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Sustainability report 2022

Message from management

“We are a business group in constant learning, consolidation, and growth.

The challenges imposed on us by nature, the market, and the global context require us to remain firm and resilient in our purpose of cultivating well-being and being agents of change for our stakeholders.”

Message from management

“We are a business group in constant learning, consolidation, and growth.

The challenges imposed on us by nature, the market, and the global context require us to remain firm and resilient in our purpose of cultivating well-being and being agents of change for our stakeholders.”

Our sustainable management Highlights

in Numbers

Cultivating the present to ensure a sustainable future is our commitment, and the results of our economic, social, and environmental management demonstrate it.

Our sustainable management Highlights

in Numbers

Cultivating the present to ensure a sustainable future is our commitment, and the results of our economic, social, and environmental management demonstrate it.

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We are Carbon Neutral

As part of our commitment to emissions management and climate change, we set this sustainability goal for 2022 and we were granted the Carbon Neutral company certification by the ICONTEC (Colombian Institute of Technical Standards). We achieved it thanks to the work of our team in all business areas. This is how we are building a sustainable future for future generations and the planet.

We are Carbon Neutral

As part of our commitment to emissions management and climate change, we set this sustainability goal for 2022 and we were granted the Carbon Neutral company certification by the ICONTEC (Colombian Institute of Technical Standards). We achieved it thanks to the work of our team in all business areas. This is how we are building a sustainable future for future generations and the planet.

Group Dimension

We cultivate
a sustainable present

Each of our operations in Colombia transcends borders and allows us to sustainably and with quality transport our products to 18 countries around the world

Strategy and sustainability

We cultivate well-being

From our essence as farmers, we contribute to food security and generate well-being conditions for the people we relate to

Our sustainability approach

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Strategy and Sustainability

We cultivate well-being

From our essence as farmers, we contribute to food security and generate well-being conditions for the people we relate to

Our sustainability approach

Economic context

We cultivate progress

We are agents of transformation and generate development from each of our businesses. The growth of regions is a constant commitment

Economic context

We cultivate progress

We are agents of transformation and generate development from each of our businesses. The growth of regions is a constant commitment

Social context

Well-being for a better social future

We generate better living conditions for our employees, their families, and communities. In this way, we build a sustainable future together

We are a team of 0
People dedicated to building a company, region and country.

Social context

Well-being for a better social future

We generate better living conditions for our employees, their families, and communities. In this way, we build a sustainable future together

We are a team of 0
People dedicated to building a company, region and country.
Our people Employees

La igualdad de oportunidades es parte de nuestro compromiso con la sociedad, porque sabemos que el empleo significa progreso para las personas, las familias y las regiones.

0 ,67%
de participación femenina en fincas bananeras.
Nuestro reto en 2023 es llegar al 20%.
0
jóvenes se vincularon a nuestras fincas bananeras.
Crecimiento del 0 %
en el equipo del negocio de aguacate.
De 113 colaboradores en 2021 a 240 en 2022.
0 ,33%
de las personas que conforman el equipo de Soporte Corporativo son mujeres.
Our people Communities

Inversión social con resultados positivos
Hace 35 años, nuestra Fundación GreenLand (FGL) contribuye al mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida de las comunidades con las que nos relacionamos.

0
beneficiarios en 2022
Cop 0
millones invertidos
0
proyectos ejecutados

Environmental context

We cultivate the planet

We implement strategies to protect natural resources and mitigate climate change. That is our commitment to the planet.

Our environmental management

Action focal points:

Management of emissions and climate change

Entorno ambiental

Gestión de emisiones y cambio climático

Certificación Carbono Neutro

Huella de carbono

- 0 %
toneladas de CO2 con respecto a 2021.
Energy management

Entorno ambiental

Gestión de la energía

¡Aprovechamos la energía del sol!

Usamos el
0 %
de la energía obtenida de los paneles solares en Control B
que representan 39% de la energía necesaria para la operación.

Este proyecto de energía renovable continuará con nuestras sedes administrativas en Urabá y Envigado, y con las fincas bananeras en 2023

Water resource

Entorno ambiental

Gestión del agua

0
piscinas olímpicas

pueden llenarse con los 400.829,95 m3 de agua reusada y almacenada en la operación de Banacol y Control B.
Waste management

Entorno ambiental

Gestión de residuos

Disposición final del banano no exportable

0 ,2%
Puré y harina de banano
0 ,8%
Mercado nacional
0 %
Reincorporado a la tierra de los cultivos
0 %
del plástico usado para embolse de cultivos se recicló.
En Agriplast el 0 %
del insumo usado para la producción de soga de polipropileno fue con material reciclado.
0 %
de soga de polipropileno usado en las fincas se recicló.
Biodiversity

