United Nations Global Compact. This milestone has been achieved thanks to the work of disseminating the ini- tiative, its ten principles and the SDGs among our stakeholders. This has led to greater visibility for the company as well as the awarding of the recognition at the General Assembly in 2021. The Mersey Gateway, built by FCC Construcción, has won the prestigious Bronwfield Awards 2020, in the Best Infrastructure and Best Re-use Materials cate- gories. This project was already awarded in 2019 by the International Association of Bridges and Struc- tural Engineering (IABSE) as the best bridge in the world. In addition to these awards, it has received other distinctions, such as “Infrastructure” and “Ove- rall Project of the Year” from the prestigious RICS North West Awards. The bridge built by RRC has improved the con- nection between the two neighbouring muni- cipalities of Mondim de Basto and Celorico de Basto. The bypass is approximately 3,650 meters long and has shortened the route between the two towns by almost 5 kilometers. This work included the restoration of existing roads and the construc- tion of two bridges: the bridge over the River Veade and the bridge over the River Tamega. The current infrastructure is key for the municipality of Mondim de Basto, as it allows better accessibility, mobility and safety, to the country’s main corridors such as the A4 freeway, which connects Matosinhos and Quintanilha. The United Nations Global Compact CFO Working Group has published principles for the integration of sustainable investment and finance, with a focus on private sector investment in development. The goal is to create an efficient market for investments and capi - tal flows in SDGs. The principles aim to gui- de companies in aligning their sustainability com- mitments with financing strategies to create real impact on the Sustaina- ble Development Goals (SDGs). B R I E F - C O N S T R U C T I O N 61 CONSTRUCTION B R I E F