Post by account_disabled on Mar 4, 2024 22:37:38 GMT -6
Whether we are aware of it or not, the reality is that our daily choices in the area of consumption are causing impacts in different areas. This includes the frequent purchases we make in supermarkets. Although it is important to highlight that companies by the mere fact of existing generate social, environmental and economic impacts , a large number of them have aligned themselves with their Social Responsibility (SR) with the objective of minimizing negative impacts and maximizing positive ones. For this reason, it is important that when choosing where we make our purchases of basic products, we are aware of whether that supermarket is making efforts to be compatible with the new models of sustainable development in its ways of producing, marketing and even working with their stalkeholders. At Expok we took on the task of compiling some of the most socially responsible supermarkets that have a presence in Mexico and detailing some of their relevant actions in the field. It should be noted that the order of appearance has no influence on the value of your CSR actions , nor is it any ranking.
Supermarkets with more social responsibility Examples of supermarkets with more social responsibility Walmart of Mexico and Central America This retail marketing chain has more than 2 thousand Ecuador Mobile Number List commercial establishments in our country and approximately 731 in five Central American countries. It is considered one of the supermarket chains with the most social responsibility, since it has a shared value model , that is, instead of focusing on the damage of its operation, it focuses on the innovation of its own processes to promote progress . social. One of its notable characteristics is its sustainability and efficiency in its operations. 88% of its stores are supplied with renewable energy and 51% of consumption comes from renewable sources. This saves natural resources, generates fewer greenhouse gases, as well as less waste. Furthermore, they are inexhaustible energies. Walmart de México also contributes to creating a circular economy, a strategy that avoids the generation of waste, designs closed material cycles and reduces the use of natural resources. In addition to this, the Walmart de México Foundation has contributed for years to improving the development and nutrition of marginalized communities , through financial and in-kind donations, and contributions from customers and suppliers.
Thanks to these efforts, the chain has been recognized by the Merco ranking , a business monitor of corporate reputation in 2020 , with which business reputation is measured as a key element for companies, especially in the face of the crisis we are facing in everyone. Among the group's business units are: Walmart, Bodega Aurrerá, Sam's Club, Superama and Walmart Express. H-E-B This supermarket chain that comes from Kerville, Texas, arrived in Mexico with the first branch in 1997. Currently the company is directed by Fernando Martínez, and with 25 years of presence in Mexico it has 71 branches, of which 53 are of the HEB format and 18 of Mi Tienda del Ahorro, located in the states of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Querétaro and Aguascalientes, employing more than 15,500 people in Mexico. With numerous programs in support of communities, HEB, through the HEB Foundation , has established itself as one of the supermarkets with operations in Mexico with the most social responsibility, since it focuses on three main areas: Food: Among the notable activities of this pillar, the company follows up on its permanent food campaign for the most vulnerable sectors.