Atlántida, a HAME Group company, donated desks to primary schools in the communities of La Esmeralda and Montecristo (Quetzaltenango), Zanjón El Tiesto (San Marcos) and Valle Lirio (Retalhuleu). This initiative is carried out as part of our community relations strategy to contribute to improving the education of the local population in our areas of...
El Triunfo receives a visit from community leaders
Reaffirming our open door policy, El Triunfo, a HAME Group company, received a visit from community leaders, young people, teachers, service providers, tenants, clients and institutions, with the aim of learning about the sustainability practices implemented in our operation. . During the visit, the participants were grateful to the company for the...
Working together for local development
El Triunfo, a HAME Group company, as part of the process of preparing the Operational Impact Mitigation Plan 2023-2025, held 3 workshops that are aimed at community leaders, young people and government institutions. HAME Group, as a strategic partner of the communities, carries out these plans that are the result of the Social and Environmental Imp...
IGGS Directors visit REPSA
Directors of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS) visited REPSA, with the purpose of learning about our operations and determining the support they can provide us in the health area to meet the needs of our collaborators and their families. The visit was accompanied by advisors, coordinators of the Governance Roundtable and staff f...
In REPSA they teach new practical courses
Thanks to the Guate es tu Tierra Program, Stay! REPSA, a HAME Group company, and the Technical Institute for Training and Productivity (INTECAP) started a new cycle of practical courses that will benefit 106 young people from telesecundaria from the El Pato Village, in Sayaxché, Petén. On this occasion, courses in Electricity, Motorcycle Maintenanc...
REPSA supports education in communities of influence
REPSA, a HAME Group company, with the objective of supporting the training of young people and leaders in our areas of influence, we offer educational programs: Responsible Citizenship trains community leaders and social actors on Governance and Human Rights issues, with the aim of improving communication and participation processes in neighboring ...
Grupo HAME more jobs, more development!
At Grupo HAME we celebrate the start of planting two new banana farms for export in the Ayutla area, San Marcos. This achievement has been possible thanks to the perseverance and teamwork of the great HAME family. The new banana plantations located in the Valle Verde farms have two packing plants that meet the highest quality standards, complying w...
Grupo HAME joins the efforts for the conservation of the Ocosito basin
As part of the actions promoted through the Ocosito Basin Technical Roundtable, Grupo HAME participated in the launch of reforestation programs with the assistance of authorities and different sectors that actively participate in the conservation of the basin. This reforestation day was carried out within the framework of Arbor Day, which is commem...
Grupo HAME promoting development
Guate is your Land, stay! The 2021 edition ends in the Frontera and Coatepeque area, with the closing event and graduation of 130 young people from the town. Guate es tu Tierra ¡Quédate! is Grupo HAME's social platform that focuses on working with women and young people, making them protagonists of their own development, which allows them to improv...
Grupo HAME recognized for its social management and environmental performance
During the XVI Edition of the "Recognition of Business Sustainability", carried out by the Guatemalan American Chamber of Commerce -AmCham-, Grupo HAME was awarded the award in the social category for its Guate es tu Tierra ¡Quédate! Program. Likewise, with the honorable mention in the environment category. This Recognition rewards companies for th...
Grupo HAME joins the reforestation actions of the Ocosito River basin
At Grupo HAME we joined the awareness and reforestation activities of the Sembrando Huella 2022 program, as members of the Technical Table of the Ocosito River Basin that took place on the San José La Gloria farm, Retalhuleu, on May 26, where They planted 300 bushes of species native to the region. We work together Through the Ocosito River Basin T...
Grupo HAME receives recognition from the Ministry of Labor for generating decent work
At Grupo HAME we received the Certificate of Good Labor Practices (BPL) from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, for being a socially responsible employer that promotes decent, fair and equitable work, faithful to our purpose of being a place where our collaborators can grow and develop. This recognition was delivered to our companies Olmeca...
Grupo HAME participates in the annual RSPO Round Table conference
Eduardo Castañeda, Deputy Director of Sustainability and Irene Aycinena, Sustainability Assurance Manager, together with Karen Rosales, Executive Director of GREPALMA, participated in the event "Partners for the next 20", organized by the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil - RSPO , in Jakarta, Indonesia, in which the main challenges facing the sus...
Grupo HAME supports the development of communities
REPSA, a Grupo HAME company, closed the third promotion of the Guate es tu Tierra, ¡Quédate! program. where 150 young people participated, who received technical courses such as gastronomy, baking, electricity, crafts, hair cutting and a specialty as a beauty instructor. The event held at the Agroecological Field School (ECA) included th...
At Grupo HAME we reaffirm our commitment to the environment
Santa Rosa, a Grupo HAME company, participated in a garbage collection and cleaning day on El Semillero beach, in Tiquisate, Escuintla, as part of the Clean Beaches Program of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, which aims to conserve beaches free of waste and solid waste, and avoid contamination of water sources. This day inclu...
Grupo HAME sustainability and transparency
On the way to sustainable palm oil production, since 2018 we have been part of the transparency audit carried out by the Zoological Society of London, through its SPOTT * platform, ranking fourth highest in Latin America, thanks to responsible practices. and sustainable that we implement in our operations. In 2019 and 2020 we participated with our ...
Entrepreneurship Fair held at REPSA
Music, food and fun was the ideal setting for the Entrepreneurship Fair promoted by REPSA, a HAME Group company, in which more than 50 microenterprises promoted their services and sold their products made from their own manufacturing. On this occasion there were sales of typical food, bakery, pastries and sweets; crafts such as baskets, hammocks an...
We participate in the United Nations Forum
Eduardo Castañeda, Deputy Director of Sustainability, and Irene Aycinena, Sustainability Assurance Manager, are part of the Guatemalan delegation participating in the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. Aycinena will participate in the session "Worker-Driven Solutions in Global Supply Chains: A Practical Perspe...
Deputy Director for Latin America of RSPO visits Grupo HAME
The HAME Group Sustainability team received a visit from Camilo Santos Arévalo, Deputy Director for Latin America of the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil – RSPO (for its acronym in English) with the aim of identifying future actions to advance production sustainable palm oil.
Cobblestone project will benefit Tiquisate communities
The companies Bellamar and Santa Rosa, part of Grupo HAME, delivered a 5,500 square meter paving project that will benefit the communities of Champas Pinula, Almolonga and Pinula in the municipality of Tiquisate, Escuintla. The ceremonial event was attended by the municipal mayor Juan Francisco Carias Vivar, the priest José Luis Paiz and members of...