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Respect. (from the lat. respectu) n. 1. respect; 2. consideration; high regard; 3. deference; compliance; veneration; 4. honour; worship; 5. relation; refererence...
We believe that everyone should be respected for their work, for their attitudes, opinions and options.
Rigor. (from the lat. rigore) n. 1. harshness; strength; 2.fig., severity; punctuality; accuracy.
There is no "more or less levelled", "more or less upright”, "more or less clean" or "more or less safe", but rather “levelled”, "upright”, "clean” and “safe". The rigour is reflected in our procedures, in time and in the rules to follow. In the light of moral and principles, being severe means being rigorous.
Passion. (from the lat. passione) n. 1. intense and usually violent feeling (affection, joy, hate, etc.) which hinders the exercise of impartial logic; 2. derived from a feeling; 3. great predilection; 4. partiality; 5. great grief; immense suffering...
Under the sign of passion – a text of the Portuguese poet Regina Guimarães – is our icon. Passion is to reveal great enthusiasm for something, favourable encouragement or opposite to something.
It is the sensibility transmitted by an architect or engineer through work.
Passion is the dedication to a project. Passion is a state of warm soul.
Loyalty. (from the lat. legalitate) n. the quality of being loyal; fidelity; sincerity.
Respect for the principles and rules that guide the honour and probity. Faithfulness to commitments and agreements undertaken, staunch character.
To remain loyal to the business partners because we depend on them and they depend on us.
Being trustworthy for being loyal.
Solidarity. (from the lat. solidare) n. 1. the quality of being solidary; 2. reciprocal responsibility among the members of a group, namely social, professional, etc.; 3. sense of sharing another’s suffering.
Being solidary is being a friend, offering our hand with genuine generosity and bringing joy and human warmth to those who, somehow, are marginalized. Being solidary is being more human. A solidary company is recognized as a fair and non-selfish company. A solidary company is a preferred choice in business. It is a more competitive company. Volunteering is a vehicle to solidarity. It is modern, fair, cultured, friend, it is a noble gesture of moral elevation.
Courage. (from the lat. coraticum) n. 1. bravery facing danger; intrepidity; to have audacity; 2. moral force before a suffering or setback; 3. [fig.] to input energy when performing a difficult task; perseverance...
Courage is essential in our life. Courage to face less pleasant situations when complex issues come up, not expecting random resolutions.
It is a value that we must highlight as opposed to the fearful, cowardly and laziness.
The courage to react to criticism not with an attitude of demotivation or sadness, but rather to search for the means and the action to overcome its own reason. This kind of courage, which is also an intellectual courage, is highly recommended.
Ambition. (from the lat. ambitione) n. 1. vehement desire of wealth, honours or glories; 2. expectation about the future; aspiration; 3. lust; greed…
Vehement desire to achieve a particular goal. Ambition not to resign ourselves. Ambition to take the best potential from ourselves. Ambition to deserve ourselves. Ambition to be athletes in our top-level competitive jobs. Ambition to beat our brands. Ambition to get the best deals with the maximum value, due to the high levels of proficiency and efficiency.
Esthetics. ESTHETICS (from the Greek aisthetiké, "sensitive") n.f. 1. Philosophy branch of philosophy that studies the beauty and nature of artistic phenomena; 2. author's own style, time, etc.; 3. harmony of shapes and colors, beauty; 4. set of techniques and treatments that aim to beautify the body.
We decided to build the company's economic foundations under a cultured, cosmopolitan and cool image. Because it is a charming state of being. Good taste because we are sustainable and we respect the planet. Good taste because we are sensitive. Good taste just because.
Responsibility. (from the lat respondere) n. the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; a form of trustworthiness.
We must be certain that, before a choice, we chose what is best for both of us and not just the best for each one. Each employee is responsible for his negotiated activity and co-responsible if the co-worker does not fulfil his own task, thus preventing the common goal. A team is a set of individuals - is a whole. In the business game, as in social or family contexts, everyone must comply with their own relative position and we shall not permit that one of ours fails to be in our team.
Enrolments are open to the dst Literature Grand Prix, one of the most relevant distinctions in the field of the arts in Portugal and which this year sets out to reward a prose work, published in the biennium 2013/14. With a monetary value of 15 thousand Euros, the dst Literature Grand Prix has reached its twentieth edition this year, writing in gold letters a further chapter in a history which has already distinguished names like Jacinto Lucas Pires, Francisco Duarte Mangas, Nuno Júdice and Maria Velho da Costa.
Working in rotative fashion between genres, distinguishing in one edition a prose work and in the next one a work of poetry, this award has already become an unavoidable reference in the national cultural panorama, making a decisive contribution to the promotion of reading and the work of Portuguese authors. Larger works like “Geometria Variável” (Variable Geometry) by Nuno Júdice, a “Fantasia para dois coronéis e uma piscina” (Fantasy for two coronels and a swimming pool) by Mário de Carvalho or “Vidas Vencidas” (Defeated Lives) by Maria Ondina Braga received the public recognition of the dst Literature Grand Prix which, with each edition, sees the number of participants grow, in a clear assertion of the importance and recognition that this award has been worthy of.
In this twentieth edition all the fields of narrative prose are considered and works should be sent off to the competition by March 31st. The jury, formed this year by Vítor Manuel de Aguiar e Silva, José Manuel Mendes and Carlos Mendes de Sousa, will choose the five finalist works of the competition by May 15th 2015 and the final decision, by a majority or unanimously, will be taken by the end of the same month. However, the award will not be made if the jury understands that none of the competing works so justify as was the case, moreover, in the 2011 edition.
Already assumed a marking moment of Portuguese literature, the dst Literature Grand Prix will be handed over to the winner in a ceremony to be held during the inauguration of the Braga Book Faire, an event which also boasts strong support by the dst group. The celebration of writing as a vehicle for social progress thus finds in this award a decisive drive so that authors born and residing in Portugal can find a safe haven for their creativity and an anchor for future projects.
Cultural assertion
By committing to the awarding of this literary prize two decades ago, the dst group has strengthened its role as a cultural patron in a field which, notwithstanding its distance from the core business of the company, has become an indissociable part of its DNA, being visibly reflected in its brand signature, building culture. The promotion of the arts as a reflection and reason for reflection in the contemporary world is also a way of the dst group thinking out its business and social intervention models. Initiatives such as the dst International Emerging Stars Prize, in the field of photography, the support of the Theatro Circo or the innovative shair project (an online platform for promoting and commercialising works of new values of plastic arts) make this company from Braga a unique case in the launching of bridges between fields which are apparently so different but which, at the end of the day, encounter multiple contact points.