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We help together! Small box, big support!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

The community of our
O4 Coworking
 on Women’s Day supports the 8. edition of Project Shoebox

and helps women in crisis. The team collects hygiene products, which will be donated to those in need, packed in a… shoeboxes.

 

The initiative consists in collecting and donating hygiene products and cosmetic products to women in need: single mothers, victims of domestic violence, refugees. Women in crisis intervention centres, single mothers’ homes or residential homes often do not have access to basic items such as shampoo, shower gel or sanitary pads. Project Shoebox is here to change that.

 

The products that will be collected as part of the campaign will go to to the Shelter for the Homeless “Prometheusz” in Gdańsk at ul. Zakopane Street.

 

You can help in two ways:

  • Organize a collection in your company and donate the collected items to O4 Coworking (Olivia Four, entrance from the patio, next to Natka), or complete the whole box and bring it to the O4 reception desk.
  • Join individually and bring the indicated products, and the team from O4 Coworking will take care of completing the packages.

 

A list of the most necessary, basic things

  • shower gels
  • Soap
  • Personal & Menstrual Care Products
  • toothbrushes and toothpastes
  • Deodorants
  • shampoos, hair conditioners

 

Additionally welcome

  • body lotions
  • face and hand creams
  • perfume
  • hairbrushes, combs
  • small jewelry, ornaments
  • Baby care products
  • sweets.

IMPORTANT! Products must be unused and not expired.

 

Meeting point:
O4 Coworking reception in the Olivia Four building.

 

The products are harvested until March 1.

 

 

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Together we can do more! Join the volunteers at thyssenkrupp!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

It has been known for a long time that together we can do more. Volunteers from our resident, thyssenkrupp, let us know that they had organized a fundraiser for mothers from the Single Mother’s Home in Matemblewo. And we let you know that you can do something good!

 

#tkVolunteers want to accumulate funds in this way, which they can use to buy what young mothers do not have every day – cosmetics or make-up accessories. They will give gifts to mothers on Women’s Day.

 

Collection of #tkVolunteers for mothers

 

 

 

More about the Single Mother’s Home

 

The Single Mother’s Home in Matemblewo has been run by CARITAS of the Archdiocese of Gdańsk since 1 July 2012. It helps pregnant women and mothers with minor children who are struggling with various life problems. They are often forced to seek help by domestic violence, financial problems, lack of family support and other dramatic situations. This house is a place that offers not only a roof over one’s head, but also – and perhaps above all – legal assistance, psychological and social support. So far, the facility has taken care of over 1400 mothers and children. More…

 

 

We invite you to the Open Day at the White Kitten!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

The White Cat Language Kindergarten and Nursery, which is located in Olivia in the Olivia Tower building, cordially invites you to the Open Day on February 17 (Saturday) from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ! See what the kindergarten has prepared for you and your children.

 

11:00-12:00 JUDO TRAINING
With the adored Mr. Filip UKS JUDO GRIZZLY GDAŃSK.

 

11:00-12:00 ROBOTICS
Who loves to construct? Create your own designs with LEGO? And who doesn’t love cotton candy? All attractions will be led by JUSTA LAB.

 

11:00-13:00 SENSOPLASTY
Activities involving all the child’s senses: taste, touch, smell, hearing and sight. Creative classes will be conducted by certified teachers from the White Kitten team.

 

11:00-13:00 BABY CORNER
Fun for the little ones?! YES. It is here that we invite children from the age of one year. There will be sensory activities waiting for them, supporting the development of babies, as well as a free play corner.

 

12:00-13:00 MUSICAL GORDONKI
Develop your child’s musical abilities. Musical play with the use of voice and instruments.

 

12:00-13:00 EXPERIMENT
Science experiments are a great way to develop children’s curiosity and creativity! Kids love to explore and experience! And the magical world of a chemist will be led by English teachers! Great fun = the perfect opportunity to learn a language.

 

Do you have any questions? Write to:
biuro@bialykotekoliwa.pl

Olivia Prize 2023 handed out!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

On Wednesday, January 31st, the fourth award ceremony in the Olivia Prize competition took place. Awards for projects carried out by the Residents of Olivia Centre, the largest business centre in Poland, have traditionally been granted in the following categories: Olivia Impact, Olivia Biznes, Olivia Eco and Olivia Pro Bono. From among the projects submitted by mid-January, the jury selected 4 winners and awarded 5 honorable mentions.

