Grupo Argos strengthens its corporate governance practices
31 July 2024Grupo Argos strengthens its corporate governance practices
Learn more• Accelerate 2030 is a project of the Impact Hub innovation laboratory and the United Nations Development Program that seeks to accompany social enterprises that address solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals, offering scaling strategies that allow them to multiply their impact internationally and reach other markets. • The enterprises will be evaluated during the […]
Read more“Alianza Corporativa para la Reactivación del Empleo” (Corporate Alliance for Employment Reactivation) to train and connect 6,000 young people and women with job opportunities. “Sembrando Futuro” (Planting the Future) planting 1 million trees per year over and above the 8 million already planted by Grupo Empresarial Argos in Colombia. “Ambientes Saludables” (Healthy Environments) to improve […]
Read moreIn its first phase, the program received 253 applications from entrepreneurs in the city, of which 114 were interviewed and 50 were chosen to receive support and take advantage of the benefits of this community of entrepreneurs. 42% of the selected proposals correspond to small businesses, with a majority presence in the textile-fashion sector. Emprender […]
Read moreStarting in 2021, the Grupo Argos Foundation will plant one million trees each year in the departments of Antioquia, Tolima, Sucre, Bolívar, Córdoba and Valle del Cauca. For the prioritization of the areas in which the plantings will be carried out, the Foundation took into account the deforestation indicators in order to reverse the alteration […]
Read moreThe operation modifies the existing debt conditions, so that its interest rate may decrease by up to 100 basis points if two sustainability indicators of the Business Group are met: (i) increase women’s participation in senior management and (ii) reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This type of operation represents an innovation of corporate financing and another […]
Read moreThe planting of trees of native species will take place in Río Claro and Cartama in Antioquia, and in the municipality of Tuluá, in Valle del Cauca. In the last five years, Grupo Empresarial Argos has planted nearly eight million trees, consolidating itself as the private organization that has voluntarily compensated the most in Colombia. […]
Read moreWithin the framework of the fight against climate change, Grupo Empresarial Argos has established itself as a leader in environmental compensation through the planting of nearly eight million trees in the country. During 2021 the organization will add more than four million trees in compensation and will reach a total of 12 million in six […]
Read moreAmong the beneficiaries are 500 children from six educational institutions in two villages of Río Claro in Antioquia who will be able to return to classrooms with access to drinking water, a vital and essential resource to comply with the biosafety protocols of the current situation. Additionally, the Fundación Grupo Argos and Fundación Siemens delivered two […]
Read moreThe Sustainable Cartama Alliance is a public – private initiative that unites efforts for the conservation, sustainability and development of the Southwest of Antioquia. It is made up of the Fundación Grupo Argos, Celsia with its ReverdeC program, Odinsa with its La Pintada Concession, Proantioquia, Corantioquia, Corporación Agroparque BioSántico and the Government of Antioquia. In […]
Read moreEmprender Mujer will accompany and promote 100 enterprises led by women in Medellín and Valle de Aburrá. The strategy seeks to strengthen women’s business ideas by accompanying them for eight months with training in entrepreneurial skills, strategic mentoring, technical advice and giving them the possibility of accessing financing opportunities for their businesses. This initiative also […]
Read moreGrupo Argos entered the ranking for the first time occupying position 22, Cementos Argos reached position 15 and Celsia entered the ranking of 43 in the monitor that measures the 100 most responsible companies in the country and with the best corporate governance. Merco evaluates in this ranking variables such as ethical behavior, transparency, good […]
Read moreThe Mayor’s Office of Puerto Colombia and Grupo Argos visited the work this Wednesday, March 3, to see first-hand its progress. With an initial investment of COP 3,336 million, the work seeks the extension of Calle 2A connecting Carrera 20 with Vía 40, known as the Coastal Concession, improving vehicular and pedestrian circulation in one […]
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