Corporate Social Responsibility Division 1 HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group

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The HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group has a multifaceted activity in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility. By providing regular briefing to all stakeholders, CSR Panorama aims to strengthen the extroversion of the actions implemented under the “360° Actions” Program, which concerns the following four main pillars: Society, Youth and education, Environment & Sustainable Cities, Culture & Sports.

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Continuation of the Group's actions to deal with the pandemic

HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group's assistance to both the National Health System Continuous support of the and the local communities in which it operates has been continuous and steady, with the provision of critical medical equipment, due to the extremely difficult local communities conditions that the Covid-19 pandemic keeps creating. Within the framework of the Corporate Social Responsibility actions that the HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group designs and implements, it has been actively and responsibly supporting the local communities in which it In this context, the Group, as an active and responsible social partner, operates. Since the beginning of the pandemic, it has made the following donations: made two new donations:

• Taking into account the ongoing needs in hospitals and the tremendous pressure faced by the ICUs 3 general hospitals (Attikon, Thriasio, ) (Intensive Care Units), it donated 50 state-of-the-art high-flow oxygen devices to support hospitals Western throughout the country and especially in Thessaloniki. A significant number of devices were delivered 4 technologically advanced diagnostic systems for Covid-19 to AHEPA, IPPOKRATEIO, AGIOS PAVLOS and G. PAPANIKOLAOU general hospitals. Attica

The new equipment enables converting regular hospital beds into HDUs (High Dependency Units), 56,500 test kits contributing significantly to the decongestion of ICUs, since intubation of patients is - to a large extent - avoided. In addition, the devices are portable, which allows them to be transported and used even in 20 technologically advanced respirators for ICUs different hospitals, if required by circumstances. This way, the hospital infrastructure and the capacity of the NHS are strengthened. 22,000 liters of transport fuel for the sanitization needs of neighbouring municipalities • Recognizing the increased need for early diagnosis, it donated an additional 5,500 test kits to the THRIASIO General Hospital, following up on previous donations it had made, with the aim of improving State-of-the-art medical equipment – Upgrading of infrastructure the services provided to the citizens and supporting the proper functioning of the hospital. Colour ultrasonograph, biological security chamber, short-term hospitalization area €3,000,000 Medicines and sanitary materials for the coverage of the needs of neighbouring municipalities

One of the state-of-the-art Strengthening of ICUs and modification of regular hospital beds into HDUs high-flow oxygen devices delivered to hospitals in Regional Thessaloniki, donated by the 8,000 items of sanitary materials to the G. PAPANIKOLAOU general hospital HELPE Group. Unit Of Thessaloniki Support for the Social Pharmacy of the Municipality of Delta

11,500 liters of transport fuel for the sanitization needs of the municipalities of Thessaloniki and Delta

38,000 test kits to the AHEPA general hospital More than €2,000,000 2 coronovirus diagnostic systems to the AHEPA general hospital 6 CSR Panorama | Issue 10 Corporate Social Responsibility Division 7

The HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group At the same time, it offers food purchase vouchers to: consistently stood by vulnerable groups this Easter the Holy Metropolis the Holy Metropolis of Neapolis the Holy Church of Agia Paraskevi of Nikaia and Stavroupolis in Mandra

The Group intensified the assistance that it has been offering the Holy Church of Pammegiston the Soup Kitchen of the Holy Church the families and citizens consistently through the "360° Actions" Corporate Social Taxiarchon in Korydallos of St. George in Elefsina in need in Thriasio Responsibility program in order to support the efforts of organizations that are aiming, amid this difficult period, to maintain the quality of life of citizens and to offer joy during the holy days of Easter. the Holy Church of Agia Triada the Soup Kitchen of the Holy Church in Nikaia of Agia Paraskevi in Megara

It offered financial support to the following entities that did not participate in the established annual charity bazaar at the company's premises, as the event could not take place this year due to the pandemic: In addition, it supports the Pan-Hellenic Union of the Blind.

The HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group continues to implement its wide-ranging Corporate Responsibility Program focusing on People and Society. MEGARA Day Care Centre Evrynomi Day Care Center All of Us - Social Cooperative for the Disabled for people with intellectual Enterprise disability His Eminence Metropolitan Bishop Konstantinos of Megara and Salamina, with Archimandrite Chrysostomos Pilios and Archimandrite Vlasios Kardaris, at the site of the Soup Kitchen of St. George in Elefsina, together with the executives of the Corporate Melissa - Orphanage for girls SOS Children's Villages in Social Responsibility of Thessaloniki Plagiari, Thessaloniki Department of the Hellenic Petroleum Group, Mrs. Dimitropoulou and Mrs. Georgiou, prior to the distribution of food for Easter. 8 CSR Panorama | Issue 10 Corporate Social Responsibility Division 9

Assisted Living Shelter for the Environmental Program Disabled in Elefsina: for the disabled of Megara Together at the start of the first Assisted Living Shelter

"DIMITRA" in Elefsina, by the ALL OF US Social The Group supported the "Ilianthos" Day Care Centre of the Association for the Protection Cooperative Enterprise. and Assistance of Children with Brain Injuries and Disabled People in Megara, in a new effort to expand the knowledge, skills and social participation of its beneficiaries, through an The Group actively supported the newly established “DIMITRA” Assisted original and experiential environmental education program. Living Shelter for the Disabled, in Elefsina, offering the necessary household and technological equipment for it to serve the daily living needs and help in the implementation of the educational programs and other activities of the Some of the modules of the program: sea and marine the ancient aqueduct, the Horse Riding Club, and the yard Shelter. organisms, pollution of the marine environment, water cycle, of the Centre. In addition, nature walks and recordings - mountain environment, nature's creations and human’s observation of the environment and human interventions works, animals and plants of Megara, pollen routes, air were carried out. pollution, water pollution, environmental organizations, etc. There were multiple benefits for the participants in terms

ALL OF US In the first two, successfully completed cycles of the of socialization, empathy, awareness and sensitization on program, the principles of adult education were applied sustainable development issues, leading to a change of habits A vision of life is being realized with the opening of the first “DIMITRA” shelter for assisted living for people with in combination with many outdoors activities, so that the and proving that the protection of the environment concerns disabilities in the city of Elefsina! beneficiaries could acquire knowledge empirically and in and affects us all. an extracurricular manner. Visits were made to the beach Click here for more information: https://bit.ly/395320D of Varea, Pachi, Vourkari, the springs of Agios Ierotheos,

We would like to wholeheartedly thank Argyris Economou, Dimitris Tsatsis, the “AIGEAS” Cultural and Public Benefit Non-Profit Organisation of the Athanasios & Marina Martinos Public Benefit Foundation and their associate Mr. George Pagonis, the HELPE Group of Training Companies and the “Elefsina-Friendly Nest” Center of 116 hours Love.

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The aim of these programs is to promote autonomy while providing them with integrated therapeutic 10 Beneficiaries and the development of self-sufficiency skills. The intervention services. first cooking classes have already started successfully. The HELPE Group stands by efforts aimed at The Assisted Living Shelters are a modern framework improving the quality of life and providing equal for protected psychosocial rehabilitation. This opportunities for all. Visits particular shelter is the first initiative in the city of 12 Elefsina, which will offer lifelong autonomous and We wish the "DIMITRA" Assisted Living Shelter dignified living in a residence to 3 fellow citizens and all the contributors to the ALL OF US Social of ours, over 18 years old, with mental retardation, Cooperative Enterprise a happy new home! Training 15 modules 10 CSR Panorama | Issue 10 Corporate Social Responsibility Division 11

Long-term contribution to Corporate Social Responsibility education for young people actions by the Subsidiaries abroad:

