Sustainability

Sustainability

Our policies and procedures include environmental indicators (water, energy, waste, and emissions) as well as an annual training plan to develop skills and abilities in our collaborators. In Santo Tomas we incorporate innovation in the management of the company, and we have quality and safety standards in products to meet customer requirements; We work hand in hand with collaborators and suppliers, especially those from the Mexican countryside, and we support the community where we operate.

Our social cause is aligned with the programs of the Arancia Foundation which is focused on education.

The Foundation concentrates its activity on four main programs

Education
Social co-investment
Support for
social institutions
Support in
natural disasters

Thanks to our sustainability model, since 2009 we have complied with the principles of the Global Compact, we have been recognized since 2010 with the ESR Distinctive and we participate in SEDEX and EcoVadis.

We monitor our environmental performance in all our operations, promote legal compliance, and establish measurement indicators to promote continuous improvement in environmental management.

Water

We carry out use and saving campaigns, establish performance objectives for continuous improvement and incorporate equipment to reduce water use.

Energy

Energy consumption is monitored.

Our facilities are designed to make the most of natural light.

We have a permanent campaign on the proper use of electrical energy.

All our lamps are light saving.

EPP

Personal Protection Equipment, is used in the areas where our collaborators are exposed to potential risks.

Emissions into the atmosphere are monitored annually.

Recycling

We have an authorized company for collecting and transporting waste that adheres to official regulations, which in turn has an agreement with a sanitary landfill.

Paper

We have paper collecting trays to be reused on both sides.

Certificate of excellence.

Code of Ethics

COPS
CODE OF ETHICS

Santo Tomas implemented the Grupo Arancia Code of Ethics where we define ethics as every human can live in a dignified, integrated, balanced, and productive way in their family, school, organizations, and community. Adhered to the following standards:

•SA8000:2014.
•ISO26000.
•Principles of the UN Global Compact.

Santo Tomas promotes educational work in the workplace by developing programs for our collaborators to continue their education such as undergraduate and master studies.

We have participated in the BRED, DAMOR, and reforestations promoted by the Extra AC Urban Forest. Likewise in donations and volunteering in Community Schools and support for natural disasters, both programs promoted by the Arancia Foundation.

Santo Tomas promotes educational work in the workplace by developing programs for our collaborators to continue their education such as undergraduate and master studies.

We have participated in the BRED, DAMOR, and reforestations promoted by the Extra AC Urban Forest. Likewise in donations and volunteering in Community Schools and support for natural disasters, both programs promoted by the Arancia Foundation.