In partnership with local governments and schools, we donate bananas to 16 rural schools close to our operations during the school year, and empower mothers and teachers on health and nutrition in order to lower malnutrition rates in the area and improve food security.
Our Human Development Center is a community center in the southwestern part of Guatemala. We partnered with the University of Colorado to help us create and run this program. The Medical Clinic and Birthing Center provide care to prenatal mothers and then also provide care from delivery through child development, until the age of 3-years-old. The center provides access to affordable, safe and clean health services, prenatal care and childbirth facilities.
We believe in implementing rigorous environmental standards around conservation and our Tier 1 SCS Sustainably Grown Certification signifies to the public that our company is acting consistently with our mission and vision. We promote the implementation of good practices that comply with international standards to ensure safety and transparency in our supply chain. Our Ingredients are made from our own sustainably grown premium bananas, from our certified plantations in Guatemala.
BRC— Certificate Global Food Safety Standard: This standard focuses on commitment to management, quality management systems, good manufacturing practice audits, development of systems to reduce exposure to food fraud, ensure consistency in audit processes and promote greater resistance, transparency and tracking of the supply chain. Kosher Certification: Kosher certification is the verification system for food to comply with the prescriptions of Judaism whereby food is suitable for consumption by believers.
The main criteria which are assessed are: quality, good manufacturing practices and supply chain traceability. This certification guarantees that products of animal origin arenot involved in the process.
Rainforest Alliance — Identity Preserved: The Chain of Custody model standard establishes the practicesthat must be implemented during product transformation, and evaluates the following criteria:.
This standard guarantees that all the banana ingredients manufactured come from Rainforest Alliance Certified plantations. Newsletter Sign-Up. Social Responsibility Sustainability. Our People We care for the welfare of our employees and their families and aim to improve their living standards and contribute to the development of their communities. To achieve this, we have created programs that address: Health and wellness Family nutrition Reduction of infant mortality Education and values Decent work values Financial savings and credit Health and Occupational Safety: We provide integral access to quality health resources in the workplace and the surrounding area of our operations.
Generation of employment: We aim to generate employment in equal opportunities for men and women. Training Ongoing labor training development programs are carried out at all levels, from the board of directors to the field workers. Document Type: Article. Length: 5, words. Translate Article. Set Interface Language. Decrease font size. Increase font size. Display options. Default More Most. Back to Default Settings Done. Article Preview :. Source Citation. For the "Greater Good".
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieving better sustainability and biodiversity in the global farming industry. Our commitment to tackling TR4 directly relates to ensuring the livelihoods of millions globally. We invest in helping to create sustainable growth in local communities and have an exemplary rewards package in place for our employees.
As well as our work For the Greater Good, tackling TR4, we farm with an eye on the future using technology to achieve the best farming results. Bananas continue to be the most consumed fruit on earth, contributing to the health and well-being of millions globally.
Our children and education program has distributed just under school assistance packages in the last 5 years. Chiquita is committed to publishing a comprehensive pay and opportunities gap analysis by Our energy use is relatively low, and is mainly in shipping and ripening. Above all, our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Since , we have replaced over containers in our fleet with energy—efficient ones, saving over tons of CO2 per year. In , we converted all vessels to a process called cold ironing, reducing emissions by tons of CO2 each year.
We believe in embeddedness, which is a way of measuring our effectiveness. It is part of our relationship with the communities that we are so deeply linked to. We work with communities in 12 municipalities across four countries to help create sustainable growth.
Following the Paris climate agreement, we will work with external experts to set new, science—based targets by These are in line with contributing to the two degree maximum global warming target and ensure we can set and then meet our carbon budget. Our Great White shipping Fleet operates to the highest international standards. Since , all of our farms have been certified by the Rainforest Alliance, ensuring the protection of vital ecosystems.
Most recently, we have donated the San San Pond Sak wetland, ha of reforested land, to the people of Panama, and maintained ha of the Nogal Reserve, which is part of the Meso—American wildlife corridor. We have active grievance mechanisms within the company, with governments and trade unions, and an independent hotline.
We work with all to ensure strong, peaceful industrial relations. Chiquita sits on the steering committee of the UN—hosted World Banana Forum, and is the enabling force behind collaborative efforts with international universities like Wageningen in The Netherlands to tackle TR4.
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