SOCIETY

October 17th -the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty- is the occasion for launching the social initiative “Deliver Hope". We the people of TNT organize and coordinate a large assistance network. In this effort we are not alone. We invite our customers, our suppliers, our representatives and subcontractors to participate actively by mobilizing their staff to gather basic necessity items, and thus add even more "value" to our support.

Having already successfully implemented the initiative for the last two consecutive years, we deliver essential items to institutions, non-profit organizations and municipal social welfare structures in Athens, Thessaloniki and Heraklion/Crete, our core areas of business activity, with significant results for the beneficiaries, our Company and society as a whole.

In 2014, we delivered essential items to 17 organizations that support children and their families, while in 2015 we collaborated with 18 organizations.

The organizations with which we collaborated are:

Attica: Network for Children's Rights, Pammakaristos Children’s Foundation, Hatzikonsta Foundation, Social Welfare Structures of the Municipality of Markopoulo, Mitera - Center for the Protection of the Child of Attica, Exemplar National Nursing Home, The Smile of the Child, Hatzikyriakeio Childcare Institution, KSDEO "Edra" (Social Cooperative Activities for Vulnerable Groups).

Thessaloniki: Agios Stylianos Municipal Nursery of Thessaloniki, Social Welfare Structures of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, Melissa Orphanage for Girls, House of ARSIS.

Heraklion/Crete: Child Protection Center of Heraklion, Heraklion Shelter for Minors, Social Welfare Structures of the Municipality of Heraklion.

The organizations are selected and designated by QualityNet Foundation, the Network of Responsible Organizations and Active Citizens, which has included the initiative in the social responsibility program "It is everyone's responsibility" in regard to Society and acts as a Social Ombudsman. Through the mechanism that the foundation has developed for identifying the needs, we were able to determine and prioritize the needs of the above organizations in essential items which would support children or/and their families.

The needs were covered by TNT customers/associates and their staff, as well as by TNT employees, through voluntary donations. In 2014, the program involved 26 companies, while in 2015 it involved 23 companies and 1 Parent Association (School of Kalyvia).

Basic necessity items are gathered at TNT headquarters, and are then categorized on the basis of reported needs.

The essential items are:

• Clothing
• Toys and games
• Books
• School supplies
• Toiletries
• Household linen
• Non perishable food items

To further enhance communication and maintain transparency of the initiative, and using the phrase "your hope parcel is most needed" as our key motto we created the website http://www.metaferoume-elpida.gr.

Furthermore,

• We set a schedule and method of collection of basic necessity items, and provided Guidelines for Collecting Basic Necessity Items & Assembling "Parcels of Hope"
• We designed and produced communication material to support the program. More specifically, two posters were created: a) an invitation to participate, b) basic steps and instructions for participation
• We invited customers, suppliers, associates and our team members to participate, and informed them on the timetable
• We communicated the initiative through Press Releases addressed to both print and electronic media, achieving a great response rate
• We met with media representatives for further expansion and reinforcement of the social program

The participating companies received a "verification document" and a corresponding badge from QualityNet Foundation, attesting to their participation in the program, which can be used in social stocktaking reports or for communication via Corporate Communication Channels.