Agrícola Valles del Sur SpA
Araucanía Region, Chile
January 2021
Growing perennial crops
Agriculture/Growers
Chile
Agrícola Valles del Sur SpA es una empresa agrícola, dedicada a la producción de fruta. Todos los predios o "huertos" donde existe producción de arándano se encuentran bajo la razón social Agrícola Valles del Sur SpA. Cuenta con una clara estructura central, con un gerente general para los cinco huertos y políticas laborales y productivas comunes. Los predios se manejan en forma orgánica, excepto el cultivo de cerezas cuyo manejo es convencional. Todos los predios entregan la fruta a Hortifrut Chile S.A quien embala y exporta. Esta empresa tiene una relación societaria con San José Farms, grupo de empresas que los administra y tiene una participación de propiedad en Agrícola Valles del Sur SpA. Desde la temporada 20-21 (el período comprendido entre el 01jul2020 y el 30jun2021), realiza “Exportación Directa” de aproximadamente 20% de los arándanos, con Agrícola Valles del Sur SpA como “Exportador” y Homegrown Organic Farms en Estados Unidos como "Importador".
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 12.5
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 19.9
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community 16.0
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 30.2
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Customers 1.5
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.