 

The choice was made by a jury consisting of representatives of companies operating in Olivia. This year’s winners were: Marta Moksa (O4 Coworking), Grzegorz Borowski (Infoshare), Remigiusz Wojciechowski (Bayer), Marcin Perkowski (Capgemini) and Mateusz Kusznierewicz.

 

OLIVIA BUSINESS

 

This year’s edition of the competition was attended by 22 projects that were implemented by companies operating in Olivia Centre over the past year. In the Olivia Business category, projects with the greatest business potential, characterized by innovation and responding to real market demand are awarded. This year, in this category, the award went to the Pomerania Development Agency for

the Pomeranian Export Broker

 project, the aim of which was to support Pomeranian enterprises in business contacts abroad. The project covered more than 6 thousand. people with 2.5 thousand. Enterprises. As part of the project, 15 economic missions, 42 trips to trade fairs and 58 trips to other international economic events were carried out in countries such as China, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and many other parts of the world. The project also enabled Pomeranian companies to participate in selected economic events through 614 project grants and 47 individual, “tailor-made” B2B meetings, prepared with the use of specialized market reports from m.in. in the United States, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, the United Arab Emirates, or Kazakhstan.

 

In the Olivia Business category, a distinction was also awarded, which this year went to the

Black Pearls VC

 fund, which supports young technology companies operating in the Baltic Sea basin. The fund’s activity consists in providing financial support to start-ups at an early stage of development and searching for strategic investors for them after achieving strong market positions. Last year, Telemedi and Solwit reached this level, and in the previous two years, this process covered 6 other companies. In 2023, the fund provided its investors with a 252% increase in return on capital compared to the previous year. As part of its investment portfolio, the Black Pearls VC fund holds shares in a company known as unicorn, valued at over EUR 2 billion, and as much as 57% of the latest portfolio is made up of foreign startups. The fund has invested m.in. in Ondato (Lithuania), Autenti (Poland), insly (Estonia), Swotzy (Latvia), Fluentby (Poland), infoshare Academy (Poland), Enso (Poland/USA), eAgronom (Estonia) and Heavy Finance (Lithuania).

 

 

OLIVIA IMPACT

 

In the Olivia Impact category, awards are given to companies and projects with the greatest impact in the area of corporate social responsibility. In this category the statuette was awarded to
Energa, a member of the Orlen Group
 for the two projects submitted this year: implementing a wide-ranging ESG agenda and supporting important initiatives in the region, Poland and around the world, including through programmes Houses of Good Energy and
Planet of Energy
. As part of the first one, Energa provided 18 institutions (including 15 orphanages in Poland, the St. Brother Albert Home for the Homeless and Needy Aid Society in Gdańsk and one school in South Sudan) with access to efficient and environmentally friendly energy sources. The project provides clean and energy-efficient energy sources, but also workshops, educational meetings, excursions and holiday trips. The second project is Energia’s original educational program, which includes the promotion of knowledge about electricity, its sources and safe and rational use of electricity among the youngest. During the deliberations, the jury also took into account numerous initiatives implemented by the company during all previous editions of the competition.

 

In the Olivia Impact category , a distinction was also awarded to

Bayer

 for creating a climate for the implementation of social and ecological innovations by employees and for being open and encouraging cooperation with other Olivia Centre Residents.

 

 

OLIVIA ECO

 

Bayer also won this year’s statuette in the Olivia Eco category, for the Eco Floral project by Edyta Bieniasz-Krzywiec, one of the company’s employees, who transferred her family’s daily eco activities to the company. It is based on the principle of circular economy and education with the possibility of reusing everything that employees in the office and at home have at their disposal. Edyta Bieniasz-Krzywiec defines it with the motto “We do what we can, with what we have, where we are”. At the threshold of Olivia Centre project Eco Floral visited as part of the event Eco Family Days, organized by and for Bayer employees, when Edyta Bieniasz-Krzywiec and her husband brought their machine used to process waste from various types of plastic at home and trained other employees in the field of household waste management and what products can be created from plastic waste.

