An interconnected world, a sustainable world
We have made a commitment to caring for the environment and to creating social value in the communities where we operate.
Sustainability Strategy
Our long-term Sustainability Strategy helps us maximize and strengthen the sustainability initiatives we already have in place, strategically align and focus efforts, and adapt better to an ever-changing environment, so we can favor the improvement of our communities.
The programs in Solistica’s sustainability strategy are based on the overall strategy ruling all FEMSA’s companies, which is represented by FEMSA’s Sustainability Tree.
The Sustainability Tree has axles and action areas that define our sustainability goals and objectives. Among these axles, Our People and Our Planet have a direct relationship with the environmental impact of our operations’ activities and with the quality of life of our employees. Our Community includes actions we carry out together with other institutions in our sphere, looking to empower communities so we can produce a positive change and keep good relationships.
Learn more about FEMSA’s Sustainability Strategy.
WE ARE ONE TOGETHER
We see employees as key factors for Solistica’s success; thanks to their performance, we have been able to set a difference in the quality of services we offer.
This is why we invest in tools for their comprehensive development and make efforts to create good working conditions, focusing on providing tools for their training, safety, and health.
We boost the development of our drivers and technicians by enrolling them in Certification Programs for Instructors.
We also have Solistica’s Seal Courses for executives; these courses integrate a development agenda consisting of a personal and professional growth plan to develop leadership competencies and technical knowledge, thus ensuring a comprehensive development, and guaranteeing talent retention for the company.
FOCUS TOPICS:
CULTURE AND VALUES, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
ACHIEVEMENT
Solistica employed 23,000+ employees by 2019 and procured their comprehensive development through 517,470 hours of training.
PROTECTING OUR SURROUNDINGS
One of our priorities is to mitigate the impact our transport activities have on the development of communities; therefore, we look to create partnerships that aim to guarantee the safety and sustainable development of the communities around our work centers and of the individuals we share roads with. We contribute to this development by joining efforts with our stakeholders, so we can solve the financial, environmental, and social challenges we both face.
Our Comprehensive Safety System (CSS) helps mitigate the impact we have on our community. This system lets us have professionals who are aware of the importance of road safety, and vehicles with advanced collision avoidance technology, ensuring we meet the regulations in the countries where we operate through the continuous improvement of our services.
FOCUS TOPICS:
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPLIERS
ACHIEVEMENT
- We show our commitment to the community by receiving zero penalties for environmental transgressions.
- We have a comprehensive safety system, which has offered 70,994 hours of training on occupational safety and health
- We have the following certifications:
ISO 9001-2015 *
ISO 39001-2001 **
ISO 14001-2015 ***
Gold Seal for best practices and commitment to children’s road safety ****
* Scope for some operations in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
** Scope for some operations in México.
*** Scope for some operations in Colombia and Brazil.
**** Scope for some operations in Colombia.
ACTIONS FOR A BETTER FUTURE
We are aware that sustainable development is possible only in safe and healthy environments; therefore, we keep our focus on mitigating our operations’ environmental impact, such as air quality, and on decreasing our output of dangerous waste.
Our Environmental Management System (EMS) has three main goals:
- Monitor our compliance to regulations on environmental issues.
- Identify, prevent, and control the environmental impact of our activities, products, and services.
- Set guidelines that make it easier for us to reach our environmental goals.
- Keep long-term relationships with clients thanks to the environmental value we create.
We strengthen our commitment to decrease our environmental impact, promoting the voluntary reporting and tallying of our Greenhouse Gases by taking part in diverse domestic and international programs such as the Carbon Disclosure Project and the Global Treaty.
In Mexico, we have led these efforts as founding members of the Clean Transport program in alliance with Mexico’s SEMARNAT and SCT. With this, we look to make cargo and passenger transportation in Mexico more efficient, competitive, safe, and environmentally friendly; promoting the use of strategies and/or technologies that decrease the use of fuel, the costs of operation, and the output of pollutants.
With our Sustainable Mobility initiative, we have developed a Strategic Plan that lets us make the best use of clean technologies and alternate fuels; supplying our operations in a sustainable fashion. This has helped us earn multiple distinctions in every region where we have operations; these recognitions have come from institutions and groups such as PROFEPA, SEMARNAT, Boticario, and LATAM Cargo.
FOCUS TOPICS:
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF RESOURSES, WASTE AND TRANSPORTATION
ACHIEVEMENT
- We use 1.8 million liters of rainwater to wash 8,371 vehicles in Brazil
- 50% of our hazardous materials comes from burnt oil, which we transform into alternative fuel
- We stopped issuing 141 thousand tons of CO2, equivalent to the annual electricity requirements of 183 thousand homes in Mexico
- Regarding the environmental impact of our transportation network, we have received the Clean Transportation certification for 9 consecutive years