Arca Continental S.A.B. de C.V. issued the following announcement on Nov. 19.
Arca Continental, one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers in the world, was ratified for the second consecutive year as a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in its 2020-2021 edition for Latin America (MILA), reporting relevant advances in environmental and social dimension indicators.
The DJSI, together with Standard & Poors Global (S&P), specializes in evaluating the performance and environmental, social and corporate governance management of companies, being pioneers in this area and the largest global benchmark for evaluating sustainable business practices. The MILA Pacific Alliance index, to which Arca Continental belongs since 2019, groups together the companies with the highest rating in the sustainability assessment carried out by S&P Global in Latin America.
“The determination to evaluate ourselves under the strictest international standards and progress in different global sustainability indices, demonstrate our commitment to employees, the community, caring for the environment and the best corporate governance practices, as a fundamental axis in our vision. long term ”, commented Arturo Gutiérrez, CEO.
The ratification in the DJSI adds to the continuity in the FTSE4Good Index, of the London Stock Exchange, in which Arca Continental has participated for 5 years, in addition to the MSCI Global Sustainability Index and the Sustainable Index of the Mexican Stock Exchange , among others.
The progress of the company in terms of sustainability is the result of the constant search to integrate the institutional effort of all the areas and markets it serves under a common strategic framework, incorporating standard metrics and building an increasingly strong bond with different groups. of interest in the design, execution and evaluation of the most important initiatives.
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