GMV and its charitable commitment to the Banco de Alimentos

GMV continues to uphold the commitment it made back in 2020 to the Banco de Alimentos food bank and, thanks to the generosity of its professionals and the company itself, has contributed yet another year to the charity’s work.

In 2022, GMV and its team’s charitable efforts raised enough money to purchase and distribute 12,585 kilograms of food. This aid is especially crucial now, given the uncertainty and economic crisis caused by the events of recent years, which have widened the inequality gap and led many families to resort to humanitarian aid.

On 23 January, Ignacio Ramos Gorostiola, GMV’s Corporate People Strategy & Infrastructures Manager, visited the food bank’s premises in Madrid to get a first-hand look at how it operates and how it manages the donations it receives.

GMV set up this charity initiative in 2020 with the support of its employees, following the serious socioeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The successive waves of new cases and the impact they had on the most disadvantaged families prompted GMV executives to carry on with this project to give back, with every member of the company making a voluntary contribution. Over these three years, the GMV team has managed to raise a total of €114,000, which has undoubtedly played a pivotal role in supporting the charity’s mission.

The Banco de Alimentos de Madrid provided food relief to more than 180,000 people with 27,330 tons of food in 2021 according to the latest data published in its activity report. Its work is focused on the Community of Madrid, and volunteers work in line with the 54 food banks across Spain as members of the Spanish Food Banks Federation (FESBAL), which in turn is part of the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA).