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2022 Corporate Responsibility Report

Corporate Volunteering

Solidarity for the people of Ukraine
When the tragic developments unfolded in Ukraine, 2 000 OTE Group employees demonstrated their solidarity with the people experiencing the horrific consequences of the war and collected medical and food supplies to be sent to the war zones in cooperation with “Doctors of the World”.

Blood and bone marrow donation programs
The Blood Donation Program of the OTE Group in Greece has been running for 46 years and has become part of the Group’s culture. In 2022, a total of382 units of blood were collected from OTE Group employees. 435 units were made available to meet the needs of employees and their families, while the remaining 947 were given to cover social needs throughout Greece. Since 1976, the OTE Group has collected more than 33 214 units of blood.

COSMOTE in collaboration with the NGO “Choose Life” and the University of Patra’s program “KEDMOP – Give life” set up the program where employees can donate bone marrow and give hope to people who need a transplant. The program ran throughout 2022 and 60 COSMOTE employees made a bone marrow donation.  Since the launch of the initiative, more than 627 COSMOTE employees have made a bone marrow donation.

ATHENS AUTHENTIC MARATHON 2022
700 OTE Group employees ran for a good cause in the Authentic Athens Marathon 2022. The company rewards the participation and effort of the volunteers by offering a sum of money to the NGOs MARGARITA, EXELIXI ZOIS and EMFASIS supporting the empowerment and independence of people facing difficulties. This is the strongest incentive for employees to participate in the Marathon.

Volunteers at the MDA HELLAS charity bazaar
80 volunteer employees from OTE Group met in the “field” of giving and supported the MDA HELLAS charity bazaar by collecting, arranging, and selling items to support people with neuromuscular diseases.