I have the pleasure to present our Sustainability Report 2021, detailing the key sustainability initiatives and activities carried out throughout the year at Metalsa. We are particularly proud of our adhesion to the UN Global Compact and its ten principles, strengthening our commitment to promote human and labor rights, environmental protection, and anti-corruption. Becoming members of the Global Compact is an essential milestone for Metalsa and coincides with our first sustainability bond issuance.

Also, during this year, we launched a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program to become a more inclusive workplace. These initiatives were driven by our Sustainability Committee and will allow us to transform into a more sustainable company. In addition, we brought forward to 2022 our adhesion to the Science-based Target Initiative, which sets ambitious carbon reduction targets and will guide us towards a net-zero future.

Having a clear sustainability conviction and developing strategies accordingly, has helped us to face emerging risks and opportunities. Aligning to the World Economic Forum Principles and its four pillars has also helped our company better connect to environmental, economic, social, and governance topics and reinforce our sustainability strategy. Furthermore, Grupo Proeza and Metalsa as its subsidiary, have committed to updating the Impact Materiality Study defining social and environmental targets for 2030 to fulfill our purpose and to improve our Sustainability indicators.

We faced a challenging context during this period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis and its consequences required teamwork, adaptation, and resilience from all of us. Despite this, in 2021, we worked hard to become a company with better environmental management and ready to generate value and prosperity for our employees, communities, and society.

The results of these efforts are reflected throughout the pages of this report and tell the story of our sustainability journey. I want to take the opportunity to thank all the teams that made this possible and all our stakeholders for always driving us to improve and contribute positively to society.