OUR PLANET, A COLLECTIVE CHALLENGE
The fight against climate change requires firm, coordinated steps forward and the involvement of all the actors in this challenge. MONDRAGON wishes to inspire all the cooperatives and their value chain, together with other types of organisations, for inclusion in this process.
A better legacy
These are some of the management areas that can help tackle the climate challenge
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
MONDRAGON’s climate commitment involves fostering a social and cooperative model that will promote climate awareness throughout the entire value chain. As an active player in climate transition to a decarbonised society, it integrates analysis of the environmental impacts of the cooperatives’ activity and collaborates with all their stakeholders wishing to leave a better legacy for future generations.
ENERGY DECARBONISATION
The cooperatives continue to evolve and innovate their production model to minimise the impact of their production centres, encouraging the use of energy management platforms to optimise consumption and promoting the use and local self-supply of renewable energies to speed up the energy transition in the regions the cooperatives work in.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
MONDRAGON and the cooperatives are evolving towards activities that will reduce residual flows and favour a balanced use and availability of resources. Circularity and eco-innovation solutions are also implemented to optimise use of resources and landfill waste disposal in their activities.
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
The cooperatives optimise distribution of their products in cooperation with the customers. Consequently, they implement new low-carbon forms of logistics distribution, encouraging sustainable transport solutions and minimising the possible impact on the movement of people and products.
FOR A SUSTAINABLE PLANET
SALES
More than 75% of sales have ISO 14001 environmental management system certification. Four ISO 14006 Ecodesign certificates and two ISO 50001 energy management certificates.
RENEWABLE SOURCES
The ATEGI central purchasing unit managed the purchase of 840 gigawatts for the cooperatives in 2021, 80% of which came from renewable energy sources.
LEAN & GREEN STAR
In 2021, EROSKI won its first Lean & Green star for reaching the target of 20% less CO2 emissions in its logistics and transport processes.
ENERGY COMMUNITIES
12 “Ekiola” cooperatives have been created as energy communities for the generation and consumption of 100% green local energy.
PROTECTION OF THE SEAS
Copreci and PlanetCare signed a sea protection partnership agreement. Both companies are proposing a solution to combat the widespread presence of microplastics in marine fauna.
SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Over 50 cooperatives are developing mobility plans for travelling to the work centres.