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Nearshoring Needs Socially Responsible Companies

Mexico has signed at least 72 international treaties related to the conservation and care of the environment. In addition, since 2015, its participation in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development stands out, which establishes, among various objectives, adopting best practices in industrial development to mitigate its effects.

With the advent of Nearshoring and the USMCA, industrial activities will increase significantly, particularly manufacturing and supply chain sourcing, so we must think about sustainability.

According to the National Inventory of Greenhouse Gas and Compound Emissions (INEGyCEI), manufacturing produces millions of tons of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) every year, due to the transformation processes of raw materials and the inputs it requires, such as water, gas, electricity, among others.

Given this, the need arises to guarantee and regulate business activities not only to comply with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, as the USMCA also stipulates in its Chapter 24 a series of guidelines and practices that service providers -and third parties involved in the production chain- must comply with in order to trade freely between regions.

ESG criteria and certifications

According to Enrique Lendo, sustainable finance coordinator for the United Nations Environment Program, there are at least two criteria for Mexican and foreign industries with which they can guarantee and adopt management and production processes alig-