The greenhouse effect can be summarized as the climatic conditions of planet Earth to harbor life as we know it. Climatic conditions on Earth arise from the concentration of gases in the atmosphere that facilitate the retention of energy from the sun and is stored in the oceans that function as giant batteries.

Gases that concentrate in the atmosphere are result from the natural activity of living beings on earth, plants, animals, and humans. However, human activities in the last years have increased the quantity of gases emitted to the atmosphere, by the processes required to meet the living needs of the inhabitants. That´s why now you hear the term Climate Change, that shows through the increase of temperature of the planet and more violent natural phenomena like hurricanes, droughts, ice melting, and colder winters.

All the activities developed by humans, both individually and as a society, emit greenhouse gases. Different methodologies have been proposed to calculate these emissions, one of these is reflected in the carbon footprint indicator. This can be calculated per person or even per productive activity as those of companies.

The carbon footprint measures the impact of everyone´s actions on the planet. Yes, this means that all of us, through the daily things we do, generate a carbon footprint.  That´s how the transport we use, the electricity we consume, the amount of water we use, generate an index, which together with the result of all others, gives the global carbon footprint.

Now, when we consider dimensions, it is important to clarify that an individual´s carbon footprint is quite different from that of a company, a product, or a service. That´s why organizations that are committed to the environment have processes to calculate and to know which are their main greenhouse gases emission sources, making an annual record to reduce their carbon footprint; the same thing happens with products and services that are in the market.

A company can have a carbon footprint scope 1, which refers to all emissions for which it is solely responsible; scope 2 which refers to indirect emissions from energy, and scope 3, that are other emissions, also indirectly generated by the operation of external services received.

At Grupo HAME, we are committed to the reduction of the carbon footprint, thus we implement mitigation practices and technologies that contribute to that end in the oil palm cultivation. Since 2017 we are certified ISCC EU, through the company SCS Global Services, that focuses on the reduction of the carbon footprint.

The commitment of Grupo HAME/REPSA begins with caring for the natural resources in the territories of the country where it operates, additionally, it extends to the global agreements made by the United Nations Organization, that make a global effort so that everything that is produced, is based on sustainable environmental practices.

We are a company whose priority is caring for our planet.

We are HAME, we leave our mark, generating value