 

In this category, the award went to

EPAM Polska

 for the Green Sweep Gdańsk project, involving over 30 employees from the company’s Gdańsk branch in a nationwide initiative to clean up illegal landfills.

 

OLIVIA PRO BONO

 

The main prize in the category Olivia Pro Bono, awarded to pro-social projects, won the Gdansk Foundation for Management Development per project GFKM Masters – Pomeranian Tournament of Decision-Making Games. The project is aimed at Pomeranian students of high schools, technical schools and vocational schools and includes supporting education in the field of management, entrepreneurship and teamwork, as well as supporting young talents in their search for paths of their own development. The project is based on the use of a tool used to conduct business simulations, and assumes showing young people the challenges associated with running a business. This program is usually used as part of the Executive MBA classes and is aimed at middle and senior management representatives. As Krzysztof Jędrzejowski, a representative of the Gdańsk Foundation for Management Development, emphasizes, GFKM Masters is a project that is to give young people a chance for favourable conditions for development and gaining practical professional skills: In all school corridors there are many leaders, both present and future. The potential of these young people is enormous, and we do not want to miss the opportunity to support their development. We try to provide them with the opportunity to gain experience even before they enter the job market, which will make it easier for them to have a good start in their careers. We decided to create an initiative aimed exclusively at students, knowing that they will soon be able to work in our environment and make key decisions. We want to equip them with competences and skills that will allow them to meet modern market requirements.

 

In the Pro Bono category, two companies received awards: Bayer and

O4 Coworking

. The first of them was awarded for the

Jump High for Santa Claus

 project, which integrates employees from 14 companies around a charity volleyball tournament supporting the Hospice Foundation in Gdańsk, and the second for the O4-ians help project, under which the coworking community regularly and systemically engages in social and charity campaigns.

 

– This year’s edition of Olivia Prize applications included projects at a very high level, which makes us happy, because its intention is to distinguish and promote the most valuable projects in all categories – says Bogusław Wieczorek, Olivia Centre Representative. ” What’s more, the awards are given to projects that companies usually do not talk about publicly, but which bring great business, social and environmental value, so we feel obliged to emphasize the social benefits of their implementation and help the authors of the projects to publicize the beneficial initiatives that are carried out in the Olivia Centre.

 

The winners of each category received statuettes by Dr. hab. Tomasz Sobisz, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Sculpture and Intermedia at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.

 

 

The special guest of the Olivia Prize 2023 award ceremony was Marcin Piatkowski, professor at Kozminski University in Warsaw and economist at the World Bank in Washington. He gave a lecture Pt. “The Golden Age. How did Poland become a European leader in growth and what does the future hold for it?”

 

 

A flower has bloomed in Olivia Garden, the appearance of which in natural conditions in Poland is considered impossible!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Our year-round garden, Olivia Garden, delights and surprises. This time, it was possible to breed a flowering cycad (Cycas circinalis of the species Macrozamia mooroi). It naturally occurred in this latitude 60 million years ago. Today, its bloom in natural conditions is considered impossible.

 

The cycad is one of the oldest living plant species on Earth – says Tomasz Zabłocki, an expert from Platan, a gardener, and an inspector of tropical plant supervision. Its fossils date back more than 200 million years. It is often called a “living fossil” because of its long evolutionary history. The last flower that bloomed in Poland 10 years ago took 150 years. Their long-term growth makes cycads a symbol of longevity, endurance and strength in many cultures around the world, which is why they are often planted near temples and houses as an amulet bringing good luck to the place.

 

It is a great joy for us and a proof that we have managed to create a real, living botanical garden, where plants from 5 continents thrive – says Bogusław Wieczorek, Plenipotentiary of the Management Board of Olivia Centre. Two years of the garden’s existence might not seem like a long time, but the growth of the plants is already impressive. We are most pleased that the plants have perfectly acclimatized, coexist and grow wonderfully, which evokes a number of positive emotions and makes the greatest impression on our guests, especially during the winter and autumn months.

