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WHAT’S NEW? (con‘t.) Medical attention in la Hojita Not necessarily a nice moment! Representatives from Bama, Banana Link (British NGO), the community, Dole and FENACLE (local union) partook in the ceremony. 8 EMERGENCY ATTENTION TO VICTIMS OF FLOODS At the end of February and beginning of March, several provinces of Ecuador received heavy rains which generated floods. In light of this situation, the Dale Foundation sent health squads to the devastated areas to provide the affected communities with immediate medical attention. In total, thanks to the support of community leaders, independent producers and Dole personnel, close to 1,000 people attended free of charge in the Manabi and los Rios Areas. SECOND HEALTH DAY For the second year in a row, Dale organized a health day in the premises of two schools built by the Foundation (Vicente Piedrahita in los Rios and Ecuador Pais Amazónico in Guayas). The mission was supported by the Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Guayaquil and that of Miami. The school teachers and community members contributed to the organization and conduct of the campaign. A team of 15 doctors provided 442 people from the local community with free of charge general practice and dentistry exams. FIRST STONE LAID DOWN FOR A NEW SPORTS FIELD On March 1st, Dale organized a ceremony to lay down the first stone of a new sports field close to the Ecuador Pais Amazónico school. When finished, the facility will be equipped with state-of-the-art concrete terraces, sanitay arrangements and locker rooms. The project is co-financed by Bama, our Norweigian customer.
9 DID YOU KNOW? DOLE’S ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS In the area of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Dole has engaged with many different stakeholders both locally and internationally. At the local level, those stakeholders can encompass groups like our workers and their representatives, the communities in which we operate, our growers and suppliers, academics, as well as local governmental or non governmental organizations. Dole has developed an open dialogue with those parties. The result of this dialogue is the building of a climate of trust and confidence. It also helps us to define priorities when creating new programs, adding benefits or taking any action that affects local residents. Several of those local partnerships are illustrated in the previous section of this newsletter. For example, the 5ingkowelahan initiative at Dolefil relies on our workers’ contributions and has received the full support of Dolefil’s workers’ union. Joemil’s presentation about the partnership established between the Kasilak Foundation and Dole Stanfilco of the sports field in Ecuador is also a multi-stakeholder project, as was the construction of the Ecuador Pais Amazónico school. Children at the Ecuador Pais Amazónico school, a project developed together with our Norwegian customer as well as the community and trade union representatives. ©Dole/Laurent Vautrin THE WATER FOOTPRINT NETWORK (www.waterfootprint.org) In addition to frequent communications with local stakeholders, Dole is also an active participant in many international multi-stakeholder initiatives. Most of the initiatives are comparable to think-tank platforms that address challenges on a global level, while some tackle medium- to long-term CR&S issues. Participating in multi-stakeholder initiatives can help some stakeholders, particularly the most critical ones, to better understand the challenges we face, how we respond to those challenges, and have a more balanced and fair opinion of Dole. For us, it is also an opportunity to identify new areas for improvement. In addition, for specific global and major issues like climate change, Dole believes that a company alone, or the industry alone, will not be able to find all the solutions. The Company can only provide an efficient action plan if it is coordinated with the efforts of other important actors from different backgrounds and sensitivities that are all aiming to achieve shared objectives. To this end, Dole participates in several initatives including: Dole joined the Water Footprint Network in 2009. The mission of this global partner network is to encourage a transition towards a sustainable, fair and efficient use of the world’s fresh water supply. Its goals are to advance the concept of “water footprint”, increase water footprint awareness among communities, government bodies and businesses and encourage the creation of water authorities. Active members within the Water Footprint Network include the following: 9
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