On December, 2020, Grupo Acón’s banana division obtained the carbon neutral certification, which guarantees the compensation of the total of the carbon emissions that the company produces in its daily operations.
“We feel very proud about our company’s great achievement. This was a goal that our management team set in 2017 and now it’s a reality, ”said Ronney Yen, Grupo Acón’s Certifications and Environmental Compliance Manager.
The banana division, with more than 9000 hectares under production, began with the certification process as part of Costa Rica’s Carbon Neutrality Program in 2017. Following INTECO’s guidelines, as an initial step, each farm carried out the inventory report of greenhouse emissions (GHG) in their operations.
Aligned with Costa Rica’s vision of Sustainable Development, Grupo Acon has been leading and implementing initiatives and projects within it’s operations as part of its commitment to a sustainable future.