 

Cycads are plants that dominated the Mesozoic period, i.e. at a time when dinosaurs lived on Earth. Cycads are known for their slow growth rate and longevity. The world’s oldest known specimen of cicada, dating back to 6,000 years, belongs to the species encephalartos woodii and grows in the botanical garden in Pretoria, South Africa. Their height usually reaches up to 2.5 meters. The trunk of the Oliwa specimen has already grown to nearly two meters, but its leaves already reach nearly 4 meters, which confirms that it has been possible to create really optimal conditions for the development of plants.

 

 

An interesting fact may also be that cycads are dioecious plants, so they have separate male and female plants. Males produce conical structures called struules, and female plants produce seed cones. Insects are necessary for their reproduction, without which this process cannot take place in natural conditions.

 

These plants hide many secrets: they are said to belong to poisonous species, since chemicals such as toxic cardenol glycosides are found in different parts of the cycad, however, these compounds are used in traditional medicine as effective laxatives, antibacterial and antivirals. What’s more, these plants have developed their own protective mechanisms against insects and other pests. Their leaves contain azadirachtin, which has an insect repellent effect.

 

Their seeds belong to the group of extremely hardy ones. It has been proven that they can survive fires, extreme temperatures, long periods of drought or prolonged immersion in water. Thanks to this, they can also travel long distances and develop in new areas.

 

The species of Cycasa that bloomed in Olivia Garden is Macrozamia mooroi and is endemic to Australia, originally growing in a limited area of northern Queensland. Its trunk can reach a height of up to 2 meters, although it is usually much lower. It is typically found in forests and wooded areas with well-drained soils. It plays an important ecological role as a food source and habitat for a variety of animals, including insects and birds. The bright red seeds produced by this cicada are often eaten and spread by the local fauna.

 

5. Conservation status: Macrozamia mooroi is listed as an endangered species in its natural habitat. Efforts are being made to protect and conserve this species, including conservation programs, habitat restoration, and educational campaigns.

 

Olivia Garden is an exotic garden opened in 2021 that is located in the heart of Olivia Centre in Gdańsk, the largest business center in Poland. The space of 7500 m3 is filled with nearly 4 thousand sqm. plants from 5 continents, and the height of the tallest of them reaches up to 11 meters. It is the largest exotic garden in Northern Poland, where, in addition to vegetation, there is an amphitheatre, dishes from all over the world are available, as well as workplaces in the spirit of deep work, as well as places for meetings and integration. It is a fully professionally prepared space, which is filled with adaptive lighting, allowing plants to develop even in the absence of access to daylight, a professional irrigation system and sprinklers. During the day, the humidity in the garden provides a comfortable living environment, but at night this space turns into a real exotic jungle, where humidity and temperatures are close to those in the equatorial zone.

 

Welcome to Olivia Garden!

 

Remember that if you are an Olivia Resident and have the My Olivia app, you have a free ticket to the garden.
You can visit it whenever you want!

 

Share the warmth! Help the animals from the Promyk shelter in Gdansk.

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

For the sixth time, Energa Obrót is organising the “Share the Heat” campaign. Of course, we are involved in it and we invite you to help. It has been known for a long time that only together we can do more!

 

Share the warmth

Therefore, until 29 February, you can bring unused, in good condition, to Olivia Tower (entrance from car park E):

  • Blankets
  • Towels
  • duvet covers

You can never have too many such things in the Promyk hostel.

 

What else can you do?

Remember that in addition to participating in this project, you can also help in other ways. And in many ways.

  • Of course, the most dreamed of is the adoption of a homeless dog, which we highly encourage!
    Learn about the rules of adoption of Promyk…
  • You can also (did you know that?) adopt a pooch or cat virtually.
    More…
  • You can become a volunteer, which is extremely important and great, bop dogs have a moment alone with a human, a walk, strokes, hands exclusively, and this is necessary in the socialization of a homeless animal, which being in a shelter, even the best one, has a very , very difficult life.
    More…
  • You can make a donation, 1.5% of the tax, buy food or supplements – always after consulting the shelter.

 

Adopt a pooch from Promyk!

 

What can I say, adopting a pooch is a big deal. Yes, we can’t change the whole world, but we can change someone’s whole world.

