Strategy and sustainability

Our economic, environmental,
and social purpose

Having our value proposition as a frame for action, and with the purpose of identifying, prioritizing, and managing the most relevant issues for the organization, and to have the greatest impact on our stakeholders, during 2020 we carried out our materiality analysis taking into consideration the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. In addition, our actions are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to which we make direct contributions.

Value proposition

We are farmers and we provide solutions to meet our clients’ needs.

We are passionate in our search for excellence and sustainability.

We nurture wellbeing for our families and the communities where we operate.

We establish close relationships.

We are the GreenLand family.

To be recognized as an agri-industrial group that creates value for its clients and shareholders, in a sustainable and reliable way, and promote wellbeing for their families and the community.

Materiality

  1. Our people: the team
  2. Healthy and safe environment
  3. Our people: communities
  4. Emissions management and climate change
  5. Operational Excellence
  6. Water management
  7. Energy management

8. Client management
9. Waste management
10.Biodiversity
11.Supply management
12.Corporate governance
13.Circular economy
14.Innovation

1

Our people: the team

2

Healthy and safe environment

3

Our people: communities

4

Emissions management and climate change

5

Operational Excellence

6

Water management

7

Energy management

8

Client management

9

Waste management

10

Biodiversity

11

Supply management

12

Corporate governance

13

Circular economy

14

Innovation

Stakeholders

We at GreenLand build relationships based on transparency, respect, and mutual benefit with our stakeholders, as the basis to create value and endure over time.

How our
stakeholders perceive us

Understanding how our stakeholders perceive us with respect to our activities enables us to align our objectives with generating value for the stakeholders. We conducted a perception poll in 2021 with the assistance of an external firm, and these were the results:

Clients perceive the companies as strong, sound, and innovative. The interviewees have a positive view of corporate values such as respect, transparency, and commitment. They see the Business Group is a great place to work. They also point out the Company’s contributions to the region and its social actions in the communities through our GreenLand Foundation- FGL. In terms of the environment, there is a positive perception about our responsibility towards the environment.

There is a clear opportunity to move towards more open and detailed communication to allow our clients to be more knowledgeable about our business offers, and to communicate leadership, social impact, and good environmental practices.

There is little knowledge about Grupo GreenLand, but they do know the businesses with which they have relationships (Banacol, Wakate and CFS Logistics) and perceive their good management. In this respect, they highlight transparency, ethics, and commitment as their main values. They recognize the social and environmental commitment as well as a contribution to the construction and enrichment of the region, and the contribution to strengthening the social fabric by investing in the families and counseling young men and women through our GreenLand Foundation- FGL

In terms of employment, the communities perceive a good working environment in the group’s companies, although they do not know in detail the benefits offered.

They identify GreenLand as a strong, sound, and resilient company that is based on values such as respect and solidarity. They highlight the group’s commitment to their employees and their families and show a positive difference in terms of the hiring policy. In terms of the environment, they acknowledge the group’s actions as responsible and emphasize good practices such as the care about water and the preservation of the flora, fauna, and natural resources in general. They also cite the activities of our GreenLand Foundation- FGL as an important commitment to the communities.

They know about the group’s offerings among which they highlight process innovation and see the diversification of GreenLand’s portfolio as something positive. Although they perceive the brand as something close to home, there is greater recognition of Banacol because of its history and impact on the region, and that creates trust.

Trade associations recognize Grupo GreenLand; they view it as a synonym for agri-industrial development and highlight the diversification of its businesses because it contributes to the operations across the board. They perceive leadership and business productivity as leverages that have a positive impact on the employees, who enjoy significant work-related and emotional benefits. They also recognize the strength of the group in the region, its high-performance standards, and they value respect and ethics

In the area of sustainability, they highlight the group’s social commitment, especially by our GreenLand Foundation- FGL in the areas of education, housing, and employment for young men and women. The trade associations also feel that GreenLand prioritizes caring for the environment and works to promote the sustainable development of the regions where the group operates. This activity is supported by national and international certifications.

Employees know Grupo GreenLand, its history, its business diversification, and highlight the group’s history, strength, and closeness. They also highlight the group’s actions within the framework of compliance, respect, honesty, and responsibility. They value their leaders’ transparency and fair treatment. They indicate that they are committed to helping their teams grow, through social inclusion actions and the opportunities provided by the company. They also recognize the leadership by top executives as well as the innovation and technology processes that make it possible to offer added value to the clients.

