BUCARRETES SAS BIC
1.6
Santander Department, Colombia
April 2026
Wood & wood products
Manufacturing
Colombia
Bucarretes S.A.S. BIC es una empresa colombiana, manufacturera de madera. Nos enfocamos en fabricación de embalajes de madera (carretes). Tenemos el Propósito influir positivamente en todos los puntos y actores de la cadena de valor y nuestros pilares de Sostenibilidad empresarial son: la mejora continua, innovación, economía circular y regeneración. Innovamos y patentamos un método y cámaras de secado de madera y productos orgánicos, que incluye secado de café. Incorporamos a la industria especies maderables nativas de rápido crecimiento, las que compramos directamente a comunidades campesinas con vocación agroforestal. Actualmente, adelantamos un proyecto de reforestación de 74 hectáreas para garantizar carbononeutralidad y la producción sostenible de carretes en el plazo de 8 años. Innovamos en un sistema constructivo para dar disposición final a madera recuperada de la industria, también la usamos para combustión por pirolisis, logrando como residuo final biochar. En Bucarretes, producimos con energía fotovoltaica y cosechamos agua lluvia. Aplicamos un modelo de gestión productiva, basado en la Minga indígena, que permite compartir utilidades con nuestros colaboradores. En Colombia somos Negocio Verde y Sociedad de Bienestar e Interés colectivo.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 16.7
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 32.7
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.
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.
Community 54.0
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.
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.
Environment 60.3
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 3.8
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.