Innovation

To get closer to the community and carry out social responsibility actions, such as:

• Distribution of pantries through food banks and distribution programs.

• It also coordinates with various institutions dedicated to health and well-being to support the care of people with diseases and conditions who do not have the economic capacity to access quality medical care adapted to their needs.

• Support young people, through scholarships, who do not have the resources to pursue a university study.

• Environmental care.

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Inspiration

As Grupo Chedraui said, "We had the desire to get closer to the community and carry out actions of social responsibility, so it needs a link and that is how Fundación Chedraui was born."

Overall impact

Mainly improve the quality of life of people, helping in issues such as:

• Health and well-being, where people who do not have quality medical care or through food banks are supported so that they have a balanced diet. In 2019 alone, they donated 42,190 food pantries.

• Quality Education: young people without resources are supported to pursue a university study through scholarships, either at the Universidad Veracruzana or within the Lyceum facilities.

• Carbon footprint reduction.

Business benefit

• Social responsability.

• Positive impact on the communities where it is present.

• Energy savings thanks to the implementation of renewable energies such as wind or solar.

Social and environmental benefit

Thanks to the different programs they manage, they have helped more than 45,507 students in 2019 and have donated more than 8,632,841 kilos of food during the same year. In addition, it has reduced the carbon footprint to 202,523.51 Ton CO2 for the use of energy wind power and 46 Ton CO2 from the use of solar energy that began at the end of 2019.

Interview

Cristina del Carmen Vera Loya, Legal attorney