Spring 2020 Issue
has expanded its business portfolio of products. Operations include wheat and cornflour mills, pasta and biscuits, poultry and pork, processed meats and sausage manufacturing. It also creates balanced meals for domestic animals and pets, and operates restaurants with its brands Pollo Campero and Pollo Granjero. Pollo Campero (Central America Restaurants). Credits: CMI
CMI Capital’s business portfolio consists of real estate, finance and generation of renewable energy — hydro, wind and solar power — and contributes to major sustainability goals such as mitigating climate change and creating opportunities for progress and wellbeing. This is a new stage in the company’s evolution, a phase that builds on past achievements. Since its inception, the company has achieved economic and financial goals, as well as operational and social actions. Pradera Vistares Mall, Guatemala. Credits: CMI
The Juan Bautista Gutierrez Foundation is responsible for these efforts. The foundation has been the social arm of the corporation since 1986, homing in on two major pillars: health and education. Education is driven through a college scholarship programme which has benefited 241 young people to date. It also advocates for the prevention of unwanted pregnancies in adolescents through the “My Health, My Responsibility” model. With the community nutrition and entrepreneurship programme, it battles malnutrition, a major issue in Guatemala. Another important project CMI is driving forward is the House of Pollo Rey. This business model takes products to customers in Guatemala, and allows entrepreneurs to be partners by exclusively selling Pollo Rey and Toledo products. This drives job creation of jobs, especially for women.
San Isidro 2021 apartment complex, Guatemala. Credits: CMI
Tree forest nursery program, Renace Hydroelectric, Guatemala. C: CMI
With its hydroelectric project, RENACE, CMI is working in a sustainable and socially responsible manner guiding its relations with society and community. The corporation is aware of community needs and works for a sustainable model focusing on three axes: corporate values, community relations and sustainable development.
Renace Hydroelectric Project, 301MW, Guatemala. Credits: CMI
This programme, gauged by the Social Progress Index Tool, has achieved measurable impacts including the reduction of malnutrition and the improvement of education. CMI is picking innovation as the driving force to differentiate its products and services, always targeting community wellbeing as an extension of corporate wellbeing. It has focused on developing products suited to customer needs, delivered with respect for the environment and the community.
House of Pollo Rey, social development program, CMI Foods, Guatemala. Credits: CMI
Choluteca Solar Plant Project, 50MW, Honduras. Credits: CMI
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The corporation sees the path ahead as one of sustainability, with aggressive goals, and commitments that can be measured to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. i 149