Something meaningful happens when a company is more than its products.
We have built strong ties with local communities, acting across different areas and needs such as education, culture, entrepreneurship, sports, and social causes - always striving to maximize our positive impact.
At Riopele, we believe that fostering a culture of social responsibility requires both commitment and action. Aware of the importance and mission of many social and community-based organizations, we support several institutions, including the Portuguese League Against Cancer, the Portuguese Blood Institute, and the National Federation of Social Solidarity Cooperatives.
Riopele also promotes the active participation of social organizations such as ACIP, AFPAD, and Mundos de Vida in company initiatives like the Christmas Party and Family Day, strengthening both internal bonds and community connections.
In addition, we have established a partnership with the Guimarães correctional facility, providing textile waste for reuse and contributing to reintegration programs.
In the field of education, we take part in the General Council of the Padre Benjamim Salgado School Group and support the annual awards given to top-performing students, reinforcing our belief that education is a powerful driver of social transformation.
We also believe that sport plays a key role in promoting inclusion among young people. That is why we make our stadium available to the Grupo Desportivo de Joane, offering high-quality conditions to more than 200 youth athletes, as well as to local schools and community groups.
Cooperation inspires innovation.
At our premises, in partnership with the Municipality of Famalicão, we inaugurated a business incubator, the first in Portugal, to operate in an active industrial context. Since then, we have driven local entrepreneurship and created opportunities for everyone to follow their dreams.
Through factory tours to the company, we promote contact, exchange of experiences and greater closeness with the leading universities and international technology centres in the fashion industry, contributing to the curricular development of students and their professional future.
At the cultural level, we sponsor Fundação de Serralves, Fundação Batalha de Aljubarrota and the Fundação Cupertino de Miranda in Vila Nova de Famalicão. We provide assistance to the implementation of various cultural initiatives and events within local communities.
