We worked hand in hand with technical experts who have allowed us to understand the strengths and opportunities we have for climate change management. 

This year, with the support of the consulting firm GAIA, we embarked on the path to establish corporate environmental goals by evaluating the guidelines of Science-Based Targets, starting with an in-depth review of the environmental indicators and operations of the company's seven facilities. We adjusted roles and responsibilities for the organization's climate management from the highest corporate level, creating an interdisciplinary work team.

We will continue to build capacities with 100% of our direct employees, who comply with the culture of measurement, analysis and reporting that represents us within the organization, focusing our actions on generating a positive impact on our environment, based on a rigorous review of our processes and the opportunities we have to continue contributing to building a better world.

We focus our actions on generating a positive impact on the environment, reviewing our processes and the way in which we generate value in our operations, which has allowed us to show progress in the following indicators in 2021:

Water intensity (m3/ t.e.).

• We highlight the work of the Morelia facility, replicating the Colombian water treatment model, allowing Taquito, a betta fish, along with five other fish, to live inside a fish tank 100% fed with water from the treatment plant, demonstrating purity and quality. 
• 91% increase in recirculated water at the Barranquilla plant compared to the previous year.

Energy Intensity (MwH/t.e.)

• Recovery of more than 50% of condensates at the Morelia facility, associated with maintenance management and infrastructure repairs, thus reducing the consumption of natural gas for operating processes; we expect to reach 70% recovery by 2022.

Use of ordinary waste (%)

• The Fontibón facility in Bogotá and the BredenMaster® facility in Chile had a 15% and 66% improvement, respectively, in the separation, use and recovery of waste.

Emissions intensity (TON CO2/ton)

• Reduction of the corporate carbon footprint by 18% (under the current measurement) thanks to the efforts of each of the facilities.
• We began the transition of the organization towards the consumption of renewable energies. Since April 2021, 100% of the electricity supply of the Chile facility is supplied by renewable energy from the Huatacondo solar plant.

The protection and care of the environment, through the appropriate use of natural resources, the inclusion of circular economy processes, good practices in accounting and carbon footprint management from a full life cycle analysis perspective throughout the value chain. We reinforce our commitment through the following lines of work.

Materials, packaging and containers are one of the greatest challenges for the food and beverage industry in terms of impact and pressure on the environment. From the generation of opportunities that maintain the design and quality of packaging, we aim to ensure that 100% of our packaging achieves its maximum potential for reuse, either by reusing those that are legally and technically possible or by ensuring their incorporation into a local production cycle, preventing them from being improperly disposed of in a landfill or water source. 

Last year we proudly announced the launch of the first oil bottle made from 100% post-consumer recycled material, avoiding the use of 127 tons of virgin PET resin. In 2021, our Superfry brand in Panama shifted its packages to use PET made from 100% post-consumer recycled resin.

In Chile, we faced the new legal requirements regarding packaging, complying with the Recycling and Extended Producer Responsibility Law (REP Law), which establishes a framework for waste management and extended producer responsibility.

• Team Foods Chile voluntarily joined the RESIMPLE Collective SIC, a system that will manage waste collection goals, specifically for containers and packaging, and report the results to the corresponding government entity. 
• BredenMaster® joined as a founding member of the Great Collective Management System (GRANSIC) promoted by New Hope Ecotech/Todos Reciclamos, under which it expects to comply with the collection and recovery goals associated with packaging.