ΟΚΤΑ AD Skopje HELLENIC PETROLEUM Cyprus TEDx Continued to support the National Health System in Supports the ELPIDA Foundation in order to complete the the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, once again construction of a shelter for parents who accompany their demonstrating its Corporate Responsibility in practice. children suffering from cancer and leukaemia during their For the sixth consecutive year, the HELLENIC More specifically: hospitalisation. PETROLEUM Group financially supported the organization of TEDxUniversityofMacedonia. • It donated 1.300 rapid tests for Covid-19. More specifically, for the last 5 years, in collaboration with its gas The event, titled "Crescento", took place on stations, HELLENIC PETROLEUM CYPRUS has been organising May 8, 2021, at the Thessaloniki Concert a charity week and a part of its proceeds is used to support the Hall, in the form of a "virtual experience". ELPIDA Foundation. TEDxUniversityofMacedonia is one of the largest youth events in Northern , with an audience of more than 600 people per year, aiming to spread ideas and trigger change and action.

th 13 Student Conference on Informatics • Large number of its employees actively participated in the first of the three blood donations that the Red Cross holds During the last decade, the HELLENIC each year. PETROLEUM Group has been supporting the institution of the Student Conference on Informatics of Central Macedonia, which celebrated its 13th anniversary this year. It supported the realization of the 2nd online event on 20-23 April 2021 at NOESIS by sponsoring all the necessary electronic equipment for its carrying out. The conference, which is the largest student event for Northern Greece, was attended by 900 students and 180 teachers from Primary and Secondary Education schools of the Region of Central Macedonia. At the conference, innovative student research projects were presented, based on the following thematic pillars: Computer Applications, Smart Devices and Internet-Educational Robotics. 12 CSR Panorama | Issue 10 Corporate Social Responsibility Division 13

Astypalaia

137 students 12 students 54 students size 96,9km2 size 38,64km2 size 41,263km2 population 1.344 population 271 population 987 Special issue

During the Hellenistic era it was a port-station According to Greek mythology, one night, the The festival of Panagia Spiliani on August 15 is the The HELLENIC PETROLEUM Group, in cooperation with the Agoni Grammi of the Ptolemeans of Egypt and during the Argonauts, who were returning home from best-known custom of the island. After the Vespers Gonimi non-profit organization, took the "EARTH 2030" suitcase to islands Roman era it registered significant growth Colchis, were caught in a storm. They asked service, a fasting dinner and traditional doughnuts in the , with the aim of informing students and raising awareness thanks to its many ports, which were a base the god Apollo for help to save them and he are offered. During the Orthros service, the kollyva against pirates. cast light in the form of thunder and an island (boiled wheat) of the Virgin Mary are prepared, on environmental issues by introducing the 17 UN Sustainable Development appeared in front of them, which they finally accompanied by laments by the “9-day women”. Goals. approached. There, the Argonauts erected an The latter are women who have made a vow to altar in honour of Apollo "Aeglitis" (= the one spend 9 days and nights of prayer in the cells of who shines) and named it Anafi. the monastery, performing various tasks for the cleaning and preparation of the monastery during the feast.

This environmental awareness educational program, under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, aims to help students understand the importance of the 17 Goals in an interactive way offered through the "Earth 2030" suitcase. 39 students 91 students 54 students size 61,487km2 size 57,865km 2 size 302,152km2 The Suitcase has already visited 7 islands and continues its journey to the rest of its population 780 population 2.690 population 6.226 planned destinations.

In 2019, Tilos became the first Greek island The economic prosperity of Symi in the 19th It is a rich habitat and, therefore, has protected where a solar charging station for electric century was mainly based on three sectors: areas where populations of various endangered vehicles was installed. With the completion of fishing, sponge processing and trading, fauna species thrive. The northern part of the installation and through the process of net and shipbuilding/shipping. Sponge fishing Karpathos, Saria, and its coastal marine zone metering, the planned production of the PV flourished from 1865 to 1930, thanks to the are protected Natura 2000 habitats, code station is expected to cover the energy needs new techniques (diving suit). Symi pioneered GR4210003, covering a total area of 112.92 km2. of two electric vehicles and to contribute to the both the fishing of sponges on the Barbary coverage of the needs of the electric lighting Coast, on the northern coast of Africa, and of the “Tasos Aliferis” coastal sidewalk and the their processing and marketing. energy consumption of that municipal building.