Entorno ambiental

Biodiversidad

+ de 0 árboles
sembrados en 3 años corresponden a 2 veces los árboles del Central Park en Nueva York, según el último censo realizado en 2015.
+ de 0 hectáreas
destinadas a la conservación que equivalen a 3.125 canchas de fútbol.
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Sustainability stories

Sofía Rodríguez
Footballer and participant of the Social and Competitive Sports Program

Sofía dreams of becoming a star like Cristiano Ronaldo. Her dream led her to Apartadó, where she learned about the sports school by our GreenLand Foundation (FGL). Today, she is a part of this program, which has trained professional football players signed to different clubs throughout the country. In this way, we also cultivate a better social future in the communities.

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Sustainability stories

Luz Dary Zapata
Plantain farmer

Luz Dary has been exporting bananas from her farm through Banacol for 35 years, which has helped support her family and generate employment in Urabá. We believe in the progress of regions, which is why stories like this inspire us

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Sustainability stories

Jhonny Alexander Soto
Human Management Assistant, Wakate.

Jhonny started at Wakate as an Operator and now he is an Assistant in the Human Resources Management department. His commitment and eagerness to grow professionally were crucial to support the development of his talent. At GreenLand, the members of our team are the driving force behind our purpose of cultivating well-being

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Sustainability stories

María Claudina Gómez
complementary tasks staff at Banacol’s ‘Durazno’ Estate.

This is a story about equal opportunities, the inclusion of women in our agricultural activities with technical and human training, and how employment on a Banacol farm has allowed María Claudina to fulfill her dreams and those of her family.

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Sustainability stories

Vannesa Paredes
General Director, Corpourabá

The relationship we have with entities such as Corpourabá allows us to generate impactful results in the preservation and enrichment of the environment. This is how we cultivate the present for a sustainable future.

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Sustainability stories

Ana Carolina Buitrago
Beneficiary of the Good Neighbor program

Ana Carolina tells us that one of the most important actions that Wakate carries out in Caldas, in addition to improving community infrastructure in the rural areas and providing sports training in educational institutions, has been the Guardianes Ecológicos program, in which children have learned to love nature.

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Sustainability stories

Yulitza David
GreenLand Talents program participant.

Yulitza found it important to improve her public speaking skills and teamwork abilities, and she achieved this through the Talentos GreenLand program. This space has helped her strengthen her self-confidence in all aspects of her life. We are aware that young people are the future of our country and a fundamental axis for development.

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Sustainability stories

Yulman Rodríguez
Beneficiary of the program entitled Health for the well-being of the families

Nutrition during pregnancy is an investment in the future of new generations. The importance of eating well during pregnancy guarantees the well-being of children and families. This is a commitment we have taken on because it contributes to our purpose of cultivating well-being.

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Sustainability stories

Sofía Rodríguez
Footballer and participant of the Social and Competitive Sports Program

Sofía dreams of becoming a star like Cristiano Ronaldo. Her dream led her to Apartadó, where she learned about the sports school by our GreenLand Foundation (FGL). Today, she is a part of this program, which has trained professional football players signed to different clubs throughout the country. In this way, we also cultivate a better social future in the communities.

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Sustainability stories

Luz Dary Zapata
Plantain farmer

Luz Dary has been exporting bananas from her farm through Banacol for 35 years, which has helped support her family and generate employment in Urabá. We believe in the progress of regions, which is why stories like this inspire us

banners-photoshop_0000s_0006_Jhonny-Alexander

Sustainability stories

Jhonny Alexander Soto
Human Management Assistant, Wakate.

Jhonny started at Wakate as an Operator and now he is an Assistant in the Human Resources Management department. His commitment and eagerness to grow professionally were crucial to support the development of his talent. At GreenLand, the members of our team are the driving force behind our purpose of cultivating well-being

banners-photoshop_0000s_0005_Maria-Claudina-Gomez

Sustainability stories

María Claudina Gómez
complementary tasks staff at Banacol’s ‘Durazno’ Estate.

This is a story about equal opportunities, the inclusion of women in our agricultural activities with technical and human training, and how employment on a Banacol farm has allowed María Claudina to fulfill her dreams and those of her family.

banners-photoshop_0000s_0002_Vanessa-Paredes-(1)

Sustainability stories

Vannesa Paredes
General Director, Corpourabá

The relationship we have with entities such as Corpourabá allows us to generate impactful results in the preservation and enrichment of the environment. This is how we cultivate the present for a sustainable future.

