Sustainability

3. Good health and Well-being:

• From our deep scientific knowledge in lipids and our highly qualified research and development team, we design and develop products and services with concrete contributions and tangible benefits for our customers and consumers.
• Development of technological tools and lipid applications with proven benefits.
• Substitution of artificial ingredients with natural ingredients.
• We are promoters of responsible lifestyles and consumption habits, messages that we continually reinforce in our different internal and external channels.

6. Clean water and sanitation:

• Our water treatment plants are fundamental to life! Our wastewater tanks must pass strict quality controls. The Diverse species of flora and fauna that reside in the tanks are a signs that the conditions of the wastewater disposals meet our standards.
• We count with programs for the use and saving of water resources in our production processes, contributing to its strategic use.
• Our program ¨Manos Verdes¨ pursues to guarantee appropriate disposal of used cooking oil by closing the cycle in a rightful manner. We avoid the possible contamination of 1000 liters of water for each liter of incorrectly disposed oil. This way we contribute to the protection of water sources and our ecosystems.

8. Decent work and economic growth:

• Our plants count with state-of-the-arts technology, highlighting our refinery in Chile, which is our most modern plant.
• Alianza Team strongly believes that innovation is our engine to transversal growth. This is the reason that our work culture has been certified by ¨Great Culture to Innovate¨ and recognized as one of the most innovative companies in Colombia by the Dinero Magazine and ANDI (National Association of Businesses).
• The health and safety of our team people is a strategic priority. We therefore implement procedures, programs and strategies by encouraging a culture of self-care and safe behavior.
• We have equal rights and equal salaries between men and women. This is reinforced by means of our principles of parity through competitive and equal pay for work of equal value.

9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure:

• Research and innovative development in our processes, products and services is a fundamental pillar of our business strategy, based on scientific consensus and cutting-edge technology. Because of our highly specialized human resources team, we have, today, 15 patent families, 26 patents granted and 34 more in the pipeline.
• We promote inclusion and active participation of small suppliers within the supply chain of agricultural raw materials, contributing to the development of minor local economies based on sustainable production practices.
• Guaranteeing the quality, safety and prevention of contamination within our supply chain is our priority. We have therefore established different control mechanisms and certifications with the purpose of validating our processes, such as ISO 28000 and authorization of the Colombian Tax Authorities to function as an Authorized Economic Operator.

12. Responsable consumption and production:

• Our commitment is to avoid waste of food. We therefore not only monitor our own processes in order to reduce waste of food and optimize product inventories, we are also associated member company of the Association of Food Banks of Colombia (ABACO).
• We encourage a culture of environmental awareness and responsibility by means of our Green Team, which is based on a group of volunteers committed to providing good workplace and home practices, focused on the principles of reduction, recycling and reuse.
• We were forerunners in 2015 by introducing Manos Verdes (Green Hands). This program closes the cycle of used cooking oil by transforming it into biofuel, thus generating added value for customers, consumers and other stakeholders.

13. Climate action:

• We work hard to reinforce our actions in order to adjust and mitigate risks related to climate change of our operations and throughout our supply chain, by incorporating specific elements in our operating guidelines, processes and standards.

15. Life on land:

• We promote care and preservation of earthbound ecosystems, such as planting trees, cleaning beaches and recovering different bodies of water, among others, by means of different activities outlined within our Social Investment Strategy.
• We are participants of the Zero Deforestation Voluntary Agreement of the Colombian palm chain. We have extended this commitment to all our supply chains in order to guarantee that it is 100% protected and deforestation free by 2030.

17: Partnerships for the goals:

• We believe that together we are stronger. We work hand in hand with experts in different areas in order to accelerate and multiply our impact by developing strong and beneficial alliances, for the purpose of achieving our mutual objectives.
• We export to eleven different countries through our International Business Unit, from the United States to Argentina, expanding our participation in the regional market.