Our commitment to sustainability
We are committed to Society and the Planet to continue developing the sustainable and efficient Agriculture of the Future.
We are members of the United Nations Global Compact to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
At Agromillora, we are committed to the 2030 agenda through our specific contribution to 10 of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
1
NO POVERTY
2
ZERO HUNGER
3
GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
4
QUALITY EDUCATION
Zero Hunger
Promoting resilient agricultural practices that can increase productivity and production, contribute to maintaining ecosystems, strengthening the capacity to adapt to climate change, extreme weather events, droughts, floods, and other disasters, and progressively improve the quality of soil and the earth.
Supporting access to the benefits derived from using genetic resources.
5
GENDER QUALITY
6
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
7
AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
8
DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Gender Equality
Ensuring women’s full and effective participation and equal leadership opportunities at all decision-making levels.
Approving and strengthening corporate policies to promote gender equality and the empowerment of all women at all levels.
Clean water and sanitation
Improving water quality by reducing pollution, implementing good practices regarding discharges, emission of chemicals and hazardous materials, recycling, reuse, and water treatment.
Encouraging efficient use of water resources and ensuring the sustainability of freshwater extraction and supply to deal with water scarcity in our operations and our clients’ operations.
Protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems.
Supporting and strengthening local communities’ participation in improving sanitation and water management
Affordable and clean energy
Significantly increasing the amount of renewable energy.
Encouraging energy efficiency and advanced fossil fuel technologies that are less polluting.
Encouraging investment in modern, sustainable energy infrastructure, especially in developing countries.
Decent work and economic growth
Achieving higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological modernization, and innovation.
Encouraging development-oriented corporate policies that support productive activities, the creation of decent jobs, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation.
Promoting the development of full, productive employment and decent work for all men and women, including young people and people with disabilities, as well as equal pay for work of equal value.
Protecting labor rights and promoting safe, secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, particularly migrant women and those in precarious jobs.
9
INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
10
REDUCED INEQUALITIES
11
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
12
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
Modernizing infrastructure and restructuring industries to make them sustainable, using resources more efficiently, and promoting the adoption of clean, environmentally sound industrial technologies and processes.
Encouraging innovation and technological capacity and the number of people working in research and development.
Supporting the development of technologies, research, and innovation in developing countries.
Significantly increasing access to communications and information technology.
Responsible production and consumption
Achieving sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
Reducing food waste and food losses in production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses.
Achieving environmentally sound management of chemicals and all waste throughout their life cycles, and significantly reducing their emission into the atmosphere, water, and soil to minimize their adverse effects on human health and the environment.
Significantly reducing waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse activities.
Adopting sustainable practices and incorporating sustainability information into our reporting cycle.
Encouraging information and knowledge relevant to sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature among our employees and stakeholders.
13
CLIMATE ACTION
14
LIFE BELOW WATER
15
LIFE BELOW LAND
16
PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
Climate action
Incorporating measures related to climate change in corporate strategies and policies.
Improving education, awareness, and capacity regarding climate change mitigation, adaptation to it, reducing its effects…
Life on land
Ensuring the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and inland freshwater ecosystems.
Our developments help combat desertification and degraded soils, and they help restore lands.
Encouraging fair and equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources, as well as adequate access to those resources.
17
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS
Partnership for the goals
Encouraging the development of environmentally sound technologies and their transfer, dissemination, and diffusion to developing countries under favorable conditions.
Building alliances with the main stakeholders in favor of sustainable development, exchanging knowledge, specialization, technology…
1
NO POVERTY
2
ZERO HUNGER
Zero Hunger
Promoting resilient agricultural practices that can increase productivity and production, contribute to maintaining ecosystems, strengthening the capacity to adapt to climate change, extreme weather events, droughts, floods, and other disasters, and progressively improve the quality of soil and the earth.
Supporting access to the benefits derived from using genetic resources.
