{"id":61669,"date":"2016-02-29T09:06:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T08:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=61669"},"modified":"2022-02-14T12:02:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:02:22","slug":"charitity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/charitity\/","title":{"rendered":"Charitable businesses in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/charitity\/#Potions_BCN\" title=\"Potions BCN\">Potions BCN<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/charitity\/#Fira_de_Barcelona\" title=\"Fira de Barcelona\">Fira de Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/charitity\/#MAPFRE\" title=\"MAPFRE\">MAPFRE<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/charitity\/#IKEA\" title=\"IKEA\">IKEA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/charitity\/#Happening\" title=\"Happening\">Happening<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/charitity\/#Natura_Selection\" title=\"Natura Selection\">Natura Selection<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/charitity\/#Carrefour_Foundation\" title=\"Carrefour Foundation\">Carrefour Foundation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/charitity\/#Grupo_Cortefiel\" title=\"Grupo Cortefiel\">Grupo Cortefiel<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Potions_BCN\"><\/span>Potions BCN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bos_taurus_taurus_relaxing.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61672\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-61672 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Bos_taurus_taurus_relaxing-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"charity barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Potions<\/strong> <strong>BCN<\/strong> is a brand that was created in 2014, born out of the creators\u2019 desire to offer natural, cruelty-free beauty projects that would not only pamper the body, but would also be appealing to the eye. Today, <strong>Potions<\/strong> <strong>BCN<\/strong> sells soaps, aromatic candles, hair care products, therapeutic oils, lip balms, scrubs, ironing waters and pillow mists, all of them in beautiful, nostalgia-inducing packages. Part of <strong>Potions<\/strong> <strong>BCN<\/strong>\u2019s profits goes to <strong><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"Fundaci\u00f3n Santuario Gaia\">Santuario Gaia<\/span><\/strong>, a farm animal shelter.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fira_de_Barcelona\"><\/span>Fira de Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fira Barcelona<\/strong>\u00a0was created in 1932 and declared for public use in 2000. It is Barcelona\u2019s trade fair institution and one of the most important in Europe. Each year it receives a number of congresses, trade shows and events from different sectors, attracting thousands of visitors from all over the world.<strong>Fira de Barcelona<\/strong> collaborates with such charitable organizations as C\u00e1ritas, the Food Bank Foundation, and Nutrition without Borders.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MAPFRE\"><\/span>MAPFRE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mapfre<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most famous insurance companies in Spain, founded over eighty years ago. In 1976,\u00a0<strong>Mapfre<\/strong>\u00a0created the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fundacionmapfre.org\/fundacion\/es_es\/default.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Mapfre Foundation<\/a><\/strong>, a private charitable foundation that offers grants for a variety of charitable purposes, mainly in Spanish-speaking countries. <strong>Mapfre Foundation<\/strong><strong>\u2019s <\/strong>charitable work is divided into Social Causes, Health Promotion, Road Safety and Prevention, Education, Culture and History.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IKEA\"><\/span>IKEA<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the beginning of 2015, three <strong>IKEA<\/strong> store in Barcelona gathered a total of 91.000 euro with the campaign \u201cStuffed animals for education\u201d, which were donated to UNICEF and Save The Children.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Happening\"><\/span>Happening<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Happening<\/strong> is a chain of stores that sell clothing for women. In March of 2012 <strong>Happening<\/strong> donated 2.000\u20ac to the Spanish Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. The funds were gathered through a campaign that was in action in all three <strong>Happening<\/strong> stores.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Natura_Selection\"><\/span>Natura Selection<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Spanish brand <strong>Natura Selection<\/strong> has donated over a million euro through <strong>Premio Natura,<\/strong> an annual contest that started in 1994, awarding the best humanitarian and nature protection projects.\u00a0 Hundreds of people apply, and the best three projects receive a grant from <strong>Natura Selection<\/strong> to make that project come to life.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Carrefour_Foundation\"><\/span>Carrefour Foundation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The French multinational retailer <strong>Carrefour<\/strong> created the <strong>Carrefour Foundation <\/strong>in 2001. Since then, the foundation has worked on promoting social development in the areas of social assistance, health, education, employment and environment.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grupo_Cortefiel\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Radar_Tires_Pink_Ribbon.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-61673\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-61673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Radar_Tires_Pink_Ribbon-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"charity barcelona\" width=\"140\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/strong>Grupo Cortefiel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Grupo Cortefiel <\/strong>has been involved in numerous solidarity projects, including gathering funds to fight breast cancer, gathering funds to be used in humanitarian aid in countries in Africa, gathering funds for victims of domestic violence and for a program to help those with multiple sclerosis.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"61669\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Potions BCNFira de BarcelonaMAPFREIKEAHappeningNatura SelectionCarrefour FoundationGrupo Cortefiel Potions BCN Potions BCN is a brand that was created in 2014, born out of the creators\u2019 desire to offer natural, cruelty-free beauty projects that would not only pamper the body, but would also be appealing to the eye. 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