– The event, in which leaders from more than 80 companies were present, was valued by the company’s general manager, who called for strengthening dialogue to achieve goals.
This week, the Global Pact held an event in which prominent business leaders and representatives of the Government and the United Nations (UN) participated. The event, attended by the Minister of Economy, Nicolás Grau, and the president of Sofofa, Rosario Navarro, focused on the challenges and opportunities that private sector leaders face in the task of moving more quickly towards the goal of being a sustainable society.
Blumar was represented by its general manager, Gerardo Balbontín, who noted that “it is very positive that instances of this type are promoted, where dialogue between the public and private sectors is strengthened. On this day, it became clear that the pace must be accelerated, otherwise it will be very difficult to achieve the 2030 objectives.”
The meeting focused on the Forward Faster program, which calls on companies to publicly declare their commitments and highlight the actions they will take to meet them, thus increasing company transparency.
Along these lines, Blumar took a step forward by generating its first sustainability report in 2017, and in 2021 its first integrated report, years before it was mandatory for companies in Chile, evidencing its commitment to the integration of sustainability at the heart of its strategy.
In its most recent integrated report (2023), Blumar reported achievements such as that 89% of its energy supply in its plants was from clean and renewable sources. Also, it reduced the use of antibiotics by 56%, recovered 86% of its waste and reduced the intensity of its carbon footprint by 28% of scope 1 and 2 in 2023, compared to 2020.
The company also defined four new goals for 2030, related to the themes of the Forward Faster program, focused on gender equality, climate change, circular economy and animal welfare (use of antibiotics).
Blumar’s commitment
Currently, only 15% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), established by the UN General Assembly, are aimed at being met between now and 2030, which is why the Global Compact has highlighted the role of the business community to promote changes that result in a more sustainable future.
In this framework, Blumar has committed to seven SDGs. These are gender equality; decent work and economic growth; industry, innovation and infrastructure; responsible production and consumption; climate action; underwater life; and alliances to achieve objectives.
Two years ago, Blumar confirmed its commitment with the nine UNO Principles for a Sustainable Ocean, which guide the company’s contribution to ocean care, in the areas of ocean health and productivity, governance and engagement, data and transparency.
On the other hand, in line with the SDG referring to gender equality, the company recently launched its Gender Equality Policy, and has subscribed to the UNO principles in this regard (Women’s Empowerment Principles, WEP).
