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Social Component

At Buencafé we are aware of our social footprint, that’s why we address several fronts so that our work contributes to development and well-being of all our stakeholders.

As a strategic partner in the territory, Buencafé contributes to development in different aspects:

• Benets for 540,000 coffee grower families, the main purpose of our work.
• Quality jobs creation.
• Training and work experience.
• Strengthening of the regional and local economy.

Benefits for 540,000 coffee grower families, the main purpose of our work

At Buencafé we work to ensure more significant impacts on stakeholders, particularly the 540,000 Colombian coffee grower families, building local capacities so that these actors are agents of their own development. GRI 103-1

In this social context, we addressed the material topic “Visibility of contribution of resources to coffee growers’ well-being,” which was defined in the stakeholder dialogues, with the need to know in depth how the operation of Buencafé contributes to developing the coffee sector and to well-being of coffee growers and their families.

Given that coffee growers are at the center of our strategy, our mission and vision aim at achieving sustained growth that improves the standard of living of the 540,000 coffee grower families.

For this, we contribute 100% of profits to research and knowledge dissemination programs that increase productivity of coffee growers’ farms through the National Coffee Research Center (Cenicafé) and the Extension Service. GRI 103-1

Quality jobs creation

We have a great human team made up of 430 employees, whom we take care of through programs and investments in wellness spaces, professional and labor growth, and competitive remuneration policies above the market average. GRI 102-35

We achieve this through different mechanisms and processes to determine compensation for all positions in the factory.

Some of them are salary surveys and studies compared to the market behavior and feedback during recruitment with applicants, which we contrast with different salary surveys conducted in the country to monitor how we are versus the market. GRI 102-36, GRI 102-37

Total compensation at Buencafé includes: 73% as fixed compensation, 16% as variable compensation, and 11% as benefits. GRI 102-38, GRI 102-39

At Buencafé we value the experience and career of our workers, being proud to achieve an average job tenure of 11 years.

We are also aware of the importance of nurturing our work teams with young and multicultural talent. To date we have 15% of workers between 18 and 28 years old, with two workers in Japan and China.

At Buencafé, the highest position is held by a woman. The company’s Group of Directors is made up of 3 women and 7 men, of which 90% is human talent from the local community.

Note:

• Buencafé’s labor policy does not provides for half-day work. GRI 102-8.
• Local community refers to the territorial area of influence of the factory, located in the Coffee Triangle.

At Buencafé, we promote equal treatment at work, ensuring the same development opportunities for all and adopting a policy of zero tolerance for discrimination, in any of its forms. We also strive for respect for our workers’ freedoms, including that of free association. GRI 102-41. GRI 102-41.

Labor welfare

To offer quality employment, it is necessary to recognize the 43 importance of families for our workers’ well-being. Thus, at Buencafé we seek to strengthen family cohesion through different sports, integration and recreation activities, which we facilitate over the year at the sports venue.

We also have wellness spaces, such as the restaurant, the sports venue, and enjoyment spaces for our workers.

Buencafé subsidizes 56% of the lunch price. However, during the pandemic (March 2020- september 2021) the benefit rose to 100% for all our workers. The price of dinner for night shift workers is also 100% subsidized. The restaurant is operated by Sodexo, which meets high quality and reputation standards in the market.

The sports venue was built for promoting physical and mental health of all. It has squash, tennis, and soccer-6 courts (the latter, synthetic), a multiple court (basketball/volleyball), Olympic pool, gym, children’s water park, and a 500-meter ecological trail.

To ensure its use, accessible schedules are offered to all work shifts. Admission records show that noon is the most crowded time slot, especially for using the pool.

Since capacity restrictions continued in 2021 due to covid-19, the sports venue registered a total of 5,536 admissions, with a monthly average of 554 people. As a response to this situation, we planned additional virtual activities. In December, for capacity control, services were offered through the booking option.

We have two so-called Un buencafé [A good coffee] spaces, strategically located in the plant and equipped with a vending machine for snacks, water, and coffee.

In 2021, 13 paternity leaves and 1 maternity leave were granted; 100% of the staff continued in their position until completing the leave. GRI 401-3.

Response to the covid-19 pandemic

Buencafé te escucha [Buencafé listens to you] is a program created during the covid-19 pandemic as a response to the need to offer emotional support and accompany the different situations that our workers went through. 

We also trained team leaders to identify
signs of vulnerability and
psychosocial risk in the staff.

Vaccination:

Thanks to our commitment to vaccination against covid-19, we achieved that, as of December 31, 2021, 98% of employees had at least the first dose of the vaccine and 65% of our employees were fully vaccinated, exceeding the national and departmental statistics.

Training and work experience

The strategic goal of HR Management is to improve the experience of human resources (and other stakeholders) based on digital transformation by promoting an agile and innovative culture in our work teams.

Comprehensive training and wellness program

This material topic is addressed through the Modelo Trasciende [Trascend Model], which seeks to build skills in our workers through a process of cultural evolution to prepare them for the environment’s changing needs.

