The company participated in the reforestation of 6 hectares in the community of Santiago

Tianguistenco, Toluca, State of Mexico



Mexico City, Mexico, August 21, 2023 – Grupo Herdez, the food company with the longest history in the country, participated with 37 volunteers in the reforestation of the “Global Environmental Management Initiative” (GEMI) ) held on Saturday, August 19.

 

The company joined forces with collaborators from Grupo Jumex®, Bio Pappel®, Iconn®, Grupo Bimbo® and CHEP® to plant 4,200 specimens of black pine (pinus greggi) and lacio pine (pinus pseudostrobus) in 6 hectares of the community of Santiago Tianguistenco, Toluca, State of Mexico.

 

This effort was possible thanks to the support of 750 volunteers from different organizations, 15 from the organization “Reforestamos México” and 15 community guides.

 

“It was a very enriching experience, they are activities that – in addition to contributing to the environment – allow you to join family and friends to achieve a greater impact.” commented Montserrat Castillejo, Coordinator of the Interpretation Center at Fundación Herdez and reforestation volunteer.

 

The GEMI Initiative is a non-profit business organization that, since 1994, brings together world-class companies, committed to the pursuit of excellence in the environment, health and safety. With these actions, Grupo Herdez reaffirms its commitment to fulfilling Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13, “Climate Action” of the United Nations.

2020

2020

  • 2020: In collaboration with La Costeña® and Sanfer®, we delivered 35,000 basic food baskets to benefit more than 175,000 Mexicans affected by the COVID-19 health contingency.

    We launched the first edition of Semillero Nutrisa®, a program to support Mexican women entrepreneurs to participate in a training and business development program.

  • 2021: We became the first consumer company in Latin America to partner with Google, a global technology giant, to accelerate our digital transformation. 

    We signed an agreement with the American company General Mills® to distribute their products in Mexico, with which we entered the categories of cereal bars and prepared dessert flours.


    We celebrated the 80th anniversary of Doña María® mole with the inauguration of Casa Doña María Pons, headquarters of Fundación Herdez® in San Luis Potosí.

    We were placed in the report “Mexican Companies for the 2030 Agenda in the Decade of Action” of the Global Compact, for the actions of the Saber Nutrir® program as a reference practice to achieve Zero Hunger, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN.

  • 2022: We acquired Interdeli and Deli, Dips & Snacks, expanding our capabilities to new categories such as hummus, cheeses, and dips, integrating brands such as Libanius, Flaveur, Liguria, and Señor Cactus into our portfolio.

    For the first time in our history, we brought the best of Mexican cuisine to the United Kingdom with the Herdez® brand, through a joint alliance with McCormick & Company, Inc.

    We issued the first sustainability-linked bond in the food industry in Mexico, committing to reduce our water consumption per ton produced by 2030.

    We signed the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPS), reaffirming our commitment to gender equality.

    We joined the UN’s CFO Coalition for the SDGs, which drives the transformation of corporate finance to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda.

    We joined the Pacto por la Comida of the BAMX Network, an initiative that promotes more sustainable food production and consumption systems, with the goal of reducing Food Loss and Waste in the industry.

  • 2023: We consolidated the integration of Chilim Balam® into the Impulse segment portfolio, with which we positioned ourselves in the candy and snack category in the retail model.

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