Mas albornà foundation recognizes our commitment

This is the first award that Mas Albornà has granted with the purpose of recognizing companies with the greatest social commitment.

This award distinguishes us as an organization committed to the people of the territory for over 45 years.

Mas Albornà Foundation has presented its first “COMPANY THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES” award to the Familia Torres winery, publicly acknowledging this wine company for its long history of collaboration, trust, and support for the foundation. According to Joan Clotet, the general director of the entity, “Having companies like Familia Torres makes us stronger today and gives us more strength to build together a territory that is more socially just and responsible.”

The award was collected by Mireia Torres, Director of Innovation and Knowledge of the winery and President of the Familia Torres Foundation, at a meeting that took place at the Waltraud winery in Pacs del Penedès. Mireia Torres highlighted that with Mas Albornà there has been “a continued collaboration of more than 45 years that has gone beyond the conventional customer-supplier relationship, becoming a closer, trust-based, and strategic partnership.”

The award was made in one of the occupational workshops of the Foundation in order to infuse the social DNA of the Foundation into every last detail and create a symbol that recognizes the commitment of the companies that, together with Mas Albornà, build a Penedès with more social commitment.

History of a successful relationship

The relationship between the Mas Albornà Foundation and Familia Torres began at Christmas in 1978 when they hired the Foundation’s handling services as extraordinary support for packing the bottles for Christmas batches. A measure that ended up becoming a recurring external support and, over the years, a leading story of collaboration and social commitment in the Penedès.

From the initial tasks of bottle packing, other continuous tasks in the handling area were undertaken (labeling, bottle cleaning, promotions, etc.) as well as in others, such as support for the restaurant’s kitchen or the awarded and recognized inclusive educational project “Viu la Vinya.”

This sustained relationship over time led to a very stable, firm customer-supplier relationship based on trust, to the point that the first contract for external services that took place in Catalonia was signed, a service that allows a professional team from the Special Employment Center to develop a productive activity on the premises of Familia Torres, under the supervision of a manager who acts as a link between the company and the foundation.

The relationship between Familia Torres and Mas Albornà has not only generated job opportunities for people with disabilities but has also contributed to effective social inclusion, with four workers who have become part of the Torres team on a permanent basis. In turn, the commitment of the Torres Family to inclusion has been a positive benchmark and a boost for social hiring in the territory.

Familia Torres has shown outstanding social sensitivity, trusting the capabilities of the Mas Albornà workers and continuously supporting the Foundation. Their integration as members of the board since 2006 reflects this deep commitment to the mission of the Mas Albornà Foundation, the territory, and its people.

This is, therefore, a success story defined by a close and sincere collaboration that, after 46 years, remains very much alive, representing that joint work to promote social and labor inclusion generates an impact.