Integrated Environmental and Energy Management System Policy

At Aconcagua Foods, we understand that advancing toward a sustainable operation is a necessity and a responsibility that guides our processes day by day. Within this framework and facing current environmental and energy challenges, we reaffirm our commitment to caring for the environment and its surroundings.

We commit to operating sustainably, integrating environmental and energy management as an essential part of our strategy. This policy guides our decisions toward efficient operation, with concrete actions that reduce our impacts and continuously improve environmental and energy performance.

We define objectives and goals based on our operational challenges and the current regulatory framework, ensuring the availability of necessary resources and information for their fulfillment. We incorporate efficiency criteria in processes, maintenance, acquisitions, and design, and actively manage our main impacts, such as energy consumption, waste generation, emissions, and water use.

At Aconcagua Foods we believe that nourishing a healthier and more sustainable life begins with our own actions. Therefore, this policy will be communicated, updated, and reviewed periodically, as part of our commitment to continuous improvement and to future generations.

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R. SIG024-v001. Fecha Ed: 05/10/2023

Our Cornerstones

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

We ensure compliance with the RCA, declarations in the RETC, application of the EPR Law, and validity of environmental permits and authorizations.

Circular Economy and Responsible Waste Management

We prioritize waste hierarchy and recovery, reducing final disposal and promoting circular economy practices.

Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction

We implement an Energy Management System in accordance with D.S. 28/2022, Law 21.305, focusing on improving energy performance and reducing emissions.

Water Management and Treatment

We optimize the use of water resources, measure and report key consumption indicators, and improve efficiency in production processes.

Our actions

Our packaging has been designed aiming to increase its recyclability and thus generating the lowest possible environmental impact.
Likewise, our products have the vegan seal, which guarantees regulation in the production and packaging processes so that no material of animal origin is used in them.

Inside our plant we have a recycling yard, in which the solid waste generated by the activity carried out daily at AFSA is segregated to be recycled. Likewise, biodegradable waste is delivered for composting to external companies authorized by the pertinent entity.

Additionally, all pollutants are declared to the authority in the Single Window system of the Registry of Emissions and Transfers of Pollutants (RETC).

We have implemented telemetry irrigation systems which enhance the good use of water resources, helping us maintain our plantations with the lowest possible environmental impact.

Due to the implementation of the ISO 50,001 certification, Aconcagua has been working on our energy profile to address opportunities for improvement in our production processes.

Our goal is to make our processes more efficient while, at the same time, reducing the energy expenditure produced by them. A good example of this is the recovery of boiler blowdowns, which helps us significantly reduce our natural gas consumption.

We have a water treatment plant that has a biological purification system, which allows us to treat our liquid industrial waste and return it clean to its natural ecosystem.