They highlight the commitment to the environment through the implementation of good practices for the care and preservation of natural resources. They have a positive perception of the social actions by our GreenLand Foundation- FGL in favor of the communities, especially for children and youths.

They recognize GreenLand’s diversification as a strength, and they stress the value of transparency and social purpose with a focus on early childhood with which GreenLand works in the various regions. They also highlight the Group’s environmental responsibility as reflected by the various initiatives aimed at caring for the natural resources around the group’s areas of influence. In terms of employment, their perception is that there is a commitment to the employees and their families, as well as a sense that they belong to the Group. They believe that GreenLand is a great place to work.

Unions know Greenland and the integration of all its businesses, and they perceive it as a group of economically strong Business Group, which manages its finances correctly, operates in a responsible, respectful, transparent, and honest fashion, cares for social wellbeing, and respects fundamental human rights in the areas where the Group is present. They recognize the social actions that contribute to the development of its areas of influence through direct, stable jobs, continuous education, a good work environment, and the creation of benefits for the employees and their families. Furthermore, the Group knows the problems of the region and listens to the needs of the unions. They highlight the social work of our GreenLand Foundation- FGL through its contribution in the areas of health, housing, and sports.

The Group’s environmental responsibility is also highlighted by the unions which say that GreenLand is highly committed to the environment, and the unions are familiar with the awareness creation efforts they implement with their employees to create a healthy balance between their operations and their natural environments.

National journalists know what GreenLand is, but they know little about the group’s actions and results. Nevertheless, they do have a positive perception of its operations and its environmental and social impact in the areas where the Group operates. On the other hand, local media know the group and identify its companies and their respective offerings. They stress the group’s contribution to the social and economic development of the communities by creating jobs, and by its sustainability strategy, where they recognize the job of the GreenLand Foundation- FGL. The media believe that social management is GreenLand’s forte, and that the Group is financially stable. They highlight issues such as human warmth, quality, and improvement in living conditions.

We contribute to the
2030 Sustainable Development Goals

By creating formal employment, we contribute to the social protection systems and help reduce poverty by creating revenues and local development in the regions where we have a presence.

We implement actions that strengthen families by helping the nutritional recovery of children under seven and gestating mothers, and we provide Bananut – nutritional banana flour- to prevent and revert chronic malnutrition in these individuals.

We promote health and prevent the risk of occupational diseases among our employees and their families through pedagogical actions of home guidance and care. Along the same lines, we highlight our corporate commitment to the education and development of our employees and their families to enable them to strengthen their skills for life, equality, traits, and technical skills.

We promote greater inclusion across the board with clear policies of nondiscrimination against women and vulnerable groups, boys, girls, and youths, through training for life.

Because of our conviction about equality, we create jobs for women and spaces for community and gender participation and leadership, pursuing a strong policy in terms of equal opportunities, income, and personal development through our training program “Todas podemos”.

We contribute by improving and controlling the availability of drinking water in our facilities. In the homes, with our healthy housing (Vivienda Saludable) project we changed habits by ensuring water management and sanitation in schools by providing sanitation units for boys, girls, and youths.

We ensure to renewable, accessible, reliable, and sustainable energy through modern technologies for our production processes.

We guarantee good cultural and production practices, especially in the efficient management of natural resources and in the process of elimination of contaminating waste in the immediate areas.

We contribute by generating direct and indirect employment and to formalizing working conditions in the regions where we operate.

The second issue relates to 11 goal: sustainable cities and communities, facilitating access to housing and improving the settlements, and delivering sports and recreation equipment that make it possible for the communities where we interact to participate as good neighbors.

Because we are convinced that the community is the center of social processes, we emphasize the promotion of community training, participation, and leadership spaces to promote peaceful coexistence and the promotion of fundamental human rights, as stated in the SDG 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions.

Through our materiality, we promote integrated and efficient management of water, energy, emissions and waste in all our operations, promoting strategic circular economy projects and helping create an environment of culture among the children and youths in our communities.

We are looking to establish alliances with public, private, social, and international cooperation institutions to achieve the various objectives and thus consolidate the sustainability strategy for the regions.

Perception study

Understanding how our stakeholders perceive us with respect to our activities, enables us to align our objectives with generating value for them.

Sustainability policy

During 2021 we implemented our Sustainability Policy, which is the framework for managing our businesses, and promotes an organizational culture in which all employees share and internalize the challenges we face with respect to this strategic pillar.