ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE

The Goal:

to redefine
the future

DESPITE BEING A CHALLENGING YEAR, WE DEVELOPED NEW INITIATIVES TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE, AND WE SET NEW GOALS TO CONTINUE OUR COMMITMENT TO A BETTER FUTURE

 

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE

We understand sustainability as a strategic pillar to generate environmental value and contribute to improving the quality of life of families in Mexico and Central America.

To achieve this, we focus on three priority issues:

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Mitigate climate change by reducing emissions in our operations and in our supply chain

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Contribute to creating a circular economy by avoiding waste generation, reducing the use of natural resources, and using materials in new value cycles

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Help to preserve nature and biodiversity through sustainable sourcing

In order to achieve these changes, we are convinced of the key role of getting our associates on board with a culture that promotes environmental value, and at the same time, getting our suppliers involved. We do this, through constant training and inviting them to participate in our initiatives, which allow us to be certain that we can continue to scale this positive environmental impact.

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598.8 million

pesos invested in energy initiatives

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313 million

pesos saved by implementing sustainable initiatives

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In order to achieve this, we announced the following new commitments:

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Source 100% of our energy from renewable sources by 2035

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Be a net-zero emission company by 2040

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Help protect, manage and restore 50 million acres of land and 1 million square miles of oceans by 2040

We believe that the actions we take in this key decade will determine the possibility of achieving sustainable development in the long term.

We are convinced that our role is key to achieving a sustainable future. These new goals are fundamental to our transition to an emission-neutral company that can make an absolute contribution to carbon sequestration, while placing the protection and restoration of nature at the core. We understand nature's relevance to ecosystem's stability, biodiversity preservation, and our collective wellbeing.

This year, we renewed our key commitments and goals, starting with our ambition to become a regenerative company by 2040

This year, we continued consolidating our sustainability results as follows:

Mitigate climate change

Metas Goals

Reducing energy intensity by 25% per square meter built (GJ/m2) by 2020, compared to 2010

Sourcing 100% of our energy from renewable sources by 2035

Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in 18% by 2025, compared to 2015

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Working with our suppliers to reduce or avoid GHG emissions equivalent to 1 gigaton in our global supply chains, by 2030

Indicadores destacados Progress

Energy intensity of 0.94 GJ/m2, which accounts for 29.6% reduction compared to 2010

63% of total electricity consumption coming from renewable energy

2.8% reduction in GHG emissions compared to 2019

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13 million tCO2e avoided with the participation of 188 suppliers through Gigaton Project in Mexico

FOSTER A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Metas Goals

Sending Zero Waste to landfill by 2025

Reduce food waste generation by 50% by 2025

By 2025, all packaging of Our Brand products will:

Be 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable

Avoid the use of unnecessary or difficult-to-recycle plastic

Include 20% of post-consumer recycled material

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Indicadores destacados Progress

71.5%
Zero Waste goal achieved

4,051,385
m3 of landfill landfill use avoided

68.0%
of our packaging is recyclable, reusable or compostable, in Mexico

The use of 161
tons of plastic was avoided through #SinBolsaPorFavor (No bags, please) campaign, compared to 2019

39.6%
reduction in food waste generation in Mexico vs 2015, preventing 58,032 tons of food in Mexico and Central America from going to landfill

7.6%
of post-consumer material is incorporated in the packaging of Our Brands

Natural Capital

Metas Goals

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By 2020, Our Brand products will use palm oil, paper, pulp and cellulose from certified sustainable sources

By 2025, fresh and frozen fish and seafood will be sourced from certified sustainable sources or Fishery Improvement Projects (FIP)

Indicadores destacados Progress

93% of the volume of palm oil and palm oil by-products used in Our Brands is RSPO and Rainforest Alliance certified in Mexico, and 54% in Central America

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100% of total paper and pulp volume coming from certified sources such as FSC, PEFC and and SFI in Central America, and 99% in Mexico

96% of our fish and seafood is certified as sustainable or comes from a Fishery Improvement Project in Mexico

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Post-consumer programs in Mexico

Reciclamanía Evoluciona

Reciclamanía Evoluciona

Recycling centers that receive packaging and containers of: glass, PET plastic, HDPE (high-density plastic), LDPE (low-density plastic), BOPP (metallic and non-metallic wrappings), paper, cardboard, Tetra Pak containers, tin and aluminum cans, Nescafé Dolce Gusto coffee capsules, toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes. The collected waste will be used to make different products, thus preventing that waste from being sent to landfills.

Results

21.8 tons of waste recovered

12 recycling centers in 6 states

Recycling for Your Community

Recicla la Lata

Permanent program since 2017 to recycle PET and aluminum containers so that these materials can be used to make park benches or school desks, which are then donated to communities in need.

Results

18.2 tons of waste recovered

395 stores nationwide

Recycle the Can

Recycle the Can

Installing machines in alliance with Grupo Herdez to recycle tin cans, which are then reused for wind turbines (wind energy devices) for the benefit of communities.

Results

3.2 tons of waste recovered +10% vs the previous year

24 in-store machines

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Tree by Tree, Your City Becomes Green

Christmas tree collection in alliance with the governments of Mexico City and Colima. Collected trees are transformed into compost for parks, gardens and forests.

Results

5,427 trees recovered +79% vs. previous year

19 participating stores

Post-consumer programs in Mexico

Recycle to Win

Recycle to Win

Installing machines in alliance with AlEn del Norte to recycle PET and HDPE containers, which are then processed to make packaging for the company's own products.

Results

95.8 tons of waste recovered +154% vs the previous year

18 machines in stores in Nuevo León

Medicines

Medicines

Collecting expired medications in alliance with the National System for Waste Management for Medicines Packaging (SINGREM) for their proper disposal.

Results

19.28 tons of waste recovered -46% vs the previous year, due to some containers that remained disabled because of COVID 253 containers in stores, clubs and offices

Reverse Vending Machines

Máquinas de Reverse vending

Installing machines, in partnership with Biobox, for our customers to recycle PET and aluminum containers in exchange for a bonus redeemed through an app to pay for various services.

Results

5.3 tons of waste recovered +9% vs previous year

9 machines in stores

Cápsulas de café

Coffee Capsules

Installing containers for the recovery and recycling of Nescafé Dolce Gusto capsules. Organic waste is transformed into compost, and inorganic waste into plastic wood that will be used in developing new products, in alliance with Nestlé.

Results

6.6 tons of waste recovered

68 containers in stores and clubs

Glass

Vidrio

Installing containers for the recycling of food-grade glass to make new bottles, along with Grupo Modelo.

Results

7.4 tons of waste recovered +14% vs the previous year