Sustainability & corporate social responsibility
Deforestation: how do we deal with it?
- We only collaborate with known growers and plants.
- We keep demanding and checking that our partners do things right, so we can guarantee sustainability from farm to table.
- In Mexico authorities have restricted the avocado orchards in forest areas.
- In the south of Mexico special programs have been started up to plant avocado trees back where forest has been damaged.
Water usage: how do we operate?
- By using smart water techniques, water is used in its most efficient way.
- In Mexico 90% of the water comes from rain. In our area the rainfall is 1000 to 2000 mm. We have more water than we use.
- In Northern Peru water comes from the Andes. Together with the rainwater, it gets collected in reservoirs so it can be used for irrigation.
- In Peru these 4 desert valleys became avocado orchard thanks to the CHAVIMOCHIC project:
- Chao
- Viru
- Moche
- Chicama
Corporate social responsibility: how do we take our responsibility?
- Stable and year-round salary for both employer and employee on avocado plants and production facilities.
- Safe and eco-friendly working conditions due to social certifications that growers must complete (yearly social audits).
- Our growers are highly against child labour.
- Our growers receive technical support to use chemicals in the fields in a safe and efficient way.
- We are highly promoting fair trade.
- Our growers provide their employees:
- Housing
- Bus transportation when they live in nearby villages
- Sport facilities
- Access to medical clinics
- Primary schools
- Education material