3
GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
4
QUALITY EDUCATION
5
GENDER QUALITY
Gender Equality
Ensuring women’s full and effective participation and equal leadership opportunities at all decision-making levels.
Approving and strengthening corporate policies to promote gender equality and the empowerment of all women at all levels.
6
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
Clean water and sanitation
Improving water quality by reducing pollution, implementing good practices regarding discharges, emission of chemicals and hazardous materials, recycling, reuse, and water treatment.
Encouraging efficient use of water resources and ensuring the sustainability of freshwater extraction and supply to deal with water scarcity in our operations and our clients’ operations.
Protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems.
Supporting and strengthening local communities’ participation in improving sanitation and water management
7
AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
Affordable and clean energy
Significantly increasing the amount of renewable energy.
Encouraging energy efficiency and advanced fossil fuel technologies that are less polluting.
Encouraging investment in modern, sustainable energy infrastructure, especially in developing countries.
8
DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Decent work and economic growth
Achieving higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological modernization, and innovation.
Encouraging development-oriented corporate policies that support productive activities, the creation of decent jobs, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation.
Promoting the development of full, productive employment and decent work for all men and women, including young people and people with disabilities, as well as equal pay for work of equal value.
Protecting labor rights and promoting safe, secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, particularly migrant women and those in precarious jobs.
9
INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
Modernizing infrastructure and restructuring industries to make them sustainable, using resources more efficiently, and promoting the adoption of clean, environmentally sound industrial technologies and processes.
Encouraging innovation and technological capacity and the number of people working in research and development.
Supporting the development of technologies, research, and innovation in developing countries.
Significantly increasing access to communications and information technology.
10
REDUCED INEQUALITIES
11
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
12
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
Responsible production and consumption
Achieving sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
Reducing food waste and food losses in production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses.
Achieving environmentally sound management of chemicals and all waste throughout their life cycles, and significantly reducing their emission into the atmosphere, water, and soil to minimize their adverse effects on human health and the environment.
Significantly reducing waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse activities.
Adopting sustainable practices and incorporating sustainability information into our reporting cycle.
Encouraging information and knowledge relevant to sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature among our employees and stakeholders.
13
CLIMATE ACTION
Climate action
Incorporating measures related to climate change in corporate strategies and policies.
Improving education, awareness, and capacity regarding climate change mitigation, adaptation to it, reducing its effects…
14
LIFE BELOW WATER
15
LIFE BELOW LAND
Life on land
Ensuring the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and inland freshwater ecosystems.
Our developments help combat desertification and degraded soils, and they help restore lands.
Encouraging fair and equitable sharing of the benefits derived from the use of genetic resources, as well as adequate access to those resources.
16
PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
17
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS
Partnership for the goals
Encouraging the development of environmentally sound technologies and their transfer, dissemination, and diffusion to developing countries under favorable conditions.
Building alliances with the main stakeholders in favor of sustainable development, exchanging knowledge, specialization, technology…
Agromillora recently completed a comprehensive evaluation of our sustainability practices with EcoVadis, a global leader in business sustainability assessments
We recently earned a bronze medal for our sustainability performance with EcoVadis. The rating provides significant validation for our company and can positively impact our brand and reputation in the market.
Sustainability Strategy
These pillars are aligned with the concept of ESG (Environment-Social-Governance) factors and the GRI-GSSB (Global Reporting Initiative – Global Sustainability Standards Board) standard.
In July 2021, Agromillora also became a participating member of the United Nations Global Compact to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
We’ve created a corporate sustainability committee to lead the integration of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development in our activities, products, and operations as a fundamental strategy for our organization.
The Corporate Sustainability Committee is composed by different areas.
Members of the Sustainability Committee
- Sustainability Manager
- Business Development Department
- HR & Organization Department
- Technical & Innovation Department
- Finance Department
Stakeholders
These are our stakeholder groups considered in the territories where we operate.
- Agromillora employees
- Suppliers
- Customers
- Others
