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There are stories so inspiring that we can’t stop sharing them. ­In Be The Story you will find reports of people who engage in noble causes and stimulating forms of caring for our planet.

Environment

Vintage for a Cause: sustainable fashion and female empowerment

It is a fashion brand, with the aim of reusing textile waste and giving a new professional purpose to women over 50. Meet Vintage for a Cause.

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Community

Freerice: the game that feeds the world

There are 828 million people living in hunger. What if you could use your knowledge to make a difference? Meet the trivia game Freerice.

A world tour that inspired change
Plastic

The New Plastics Economy and the vision of Ellen MacArthur

How to deal with plastic pollution? How to manage the consumption of natural resources to produce plastic? The answer lies in the New Plastics Economy.

Sabonetes usados
Environment

What’s your hotel doing with used soaps?

Do you know what happens to used soaps in the hotels of some of the world's largest chains? Get inspired by this life saving story.

A toilet for people with no access to basic sanitation
Community

A toilet for places without basic sanitation

For a part of the world, basic sanitation is a given. For the other, it is a privilege. Discover the Nano Membrane Toilet, a waterless toilet.

Thieving bears become honey tasters
Environment

Thieving bears become honey tasters

How many children´s tales are inspired by real life? Discover this story about bears and honey, that instantly takes us to a childhood tale.

Fishing nets that end up in your shopping cart
Plastic

Fishing nets that end up in your shopping cart. Li(t)terally.

Fishing nets taken out of the seas and oceans are being transformed in shopping carts or trolleys. Know this story.

Pingo Doce Recycling Bins 2.0
Environment

Pingo Doce Recycling Bins 2.0: recycling just got easier

Recycling is not only for plastic, paper, and glass. The second generation of Pingo Doce Recycling Bins makes recycling much more thorough.

European Mobility Week 2020
Environment

European Mobility Week 2020 : for a sustainable mobility

The 19th European Mobility Week takes place in September under the motto “Zero-Emission Mobility for All”, and promotes sustainable mobility.

From the sea to your wardrobe: wear recycled plastic
Plastic

From the sea to your wardrobe: wear recycled plastic

An increasing number of brands is going for sustainable fashion. From shoes to bikinis, update your wardrobe with apparel made from recycled plastic.

Fruit is frequently wasted in supermarkets and at home
Food waste

Fighting food waste: what’s being done

Governments, organisations and individuals have been working to find the best ways to combat food waste. Find out some of the actions they've taken.

Bee pollinating flower
Environment

Holy bee: from corridors to sanctuaries

There is a bee-only “corridor” planted in the UK with more than ten kilometres of flowers that aims to create a safe environment for our buzzing friends.

Handcraft tools
Environment

Upcycling, or the art of giving a new life to old products

Can rubbish become art, furniture, or décor? To fight waste, ReCreate (re)creates authentic design pieces by upcycling used materials.

Kraft eco-friendly packaging
Plastic

Packaging made from marine litter

Pingo Doce and Biedronka have teamed up with Waste Free Oceans and Persán to make sustainable packaging out of plastic waste from oceans and rivers.

Bicycle made of coffee capsules
Environment

300 coffee capsules to create an exclusive bicycle

Vélosophy creates limited edition bicycles in partnership with Nespresso. The company used recycled aluminium from coffee capsules as its raw material.

Healthy Seas Socks: from fishing nets to socks
Plastic

Healthy Seas Socks: from fishing nets to socks

Healthy Seas Socks are made from fishing nets left behind in the oceans. Find out how to keep your feet nice and hot while reducing plastic pollution.

Eco bottles in a Pingo Doce store
Plastic

ECO: the eco-friendly reusable water bottle

ECO is an innovative project in Portugal, both a reusable water bottle and a filtered water service. Can this be the start of a single-use plastic free era?

Sustainable packaging made of grass
Environment

Sustainable packaging made of… grass

Find out Creapaper's solution to reduce the amount of water, energy and carbon dioxide emissions needed to produce paper packages.

Adding salt to a salad
Healthy Eating

Learn how to cut down on salt

Food with excess salt tastes good, but it’s bad for your heart. For 12 weeks, 311 volunteers were part of a study that taught them to reduce salt intake.

Fruit on a supermarket shelf
Food waste

Apeel: new technology that keeps fruit&veg fresh for longer

Apeel is a product that keeps your produce fresh for longer. No, it's not some kind of magic. It's science serving the fight against food waste!

Inclusão social na CERCICA
Community

Hands in the soil to support social inclusion

The rehabilitation of people with incapacitating conditions or at risk of social exclusion led to the creation of an innovative organic farming.

Products from Pingo Doce's social corner
Community

Giving while you shop simply tastes better

Solidarity shopping: Pingo Doce has offered charities the opportunity to sell homemade delicious food to its customers in store.

Indoor cycling
Environment

Pedaling for the planet

A new range of exercise machines transforms your gym efforts into electric energy that can be pumped back into the power grid. Discover this project.

Banana
Food waste

“Take me, I’m single” – the claim of a banana to reduce food waste

Discover the story about Selina Juul, credited with changing the entire mentality of Denmark when it comes to food waste.

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