The Mexican food company La Costeña announced that it is joining the United Nations Global Compact and that it will align its business strategies with five of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations 2030 Agenda.



Rafael Celorio, general director of La Costeña, declared that the company is very committed to corporate social responsibility and proof of this is its voluntary adherence France Mobile Number List to this initiative, which has four guiding axes in Human Rights, labor standards, the environment and anti-corruption.



He reported that the Global Compact will allow them to measure their sustainability progress with greater reliability and transparency and operate transparently in meeting their goals in line with the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development promoted by the UN.



This company has been in existence for more than 95 years, is owned by Mexican capital and currently has a presence in more than 60 countries.



He mentioned that the company on corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues works on three pillars: environment, childhood and education and that its social commitments in these matters are medium-term.

out in CSR are the Zero Hunger program, which seeks to offer nutritious products and promote sustainable agriculture, as well as support for community kitchens.



On the labor issue, he explained that they carry out activities in favor of decent work, employee protection, safe workplaces, decent spaces for day laborers in the field as well as avoiding child labor.



In environmental aspects, they have made improvements to the company's facilities to mitigate its environmental footprint, reduce its waste generation, promote correct labeling of its products and provide correct information to consumers.



The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to which La Costeña aligned its operation are SDG2, zero hunger; SDG8, decent work; SDG12, responsible consumption; SDG13, climate action, and SDG15, life on terrestrial ecosystems.



The director of La Costeña reported that its social responsibility activities impact about 20 thousand people, including all its suppliers, tasks that are carried out through its Crecer y Comer Foundation.