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Sustainability stories

Ana Carolina Buitrago
Beneficiary of the Good Neighbor program

Ana Carolina tells us that one of the most important actions that Wakate carries out in Caldas, in addition to improving community infrastructure in the rural areas and providing sports training in educational institutions, has been the Guardianes Ecológicos program, in which children have learned to love nature.

banners-photoshop_0000s_0001_Yulitza-david

Sustainability stories

Yulitza David
GreenLand Talents program participant.

Yulitza found it important to improve her public speaking skills and teamwork abilities, and she achieved this through the Talentos GreenLand program. This space has helped her strengthen her self-confidence in all aspects of her life. We are aware that young people are the future of our country and a fundamental axis for development.

Yulmar-Rodriguez

Sustainability stories

Yulman Rodríguez
Beneficiary of the program entitled Health for the well-being of the families

Nutrition during pregnancy is an investment in the future of new generations. The importance of eating well during pregnancy guarantees the well-being of children and families. This is a commitment we have taken on because it contributes to our purpose of cultivating well-being.

Learn more
about sustainability

If you want to learn more about our sustainable management, visit our blog and find out about all the actions we undertake to cultivate the present and harvest a sustainable future.

Nuestra gestión sostenible en cifras

Entorno económico

0  millones
de cajas de banano exportadas.
0
contenedores movilizados.
0
cajas de plátano exportadas, a través
de 550 productores plataneros.
0   hectáreas
productivas de banano.
0 ,3  hectáreas
productivas de aguacate.
0   países
a los que llegamos con nuestros productos y/o servicios.

Nuestra gestión sostenible en cifras

Entorno social

Colaboradores

Comunidades

0 colaboradores
+ de 0 mil
empleos indirectos generados.
COP 0
millones
de inversión social.
0   años
de gestión social a través de la Fundación GreenLand (FGL).
0
beneficiarios de programas sociales.

Nuestra gestión sostenible en cifras

Entorno ambiental

+ de   0   árboles
sembrados en 3 años.
-   0 %  toneladas
de CO2
con respecto a 2021.
+ de   0   hectáreas
destinadas a la conservación.

Highlights in numbers

Economic context

0  million
of banana boxes exported.
0
containers mobilized.
0
plantain boxes exported through
550 plantain farmers.
0   hectares
of productive banana plantations.
0 .3  hectares
of productive avocado plantations.
0   countries
reached with our products and/or services.

Highlights in numbers

Social context

Employees

Communities

0 employees
+ 0 ,000
direct jobs provided.
COP 0
million
in social investments.
0  years
of social management work through the GreenLand Foundation (FGL).
0
beneficiaries of social programs.

Highlights in numbers

Environmental context

+   0  trees
planted in 3 years.
-   0 % tons
of CO2
with respect to 2021.
+   0  hectares
allocated to conservation efforts.

Dimensión del grupo

GreenLand
en Colombia

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Dimensión del grupo

GreenLand
en el mundo

Recorre aquí nuestros destinos internacionales.

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Group Dimension

Business groupings

Each one of the enterprises that are part of our business group is focused on the purpose of Cultivating well-being. We are united around the same philosophy and the spirit of contributing to the construction of the country we all want to achieve.
AgroGreenLand
ServiGreenLand
InduGreen
GreenLand Foundation (FGL)

Social context

Our people Communities

Social investment with positive results
Thirty-five years ago, our GreenLand Foundation (FGL) began contributing to the improvement of living conditions for the communities we work with.

0
beneficiaries 2022
Cop 0
investment million
0
Total projects

Environmental context

Management of emissions and climate change

Certification Carbon Neutral

Carbon footprint

- 0 %
tons of CO2 with respect to 2021.

Environmental context

Energy management

Let’s make the most of the Sun’s energy

We use

0 %
of the energy provided by the solar panels installed at Control B’s facilities,
which represents 39% of the energy needed for the operation.

We will continue working from the administration headquarters in Envigado and Urabá, and we will bring the process to a closure by taking this technology solution to our banana plantation estates in 2023

Environmental context

Water resource

0   Olympic swimming pools
can be filled with the 400,829.95 m3 of reused and stored water in the Banacol and Control B operations.

Environmental context

Biodiversity

+ 0 trees
trees planted in 3 years equate to twice the number of trees in Central Park in New York according to the latest census conducted in 2015.
+ than 0 hectares
allocated for conservation, equivalent to 3,125 soccer fields.
0 .2%
Banana puree and flour.
0 .8%
Domestic market.
0 %
Reincorporated into the soil of the plantations.

Environmental context

Waste management

Circular economy

0 %
of the plastics used to bag produce were recycled.
In Agriplast 0 %
of the supplies used to manufacture polypropylene rope were recycled materials.
0 %
of the polypropylene rope used in the plantations was recycled.