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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.
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The challenge of 2026 or the challenge that Pope Francis has set for all of us.
I re-read the encyclical Fratelli Tutti to reflect on poverty, our common home and work.
No one can govern against the overwhelming majority of those who work and embody the spirit of a company.
Liberty, equality and fraternity, the motto of the French Revolution, has been adopted by so many who have yearned for it throughout the ages. A synthesis that consolidates the idea of a just society where everyone is a child of God. (It does not matter what idea of God anyone has; God belongs to no one.)
Politics matters. The politics that seeks to move, through dialogue and understanding, from disagreement to consensus, based on the minimum, from different ethics and their different interests to the ethics of the minimum, as Adela Cortina wrote, to the understanding that generates agreements that allow us to move towards genuine social harmony. This encyclical should be read by everyone because it can inspire everyone to inspire those who elect governments and the elected governments of all countries to build a programme of government that supports “everyone, everyone, everyone”. In chapter III of this encyclical, Pope Francis reaffirms this ideal, which cannot be considered a utopia, but a call to revive the spirit of liberty, equality and fraternity.
The idea of poverty is challenged by the idea of equality. No one should lack both work, bread on the table, shelter, a roof over their head and dignity. There can be no equality if access to education and culture is for some and not for others. There is no disagreement on this point. Yes, technology has advanced, but the gap between those who have more than enough and those who have nothing has widened.
Technology has failed in its promise of equality. The “End of History” did not happen so that another history could begin for the vulnerable. There has been economic growth, life is better for many but, at the same time, life is hell for many who are doing the maths to make it to the end of the month with their fridge still running. For the young and the low paid, the dream of a home remains a distant mirage.
In this encyclical there is a whole programme for renewal - a whole day clean and new / where we emerge from night and silence / and freely inhabit the substance of time.
So much hope for a just society where equity (considering the principle of difference for the most disadvantaged, for those who have fallen, without choosing, into involuntary associations), fraternity, compassion and understanding go hand in hand.
What must continue to change? The role of women in society. They cannot continue to be victims of domestic violence at home. They cannot be penalized in the workplace because they want to have children or be paid less because they are women.
Women remain excluded from many rights.
As Cardinal Tolentino Mendonça wrote in the last line of his poem Good Friday, “God is not finished yet” in the church that Francisco left behind. God has not yet finalised the role of women in society. The truth is that Francis’ church has made great progress as women have entered the Curia and hold leadership positions in the governance of the Catholic Church. The work that has been started must not be discontinued in 2026.
Most companies are made, overwhelmingly, by their workers. No one can govern against the overwhelming majority of those who work and embody the spirit of a company. A company like this is a stage for everyone. Everyone must have the right to step onto that stage, to stand at the centre of their agora, and to speak their minds, so that at least everyone’s life might be more fraternal, more socially friendly and marked by more “kindness along the way.”
Companies are social spaces that should not be considered by entrepreneurs as a place of obedience. Work is not a lesser evil. Workers are not a lesser evil in the economy.
Workers are just as important as the few managers who run companies. The initiative of the workers in free enterprises depends as much on the spirit of the entrepreneurs and leaders, as it does on the spirit of the workers themselves. A free company without free workers is a failed company with failed workers. Entrepreneurs must not fail and neither should workers. Freedom, in free enterprises, requires arduous work. And there is a great deal of work ahead in 2026.
Now more than in 2020, the year this encyclical was published, 2026 must give this way of thinking greater importance, precisely because the world is going through challenging times. Ours is a fragmented world that despises taking one’s time, reflection, contemplation and slowness, one that thrives on consumption, immediacy and humiliation, and it is getting sicker and sicker. Pope Francis, armed with his “field hospital,” sought to heal social wounds and worked tirelessly to prevent new ones from opening up in a world with more than 60 active conflicts. We must join this “field hospital” to save the victims of populism and prevent others from falling into the same insane and selfish paths.