SUSTAINABILITY
We have made sustainability a main axis of business transformation in order to contribute to the solution of global challenges and the well-being of our employees.
Our goal is to create shared value for all our stakeholders through the sustainable use of biodiversity and the sustainable development of communities, resulting in quality products that meet the challenges and objectives of our customers.
SUSTAINABILITY
EXTERNAL
INITIATIVES
OUR ACTIONS
Environment
As part of our commitment to the United Nations 2030 Agenda, we established the following environmental goals:
- Reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions by 42% by 2030 from the base year 2020. Measure and reduce Scope 3 emissions.
- By 2030, 50% of energy will come from renewable sources.
Biodiversity
At Multiceras, we believe in the potential of Mexico and its biodiversity, creating shared value in communities through the sustainable use of natural resources.
Following our Biodiversity policy, all the Candelilla wax that is exported by Multiceras complies with the national and international requirements.
Social action
CANDELILLA WAX PROGRAM
Organization
- Candelilla wax is extracted from the Candelilla plant, which is native to the Chihuahuan Desert. The plant generates a wax coating that allows it to avoid dehydration due to the desert's harsh temperatures.
- In Mexico, Candelilla is found in the semi-arid areas in the states of Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Durango, Nuevo León, and Coahuila. Coahuila is where the largest number of Candelilleros (rural producers that extract Candelilla wax) are dedicated to the harvesting of Candelilla and the extraction of the plant’s wax.
- We work closely with more than 100 Candelilla communities.
- We have more than 30 communities in our Supplier Development program that allows them to access benefits for socioeconomic development.
Candelilla plant collection
- Candelilla plant grows wild in the desert and we support Candelilleros to learn about good harvesting practices, in accordance with the norm and guidelines of the national authority.
- We have a team of forestry engineers that carry out studies on the availability and sustainable use of Candelilla.
- We promote the use of new technologies in cartography and measurement of Candelilla populations.
- We invest in reforestation of the plant, we reward the Candelilleros for the planting of new plants at the same time they carry out the cutting.
- The law requires that to harvest the Candelilla plant, it is necessary to submit a technical justification study to the Mexican Environment and Natural Resources Ministry (SEMARNAT), which then issues a harvesting permit. We help Candelilleros to obtain this permit.
Wax extraction
- For decades, Candelilla wax has been extracted by the inhabitants of the communities of this region through a process of heating water and adding an extracting agent.
- All equipment and supplies required for this work are supplied free of charge to Candelilleros who maintain a buy-sell relationship with Multiceras.
- Our R&D team introduced citric acid as an extracting agent, reducing the risks associated with the use of sulfuric acid.
- Our staff provide training to Candelilleros in terms of product quality and sustainable forest use.
Well-being
- Multiceras is the only Candelilla wax provider that helps Candelilleros access government social security benefits, such as medical services, financial protection in the case of accidents and injuries, and pensions.
- Our buyers visit the more isolated communities, providing the Candelilleros guaranteed purchase quotas, and reducing their transportation expenses.
- We attend various requests to improve infrastructure in the communities.
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