Meet the dogs for adoption

Keep an eye on Promyk’s Facebook page!

 

WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FUNDRAISER!

 

 

 

 

23 January: No Plastic Packaging Day

Posted on by Zosia Nadolska

Foil packaging – a practical invention that revolutionized the way things are packed and transported. Not so long ago, most products were in glass or paper packaging. Today, plastic bags can be found everywhere… Have you ever wondered what happens to them after they are thrown in the trash? Have you ever wondered how many foil packages you use in a year?

 

The origins of the plastic bag date back to the 1960s. of the last century. Then this Swedish engineer, Gustav Thulin Sten, He invented and patented a polyethylene version of the bag, which very quickly gained great popularity in stores. We are currently consuming 5 trillion plastic bags… annually! That’s 160,000 per second! And more than 700 per year for every person on the planet. Plastic pollution is a global problem, directly affecting people all over the world. Large plastic components break down into microplastics, which have been confirmed to be present in food such as honey, crustaceans and fishCh. It’s high time we started consciously avoiding single-use products and plastic packaging in our daily lives.

 

Do you know how long it takes for waste, including plastic, to decompose?

 

  • Plastic bag – 20 years
  • Takeaway cups – 30 years
  • Plastic bottles – 450 years
  • Plastic cups – 500 years
  • Diapers – 500 years
  • Coffee capsules – 500 years

Data Source Provider: https://wwf.org.au/blogs/the-lifecycle-of-plastics/

 

Source: ekopaka.org “Recycling and the decomposition of waste”

 

In order to minimize the number of plastic bags around the world, more and more countries are opting for legal restrictions on plastic bags. distribution. In France or Australia, there is a ban on the use of plastic bags. The same is true in Alaska. Some supermarkets in the UK offer small discounts for coming with a reusable bag. On the other hand, in the capital of India – Delhi, plastic can only be used to transport biomedical waste. Did you know that, unfortunately, not all plastic packaging is recyclable?

 

Before you buy something in synthetic packaging, check its label – it may be plastic labeled as “non-reusable”.

The negative effects of using plastic packaging influenced the establishment of the date of 23 January, the Day Without Plastic Packaging. This is the moment when we can learn more about the impact of plastic on the world around us and introduce new, “planet-loving” habits into practice. Over the past few years, we have seen an increase in our commitment to helping the planet.

 

Companies located in Olivia Centre also contribute to minimizing the number of plastic packaging.

For example, Lyreco has committed itself to reducing the use of this type of packaging and banning non-recyclable plastic packaging by 2025 as part of the Lyreco Circular Economy.

The Żabka chain of stores has introduced ECOmats

that enable the return of disposable packaging, which will be used to produce new ones.

The autumn weather does not interfere with the help – EPAM employees together with representatives of the External Areas Maintenance Section of the Jagiellonian University Campus cleaned the green space next to the university buildings by collecting plastic bottles, cans and food packaging.

We also can’t forget about the catering outlets: in Natka, some of the packaging is made of rPET, i.e. recycled plastic.

For bringing your reusable cup, Starbucks offers discounts on drinks.

 

What can each of us do?

Source:
https://www.facebook.com/WWFpl/

Olivia Prize 2023 award ceremony. Lecture by prof. Marcin Piatkowski’s “Polish Golden Age”

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

We would like to invite you to the award ceremony in the Olivia Prize competition! For the fourth time, we will award the projects of employees and companies from Olivia Centre. The special guest of the event will be prof. Marcin Piatkowski.
Registration required.

 

 

Agenda of the meeting

 

18:00 Opening

18:00-18:10 Welcoming guests

18:10-19:10 Lecture by prof. Marcin Piatkowski’s “Polish Golden Age”

19:10-20:00 Olivia Prize Awards Ceremony

20:00-21:00 Closing / cocktail

 

 

Lecture by prof. Marcin Piatkowski’s “Polish Golden Age”

 

 

Marcin Piatkowski

Professor at Kozminski University in Warsaw and leading economist at the World Bank in Washington. Previously, he was a visiting economist at Harvard University, chief economist at PKO BP, economist at the European Department and advisor to the executive director at the International Monetary Fund in Washington. Former advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Poland. Author of several dozen scientific publications, lecturer at leading universities in the world and active commentator on economic events in the Polish and world media.