Take a look at some remarkable information that you may not have known about the 17 destinations of the Suitcase 14 CSR Panorama | Issue 10 Corporate Social Responsibility Division 15

Kithira Herakleia Limnos

95 students 254 students 532 students 2 students 7 students 105 μstudents size 277,746km 2 size 842km2 size 255km2 size 18,08km2 size 13,41km2 size 476km2 population 3.973 population 51.320 population 8.423 population 151 population 185 population 17.000

Pirates constantly plundered the ships, The rocket war of Vrontados: The custom The Icarian dance that is danced at the local According to tradition, around the end of the Limnos has had a long tradition of local Its name, according to the most probable beaches and islands of the Mediterranean, of rocket war originated during the Turkish festivals is very well-known. A popular festival 19th century, a shepherd had lain down under a products, such as dairy products, mainly cheese version, means an island with thorns. Its shape and Kithira was the biggest pirate target in the occupation. It is an exchange of fire between is the one of Agia Marina in the village of bush to protect himself from the rain. When he (melichloro, kaskaval, kalathaki), honey and resembles a donkey, which is why one of its Mediterranean. Paliochora, , was finally the two largest parishes of the town, St. Marc Arethousa on July 17, the day that marks the returned to the village, his fellow villagers saw cereals (rusk, wheat flour and flomaria) as well as earliest names was Gaidouronisi (Island of abandoned after being raided and plundered and Panagia Erythiani. In Mesta, on Holy liberation of the island. In Icarian festivals, the the figure of St. John the Baptist imprinted on a wide variety of wines, both white and red, that Donkeys). Its current name has been used for by Hayredin Barbarossa in 1537. After burning Saturday, the young believers receive the holy organizers are all volunteers from the village, his shirt. They asked the shepherd to take them have a special taste due to the island’s volcanic the last fifty years or so and the declaration for Paliochora and killing many civilians, he also light from the priest and light up a large lantern who cook (boiled and roasted goat, potatoes, where he had sat and when they went there, soil. The most famous variety of red wine is the renaming of the island was signed by all the sold many captives as slaves. in the village square where they burn the effigy salads, etc.) and serve, while the orchestra they discovered the entrance to a cave. Inside kalambaki. inhabitants. of Judas. is dominated by the violin, which lends the the cave they found the icon of St. John the Icarian dance its special tone. Baptist and, thus, the cave was named after him.

Fournoi Oenousses Schinoussa Imvros

34 students 52 students 17 students 59 students 18 students size 30,50km2 size 17,43km2 size 8,144km2 size 279km2 size 13,65km2 population 1.313 population 826 population 211 population 10.106 population 167

The island is included in the 196 areas of Oinousses is a place of ancient seafaring, The island is famous for its fava beans (1st It was named after the Carian god of fertility According to ancient Greek mythology, the QR Code: Greece that are important for birds, as it is a linked to the fate and history of neighbouring prize at the Nikolaos Tselementes Cycladic Imbramos or Imbrasos. Homer informs us that island was named after the god Dionysus, For more information on the Suitcase’s travels breeding place for birds such as hawks and Chios. The sailors of Oinousses are mentioned Gastronomy Festival – , 2012) and its in this critically important corner of the Aegean, who lived on this island. Theseus and Ariadne scan the QR code. eagles, and the island partridge. It is also an by Homer and we know that they played excellent meat and agricultural products (beef, between and Imvros, Poseidon, the stopped at Donoussa, which was then called area of particular importance for migratory an important role in the battles against the pork, goat, oil cheese, sour mizithra, kopanisti god of the sea, had his horse stables. Also, the "", when they were returning from . species, especially herons. Persians. The island has a naval high school, and string beans), which can be found in local goddess Thetis, mother of the heroic Achilles, Dionysus saw Ariadne and fell madly in love a Maritime Museum and a Merchant Navy shops or bought directly from their producers. had her palaces on the seabed between Imvros with her. That's why the goddess Athena Academy, and is the birthplace of many and . ordered the hero Theseus to obey Dionysus prominent ship owners. and leave Ariadne on the island. Thus, Ariadne's fate was to become the inseparable wife of Dionysus.