A set of 19 business initiatives were recognized yesterday for adopting sustainability practicesinnovation and social impact aligned with sustainable development goals (SDG), as part of the Catalog of Promising Practices organized by the National Council of Private Enterprise (Conep) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
In the fifth edition of this award, the president of the Conep, Celso Juan Marranziniexplained that the initiative seeks to promote the integration of sustainability as a transversal axis in the corporate managementencouraging excellence within an ecosystem that promotes good business practices.
Over time, the catalog has motivated companies to present their initiatives, receiving the postulation of 66 new projects this year, much more than the 38 that initially submitted in the first edition of this program, in the 2020.
Of these, 93 practices have already been recognized, with investments that exceed the 4,543 million dollars. “These numbers show that the Dominican private sector It is more than an economic engine; “It is an agent of transformation capable of generating real changes in people’s lives,” he said.
For the resident representative of UNDP in the Dominican Republic, Ana Maria Diazthe projects demonstrate that the dominican companies They know how to compete, innovate and grow, while creating decent jobs that drive climate actionfinancial inclusion and gender equality.
“This initiative that brings us together shows not only sustainable actions inside the Dominican business communitybut also how these contribute to national development priorities and, therefore, add to mechanisms of sustainable financing“he highlighted.
Recognized initiatives
Business model
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Financial inclusion program to bank vulnerable population of the Cibao Savings and Loans Association
Promotes SMEs Banreservas of the Banco de Reservas
Comprehensive Wellbeing of Banco Popular
Colmado Verde of the Dominican National Brewery -
Program for the Comprehensive Management of Electrical and Electronic Waste of Claro Dominicana
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Increase in Energy Efficiency through the installation of the Fogging System of the San Pedro de Macorís Electricity Company (Energas)
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Integrated phytosanitary surveillance and control system for sugar cane of the Consorcio Azucarero de Empresas Industriales (CAEI)
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CEPM Zero of the Punta Cana Macao Energy Consortium (CEPM)
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Esperanza Solar Park of Haina Electricity Generating Company (EGE Haina)
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Renewable Energy and Sustainable Production: The innovative model of Hacienda Rivera.
Micro and small businesses
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Greenfeed Bypass Protein: Innovation in sustainable Animal Nutrition from Greenfeed Dominicana
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Green Route of Engineers and Associates Architect. Francisco Veras
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Financial Fair: Finance with Spoons from Economics Data KGLC, SRL
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Our Flavor Snacks by Four-Union.
Corporate social responsibility
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Manufacture of coconut blankets for soil rehabilitation at Barrick Pueblo Viejo
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EducaSID, for a better future of Grupo SID
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HIT Puerto Río Haina Sea Turtle Protection and Conservation Project
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Mapfre Pink Alert Dominican Republic
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Cap Cana Foundation’s reproduction program for threatened native and endemic plants.