 

Author of the book “Europe’s Growth Champion. Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland.”, also published in Poland, where in 2019 it received the award of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the best book on economics, and in 2020 it won the first place in the Economicus competition of “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” for the best book promoting economic knowledge.

 

“The Golden Age. How did Poland become a European leader in growth and what does the future hold for it?”

 

  • Why are some countries rich and others poor?
  • Why are some able to get out of economic backwardness, while others are stuck in poverty?

 

The author provides answers to these questions on the example of Polish and its unprecedented economic success after 1989, when we achieved the fastest growth rate in Europe and one of the fastest in the world. As a result, in just one generation, Poland joined a small group of high-income countries and entered its economic golden age. It also analyses the causes of the earlier centuries-long backwardness of the state and emphasizes the key role of inclusive institutions, culture, ideas and individuality as sources of Polish success. In addition, it points to threats to further development and proposes a new growth model that would allow Poland to catch up with the West for the first time in history.

 

Olivia Prize Awards Ceremony

 

The Olivia Prize is awarded in four categories:

  • Olivia Business – for an economic or business project, carried out individually or in teams by Olivia Centre Residents.
  • Olivia Pro Bono – for a social project, carried out individually or in teams by the Residents of Olivia Centre.
  • Olivia Eco – for an ecological project, carried out individually or in teams by Olivia Centre Residents.
  • Olivia Impact – for the project that in 2023 had the greatest positive impact on the environment, in the business, social or ecological area. This special prize is awarded at the Jury’s choice from among all submitted initiatives.

 

The winners will receive vouchers and statuettes prepared by the Prof. Tomasz Sobisz.

 

Prof. Academy of Fine Arts dr hab. Tomasz Sobisz

He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk in 1998. Habilitated doctor, works at his alma mater at the Faculty of Sculpture and Intermedia. Currently, he is the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Sculpture and Intermedia. His sculptural output has been honoured with many prestigious awards, including the award of the Minister of Culture and Art, the award of the Mayor of Gdańsk in the field of culture, the award of the Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, and the award at the First Triennial of Pomeranian Art. In 2012 he received the PRO PATRIA Medal, and in 2014 he was awarded the Skra Ormuzdowa and the Medal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland. He has presented his sculptural achievements at many exhibitions, including at the Centre of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko (2011) and in Gdańsk at individual exhibitions: MEMORANDUM, STABILE (Gdańsk City Gallery, 2012) and BATTLEFIELD (State Gallery of Art in Sopot, 2015).

 

Sign up for the event

 

 

The SIEMANKO campaign! in CityFit in Olivia. An idea for a holiday for young people.

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Let the young and the bride know that they can train for free at CityFit in Olivia! A great idea for winter holidays, i.e. the Siemanko campaign.

The CityFit chain of fitness clubs encourages people to be active and gives away free tickets for young people on the occasion of the winter holidays. If you have a youngster at home, or you know a youngster, this is great info for them. Let them go!

 

CityFit invites age groups from 2009 onwards (i.e. 2009, 2008, 2007, etc.). You can take advantage of a free workout, get to know the fitness center and cool people, spend a lot of time. Boxing, yoga, pilates, TRX, cycling, or maybe calisthenics? For 24 hours, youngsters can test for free what they like.

With the code FITFERIE24, anyone who turns at least 15 this year can get a free 24-hour pass to CityFit in Olivia (but also in Galeria Forum).

This initiative is another edition of the nationwide campaign “Siemanko!” addressed to teenagers. In this way, CityFit wants to motivate young people to spend their holidays in an active and useful way, as well as to instill positive habits regarding physical activity. To be able to take advantage of the campaign, a written consent of a parent is required, which must be presented at the entrance to the club.

 

A printable consent form and all information about the campaign can be found on the
www.cityfit.pl/siemanko
, where CityFit also suggests what to pack in a punching bag and how to exercise safely at the gym. It is worth noting that you can exercise in CityFit clubs on a daily basis from the age of 15. ż. (calculated annually, so this applies to the years 2009 and older). The free FITFERIE24 pass can be used by all people who have not used other CityFit promotional campaigns for the last 6 months.

