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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 26 JANUARY 2020 14 COMMERCIAL CALAMATTA Cuschieri kicked off its Corporate Social Respon- sibility (CSR) calendar of events for this year, when the team of its subsidiary CC Fund Services attended a workshop in partner- ship with the environment reju- venation movement Saġġar. Held on January 18th at the NGO's nursery in Wardija, the hands-on team-building event aimed at educating CC Fund Services employees about the importance of rehabilitating our environment and local na- tive trees which have seen a steady decline over the past 15 years. They also had the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty by collecting and planting indigenous seeds and saplings. Gabie Calamatta, Head of CSR, said Calamatta Cuschieri is passionate about the envi- ronment. "This event was the first ini- tiative for 2020, our teams ap- preciate the hard work NGOs like Saġġar put in to ensure native trees survive for future generations and we want to do our part," she added. Saġġar is a non-profit organ- isation that has pledged to re- juvenate the Maltese environ- ment by planting one million native trees over the course of a decade. The ambitious af- forestation project will rehabil- itate public and private lands and create ecological nature reserves that will also serve as natural seed banks and green spaces for the general public to enjoy. As part of the workshop, the CC Fund Services team had a go at separating seeds from plants, mixing soil with com- post and preparing cuttings for planting, as well as planting these in pots. They also picked up a few tips and tricks about vermiculture - the cultivation of earthworms for converting organic waste into fertiliser and setting up their own com- post heap. Claude Ebejer, founding member of ACT stated: "The rehabilitation of the Maltese Islands is possible only if we work together to make it hap- pen. Saġġar was happy to host the awesome CC Fund Servic- es team who with great energy helped in preparing and sowing seeds and cuttings." Meanwhile, echoing the sat- isfaction by all participants in offering a helping hand to a good cause, Stephen Gauci Bal- uci, Head of CC Fund Services said: "Helping out at Saġġar was a pleasant and gratifying experience. Apart from being a very interesting subject, I felt a sense of accomplishment knowing that I have contrib- uted to reforesting our island with Maltese indigenous trees." As part of its CSR efforts, Calamatta Cuschieri has over the years organised a series of events and initiatives like the Walk for Cancer, the Blood Donation Drive and the Invest- ing in Nature campaign. It has also set up the CC Foundation which aims to raise awareness on social, cultural, health and environmental related issues, while it has supported and col- laborated with organisations like ALS Malta. CC Fund Services Ltd is part of the Calamatta Cuschie- ri Group, Malta's largest in- dependent financial services group that pioneered the lo- cal financial services industry in 1972. The Group currently employs more than 165 peo- ple and offers a wide range of services including Investment Advice, Life Insurance, Sav- ings Plans, Pensions, Wealth Management, Online Trading, Fund Administration and Mar- keting services amongst others. Calamatta Cuschieri is a founding member of the Malta Stock Exchange and the rep- resentative and distributor for UBS Funds in Malta. For part of the workshop, the team had a go at separating seeds from plants and mixing soil with compost A public auction of well valued properties is being held this Sunday 26th January at Palazzo Violetta, in Tonna Street, Sliema at 11am. The auction features numerous properties ranging from townhouses and penthouses, to land with permits and guesthouses. The variety of property values range from €240,000 to €5,200,000. The auction, held by Malta Property Auctioneers, mirrors those held in Australia, the UK, America, and Canada where selling and purchasing proper- ty by auction is the most effective and frequently used practice. Malta Property Auctioneers holds public proper- ty auctions quarterly and is the only property auc- tion house on the Maltese islands. Today's auction is the 41st to be held by Malta Property Auction- eers in its 12th year of operation. Those interested in bidding at the auction or simply interested in spectating can visit www.mal- tapropertyauctioneers.com to learn more or can speak directly to an expert by calling 21 388 399. FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE has launched the tenth edition of the Julio Castelo Matrán Inter- national Insurance Award. The bi-yearly award with a cash prize of 30,000 euros aims to recog- nise scientific research work on matters related to insurance and social protection. This award is open to indi- viduals or institutions that have conducted scientific re- search work that led to the ex- pansion of insurance activities in society, and contributed to economic stability and soli- darity with insurance and/or social protection. The scientific work must be unpublished or published within the last three years and must also have potential for application in other countries or regions. Applications and documen- tation may be submitted in English, Spanish or Portu- guese through June 30, 2020. The competition rules can be found at: https://www.funda- cionmapfre.org/fundacion/en/ images/bases-premio-inter- nacional-seguros-julio-caste- l o - m a l t r a n - 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0 - e n _ tcm1070-414164.pdf This award is organised in homage to Julio Castelo Matrán, former Chairman of MAPFRE from 1990 to 2001, and one of the driving forces behind the company's devel- opment. Public auction of well valued properties Fundación MAPFRE launches the Julio Castelo Matrán International Insurance Award Calamatta Cuschieri goes green in collaboration with Saggar

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