For the seventeenth consecutive year, Grupo Pantaleon publishes its Responsible Development Report. The 2025 edition presents the results and challenges of our operations in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, Chile, and the United States, along with progress toward our 2024–2034 environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy.
People | Talent, Leadership, and Safety
- Training. In 2025, we recorded 10 hours of training per employee, compared with our target of 20 hours by 2034.
- Women in leadership. Women held 23% of leadership positions, compared with our target of 30% by 2034.
- Occupational health and safety. The accident frequency rate tracked against our target was 17% above the baseline in 2025. Our commitment is to reduce this rate by 50% by 2034 compared with the same baseline.
Prosperity | Education and Economic Development
- Program reach. Our education and economic development projects reached a cumulative total of 312,530 people by the end of 2025, toward our goal of reaching 1,000,000 people over ten years.
- Education. In 2025, 1,597 students benefited from the Pantaleon Educational Centers and the Arcoíris del Futuro Child Development Centers, as part of our work with Fundación Pantaleon.
Planet | Water, Emissions, and Regenerative Agriculture
Responsible water management remained the highest priority in our materiality analysis. In 2025, the Group’s water consumption was 31% lower than the 2023 baseline.
- Agricultural water use efficiency. We achieved 82% efficiency in 2025, compared with our target of maintaining 80% efficiency.
- Emissions intensity. Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions per metric ton of sugar produced decreased by 27% compared with the baseline, toward our target of a 40% reduction by 2034.
- Regenerative agriculture. We implemented regenerative practices across 89% of our own hectares, toward our target of 100% by 2034.
Product | Good Practices Across the Value Chain
- Sugarcane supplier monitoring. In 2025, 60% of our sugarcane suppliers participated in the program for monitoring and evaluating agricultural, labor, and environmental best practices. Our target is to include 100% of sugarcane suppliers by 2034.
Governance | Ethics, Compliance, and Information Security
Governance supports all four pillars of our Responsible Development strategy. In 2025, we strengthened the mechanisms that support ethical, transparent management and risk prevention.
- Complaint resolution. We received 209 complaints related to the Code of Ethics and Conduct, 100% of which were resolved by year-end.
- Anti-bribery management. We obtained ISO 37001 certification for our Anti-Bribery Management System, strengthening processes to prevent, identify, and manage bribery risks.
- Compliance management. We obtained ISO 37301 certification for our Compliance Management System, supporting the management of legal and regulatory requirements and internal commitments.
- Information security. We hold ISO 27001 certification for our Information Security Management System, strengthening the protection of information confidentiality, integrity, and availability.