AFEA Travel & Congress Services

06.2018

AFEA Travel & Congress Provider Backs ‘Health for All’ on Naxos

Source: GTP

As part of its ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility program, Athens-based AFEA Travel and Congress Services has announced the financial support of actions aimed to preserve the health of vulnerable social groups.

Under the “Health for All” program, AFEA offers financial backing for the support of primary health care and social care systems with local public services for the benefit of the local, socially vulnerable populations.

In efforts to raise awareness towards the need for equal participation of vulnerable social groups in health information exchange, health care, support and rehabilitation, and strengthen the participation of these groups in health issues, AFEA sponsored the “Health for All” program in the municipality of Naxos and the Small Cyclades, where volunteers offered health services to the mountain area villages of Naxos including Apeiranthos, Koronida, Koronos, Filoti, and on the Small Cyclades: Schoinousa, Iraklia, Donousa, Koufonisia over the March 28-April 1 period.

Under the auspices of UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health and the universities of Athens, Crete and Patras, the “Health for All” program has among others covered medical exams and vaccinations for 4,154 children, dental checkups for 114 kids, gynecological examinations and Pap tests for 779 women, medical exams for 1,974 adults, and Hepatitis B screening of 476 inmates.

Naxos Island

The ongoing program is also supported by the Central Health Council, the National Vaccine Commission, the General Secretariat for Gender Equality, the Aretaieion University Hospital, the Hippocrateon Hospital, the Hellenic Society of Cardiology, the Faliro Medical Center, Naxos Hospital, the Naxos Community Center, volunteer psychologists, and the Naxos Municipality as well as dozens of doctors, midwives and pharmacists.

One the longest-running and most experienced professional congress organizers and destination management companies in Greece, AFEA marked its 40th anniversary earlier this year.

01.2018

AFEA Celebrates 40 Years in MICE and Corporate Travel Industry

Source: Greek Travel Pages

Athens-based AFEA Travel and Congress Services recently celebrated its 40^th anniversary during an event attended by the company’s executives and associates.

“AFEA is one of the oldest, most experienced professional congress organizers and destination management companies in Greece, providing integrated services to corporate clients, organizations and associations worldwide,” the company said in an announcement.

During the event, held at the Barabicu Restaurant in Athens, the company’s founders spoke of its achievements, also stressing that AFEA continues its successful course, by adopting new ideas, with professionalism and optimism. “We are celebrating a successful journey of 40 years… in this company and its people. We feel very happy and proud,” AFEA president Spyros Nikolakopoulos said.

The company’s CEO Andreas Lignos thanked the AFEA team and especially the company’s oldest associates. “AFEA’s strong team is the most important element of our success. The management team has always considered its people a top priority… Today we honor some of our top executives, who have been with us for more than 20 years”.

Regarding the younger AFEA team members – the second-generation family executives – Nikolakopoulos and Lignos said they were actively involved in the company, “and are assigned new roles, opening up new horizons for the company on a global level”.

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12.2017

AFEA has been awarded with the Gold Recognition Level from EcoVadis for its CSR practices - Press Release

AFEA received the Gold Recognition Level from EcoVadis for its Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and actions, and as a result is ranked among the top 5% of companies from all sectors worldwide, assessed for their responsible business practices. Throughout 2017,

AFEA designed, developed and implemented an integrated Corporate Social Responsibility strategy in cooperation with AIPHORIA Consulting, with the aim to identify and manage issues related to Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development practices.

The results of AFEA's intensive efforts in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility are significant, accredited by third-party assessment platforms such as EcoVadis. EcoVadis is a collaborative platform enabling companies to monitor sustainable performance of their suppliers. Its methodology covers annually over 30,000 suppliers from 150 sectors, 110 countries and 21 CSR indicators. The system analyzes and evaluates a company’s performance over four major categories: Environment, Labor, Fair Business Practices and Sustainable Procurement.

Within the framework of the implemented Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, a number of actions were carried out, such as:

Stakeholders identification and mapping
Employee training and awareness raising on Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development and Environmental Management issues
Development and implementation of an Environmental Policy

Additionally, AFEA became a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, which is the international initiative of the United Nations which calls companies to take action towards the protection of labor and human rights, environmental protection and anti-corruption.

Mrs. Dimitra Lygnou, AFEA Corporate Communications & Sales Manager, commented:
"This Gold Level Recognition from EcoVadis comes as a result to our commitment to implement responsible business practices with a view to Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility. In the next period, we will continue to operate based on our values, actively supporting further integration of sustainable business practices in the tourism industry and offering services that benefit society and the environment."