The campaign lasts until 29.02.2024.

 

More on the CityFit website

 

 

 

 

2023 in the largest business centre in Poland

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Already at the beginning of December 2023, Olivia could boast of achieving a record result in terms of commercialization of its space. The level of contracts reached m.kw 50,000, while the previous best result in the history of this project was in 2018 at the level of m.kw 40,000. At the same time, this is another good result, as Olivia summed up 2022 with a result of 30 thousand m.kw of contracted leasable space. This year’s result was due to the renewal of existing contracts, including agreements with Energa from the Orlen Group, which has been residing in Olivia continuously since 2012, Sii, which leases 5 floors in the newest building of Olivia Prime, and Bayer GBS Gdańsk, which has been invariably staying in Olivia for 11 years. The contracts also included new contracts, including agreements with Pekao S.A. and Just Join IT, the company managing the largest portal for the IT environment in Poland.

 

In my opinion, this is the most difficult year in 15 years – growing vacancy rates in the regions, stagnation on the market (in Warsaw even a decrease in the volume of the entire market), suspension of all construction of new office buildings in Gdańsk, progressing price fight, reduction of office space by large tenants due to remote and hybrid work. I am proud that even in times like these, we are able to make a profit and break our records: last year, the number of new residents’ entries and the volume of contracts – notes Maciej Kotarski, Leasing Director of Olivia Centre, with satisfaction.

 

 

In March,
Olivia’s bonds debuted on the Catalyst stock exchange
. 25,000 were put on the market. series L bonds with a nominal value of PLN 1,000 each. It was the first debut on Catalyst this year. In the following months, new series of already issued bonds from the last issue program were introduced to the market. The offer also includes new issues, in which most of the subscriptions were significantly reduced – even by more than 55%. This means that the total demand was much higher than the number of securities available. This result confirms the great success of the entire project, as it is associated with exceptional trust in it on the part of investors. The year 2023 was also another year in which cooperation with the local community of Oliwa – the district in which Olivia Centre is developing – is continued. The
fourth edition of the Oliwa Neighbourhood Budget – a
 social project to support initiatives important for the neighbours of Poland’s largest business centre – was held. The budget, which dates back to 2019, has already become a permanent fixture in the schedule of social initiatives in one of the oldest districts of Gdańsk. At the same time, it is the only permanent project in Pomerania to support local communities by the private sector in the form of a neighbourhood budget. Its previous editions have made it possible to co-finance projects with a total value of over PLN 65,000. Golden. Last year also saw the third edition of the Olivia Prize, whose jury, consisting of representatives of residents, selects the most interesting projects in the Impact, Eco, Business and Pro Bono categories. The Olivia Eco award was granted in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact Network Poland. This year’s winners included Infoshare, Speeron Polska sp. z o.o., Zaplify, Sii, ZR Trade, Nowy Styl and Bayer GBS Gdańsk.

 

The year 2023 ended with the jubilee of a unique project –
the Olivia Centre Choir, which celebrated its 5th anniversary
. The concert, which took place on December 6 on the 34th floor of Olivia Star, filled the concert hall to the brim and gathered an audience of over three hundred people. Once again, the choir proved with its performance how unique this project is, as it brings together representatives of over 20 companies from Olivia, and at the same time is one of the clubs for developing passions that operate in Olivia. All of them bring together true enthusiasts of sports, photography, ecology, plant breeding or music, and their main goal is to animate the Olivia community and build bonds between employees of companies that have their offices in Olivia.

 

Analysing at the end of each year the number of initiatives that take place in Olivia, it is hard to believe how multidimensional this project is and how much is happening in it over the course of 12 calendar months – sums up Bogusław Wieczorek, Plenipotentiary of the Management Board of Olivia Centre. Such a reflection, however, allows us to see how important the role our centre plays in the life of the agglomeration and how many business and social projects we manage to implement every year. There are new challenges ahead of us, which will certainly not be less important for our and the local community, so I am looking forward to the new challenges of the year that has just begun.