We achieve this through two lines of action:

• Technical skills.
• Soft skills.

To develop technical skills, we work on creating
digital tools with training in agile methodologies
such as:

• Scrum.
• Internet of things.
• Data science.
• Data analytics.
• Big data.
• Digital marketing.

Para la formación de competencias blandas realizamos capacitaciones en manejo del tiempo, resolución de problemas, manejo de conversaciones difíciles, manejo del error y herramientas de priorización, entre otras. El Plan de Carrera está dirigido a operadores, técnicos de ingeniería, analistas de calidad, auxiliares administrativos y el equipo comercial. Busca fomentar el desarrollo profesional y laboral.

Se hace a través de una ruta que garantiza el desarrollo de las competencias necesarias para el liderazgo de equipos.

Por su parte, el Plan de Sucesión se propone generar las habilidades y el conocimiento necesarios entre nuestros colaboradores, para que puedan ocupar los cargos de mayor responsabilidad una vez las vacantes están disponibles. GRI 103-1 GRI 103-2

Para evaluar la efectividad y asertividad de estos programas, trazamos indicadores de gestión que quedan definidos en el plan de capacitación anual. GRI 103-3

Fortalecimiento de la economía regional y local

Nuestra operación favorece la economía local regional y nacional, porque priorizamos la materia prima colombiana con altos estandares de calidad. En 2021, nuestras cifras de proveeduría local (Chinchiná) alcanzó compras por 1.800 millones de pesos.

Cerramos 2021 con 38 proveedores de café verde y compras totales por 260 mil millones de pesos.

En Buencafé contamos con un registro total de 1.433 proveedores activos que corresponden a servicios, insumos y materia prima, cuyo factor de producción es mayoritariamente industrial.

Nuestros proveedores han sido vitales en la continuidad del negocio y nuestros aliados estratégicos para mantener y mejorar la calidad de nuestros productos. Gracias a sus procesos de mejora continua, también hemos alcanzado nuestras metas en sostenibilidad.

Durante el 2021, en Buencafé no presentamos cambios a nivel de su organización y/o cadena de suministro. No obstante, las circunstancias de la pandemia requirieron la adaptación a nuevos modelos de trabajo y a explorar alternativas frente a proveedores de empaques en busca de la sostenibilidad. GRI 102-10.

Apoyo a instituciones y fundaciones
locales que trabajan por el bienestar
de la comunidad

Hospital San Marcos de Chinchiná: Apoyo para proveer siministros de bioseguridad en el marco la pandemia.

Ancianato Coangel: Apoyo con elementos de bioseguridad para 210 personas de la tercera edad.
Fundación Camino de Vida: Apoyo a población vulnerable a través de aportes (cuatro millones de pesos) para la entrega de alimentos a personas habitantes de calle en aislamiento por COVID.

Fundación Nutrir: 505 regalos de Navidad para niñas y niños de los cinco comedores de la Fundación, adquiridos con recursos de reciclaje y venta de bonos (comprados por empleados y contratistas).

Diálogos con nuestros grupos de interés

A través de los diálogos con los grupos de interés conocimos que la comunidad de nuestra zona de infuencia desconoce o tiene poca información sobre las iniciativas que tenemos en marcha en materia social y ambiental.

Por esto se planteó, como asunto material, mantener una Comunicación clara y oportuna con los grupos de interés y poner en práctica un canal de puertas abiertas. GRI 103-1

Poner en marcha esta iniciativa signicaba asegurarnos de no afectar la operación de la fábrica. Para ello realizamos una evaluación de riesgos de tal manera que pudiéramos prevenir, no solo el riesgo biológico por COVID-19, sino también los relacionados con la interrupción de tiempos de trabajo, saturación del talento humano y de tipo legal, entre otros. Con esta decisión buscamos construir una relación más cercana con las comunidades y demás grupos de interés, para dar a conocer la gestión y los resultados de Buencafé para el bien de los cacultores colombianos y del territorio.

En el año 2021 destacamos el esfuerzo que ha realizado la Empresa por generar diversos espacios de interacción con los grupos de interés y dar a conocer, en ambientes académicos y sociales, la gestión de Buencafé en pro del bienestar de los caficultores colombianos. Muestra de ello es el compromiso decidido de desarrollar los diálogos con nuestros grupos de interés para construir el primer informe de sostenibilidad bajo la metodología GRI. A través de los próximos diálogos se evaluará la ecacia de la gestión de este asunto material.
GRI 103-2.GRI 103-3.

Resultados Sociales

¿Cuáles son nuestros desafíos y oportunidades en lo social?

En el marco de los efectos de la pandemia, el cuidado del talento humano ha sido prioridad. Por esta razón, para afrontar el riesgo social por el COVID-19, implementamos diferentes estrategias:

Formación de empleados en políticas o procedimientos
sobre derechos humanos

Hemos realizado capacitación a todo el personal en las políticas de rata de personas, dado que es un riesgo relevante en el contexto social de la fábrica. GRI 412-2