Ethical companies

Index

Introduction        2

Definitions        2

Empresa Socialmente Responsable        2

Corporate Socially Responsible        2

⮚        First Company: Baja Agro International3        3

Presentation        3

Philosophy        3

Distributors        3

Yucca Schidirega        4

Sustainable Harvesting        4

Common Uses        4

Products        5

Quality Control        5

Mode of Action        5

Commercial Plantation        6

Research        6

⮚        Second Company: Berry Veg5        7

Introduction        7

Their Values        7

Mission        7

Vision        7

Water Consumption        8

Social compromise        8

Social Activity        9

⮚        Third Company: BERRYMEX7        9

Introduction        9

Mission        9

Values        9

Compromise        10

The art of cultive        10

Organic        10

People come first        11

Sembrando Salud8        11

VIDA        12

Villa de las Fresas9        12

Clinic in Villa de las fresas        13

The future and integrity of farming        13

Bibliografía        15

Introduction

In this report we are going to talk about 3 different companies based in Ensenada, Baja California Mexico that do business with ethical practices, and may stand up from the rest of their competitors ethics-wise.

The way we assessed ethics in business with these companies was through the following criteria, and were selected as long as they meet at least one of them:

• Have a certification as an “Empresa Socialmente Responsible”1.
• Take care of the environment in any way.
• Have been a Corporate Socially Responsible2 by promoting advance of their very local economies and good corporate citizenship.

Definitions

Empresa Socialmente Responsable

Is a business perspective that integrates respect for the people, ethics and values, community and environmental within corporate management, regardless of the business line, market, size and nationality.

Although the distinctive is promoted since 2001 by the Mexican Philanthropy Center and only Mexican companies are eligible.  

Corporate Socially Responsible

Is a self-regulating business model that helps a company be socially accountable—to itself, its stakeholders, and the public. Companies can be conscious of the kind of impact they are having on all aspects of society, including economic, social, and environmental.

To engage in CSR means that, in the ordinary course of business, a company is operating in ways that enhance society and the environment, instead of contributing negatively to them.

1Calderón, J. F. (7 de abril de 2017). «El concepto de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial». Obtenido de https://www.cemefi.org/esr/images/stories/pdf/esr/concepto_esr.pdf

2JAMES CHEN, (Nov 27, 2019), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), [Article] https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/corp-social-responsibility.asp     

• First Company: Baja Agro International3

Presentation

Baja Agro International S.A. de C.V.(AGROIN) is a mexican company located in Ensenada, Baja California in Northwestern Mexico. Since 1983, Baja Agro International has been dedicated to the harvesting and commercialization of the Yucca schidigera plant, which only thrives in the northwestern region of Mexico and in the southwestern region of the United States. This extract of this plant, either liquid or powder, has various uses in the food, cosmetic and beverage industries for human consumption. Yucca schidigera has more widespread uses as an agricultural soil conditioner and wetting agent and in the manufacture of feedstuffs as an ingredient for poultry, swine, cattle, pets and aquaculture feed. Yucca schidigera has proven its efficiency in environmental and metabolic reduction of emissions of harmful gases in the animal’s environment, thus improving the air quality of the farms, as well as enhancing feed efficiency and animal weight gain.

Philosophy

Their policy of product quality and safety, establishes: “Baja Agro International S.A. de C.V is committed to supply safe and quality products, maintain a continuous and open communications with our customers, suppliers and other organizations and to continuously improve our quality and safety management system”. In Baja Agro International, they care about the environment; are very interested in protecting natural resources and are committed to maintaining the balance of nature and the ecosystem.

Their VISION is to be the leader in the world market in the production and marketing of safe, standardized, quality products, derived from the Yucca schidigera plant.

Distributors

Have built commercial relationships with companies dedicated to the distribution and sale of various products for the livestock sector, where you can find their products as well as the necessary information and assistance for their use. If you would like to know the name of the companies that distribute our products in any particular country, you will have to contact them using the format found in the “Contact” section of their web page referenced below.3

3Products, A. B.-Y. (s.f.). Obtenido de https://yucca.com.mx

Yucca Schidirega

There are 49 plant species and 24 sub-species of the genus Yucca, which are distributed from the Northern United States to Central America. The Yucca schidigera is a plant endemic to North America, its distribution extends from Southwestern United States in Nevada, Arizona and California to the desert of Baja California in Mexico, however, due to U.S. environmental restrictions and regulations, Yucca schidigera, can only be harvested in Baja California, Mexico. Yucca schidigera grows to a height of 4 to 5 meters (13 to 17 feet) in an approximate period of 30 years or more. Its leaves measure from 30-105 cm (11 to 41 inches) long by 3-5 cm (1 to 2 inches) wide and are yellowish green Their flowers are globose, white or creamy and commonly dyed purple at the base.

Sustainable Harvesting

They also received Yucca schidigera plants form various community farms (co-ops) that provide them with the raw material harvested from the wild population found on their own properties and ranches. In order for these community farms to be able to sell them Yucca schidigera raw material, they must first conduct a technical forestry study to establish a sustainable management plan of this natural resource. These studies determine the annual volume and the area that can be harvested, and we then establish strict 15 years sustainable harvesting plans to harvest this natural resource. This plan is submitted to SEMARNAT (Secretariat of the environment and natural resources) and this government agency authorizes harvesting permits and issues forestry guidelines that must accompany each delivery of Yucca schidigera stems which are delivered to the processing plant. Harvesting of Yucca schidigera is supervised by their in-house forestry technicians, who determine the selected area for harvesting and instruct workers to ensure that all the harvested plants adhere to the authorized harvesting guidelines. Once the appropriate harvesting studies are completed and the harvesting permits are granted by SEMARNAT, a processing program is completed according to their requirements of raw material for their yearly production needs. At the end of the harvesting cycle, PROFEPA (Federal Environmental Protection Agency) conducts an inspection of the harvested areas, as well as their production plant and facilities to verify that the processed volumes are the same as those authorized by SEMARNAT in accordance with the permits.

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