The results of the Corporate Volunteering Study in Portugal will be presented by BRU-Iscte researcher Ana Patrícia Duarte on 29 October 2026 at the 5th edition of ‘Construir Pontes | Parcerias Sustentáveis entre Empresas e Organizações de Economia Social’ [Building Bridges | Sustainable Partnerships between Companies and Social Economy Organisations], organised by GRACE – Empresas Responsáveis.

The event will take place at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, from 14:00 to 17:45, in the Afonso de Barros Auditorium (Building 3, Floor 1).

The Corporate Volunteering Study in Portugal is being developed by GRACE in partnership with BSI_Iscte – Business for Social Impact, a knowledge transfer centre within the Business Research Unit (BRU-Iscte) in collaboration with the Iscte Business School.

Launched in May 2026, the study maps the current state of corporate volunteering in Portugal, examining its level of implementation in companies, the motivations for and barriers to its adoption, the most widely used models, employee engagement, social impact measurement, and key future trends and challenges, bringing together different levels of experience to provide a comprehensive and representative view of the sector, generating knowledge to support more effective corporate volunteering strategies.

Programme

14:00 – Registration

14:30 – Welcome and Opening Session
Welcome from GRACE: introduction to the Year of Volunteering

14:45 – BLOCK I | Trends in Corporate Volunteering in Portugal
Presentation of the study “Corporate Volunteering in Portugal”, highlighting trends, practices and future directions for corporate volunteering, as well as some of the challenges and opportunities identified by companies.
Speaker: Ana Patrícia Duarte (Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon)

15:10 – Panel Discussion | What Do the Results Tell Us?
Speakers: Suzana Rocha Pereira (Lusíadas Saúde), Fátima Duarte (Pista Mágica) and Ágata Bettencourt (Oney Bank – To be confirmed)
Moderator: Ana Patrícia Duarte (Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon)

15:45 – Coffee Break and Networking

16:30 – BLOCK II | Building Together: What Future Do We Want for Corporate Volunteering?
Facilitated by: Fernanda Freitas

17:30 – Closing Session