The problems inherent to climate change, the need to carry out different business activities from a sustainable approach and the environment that we have experienced as a result of the pandemic, have caused a change of mentality in companies.
Regardless of their size, they have begun a transformation process with the intention of improving their production processes, but above all the way in which they relate to the environment, as well as with their suppliers, collaborators and with the society that surrounds them. .
According to the most recent report, Sustainability on the Latin American leadership agenda, presented by SAP, a provider of business management software, 45% of Mexican companies still do not have an implemented sustainability strategy.
Among the main barriers are the challenge to measure the impact of the actions carried out and calculate the return on investment. In this sense, technology plays a fundamental role as the protagonist of this transition towards a more sustainable environment where only 37%, according to SAP data, use technological tools to manage their activities in this area.
Beeok protagonist of the change
With the intention of helping organizations manage compliance with legal regulations on labor issues, health and safety at work, as well as to implement environmental indicators such as the carbon and water footprint, it arrives in Mexico beeoka technological solutions startup that promotes the transition of companies towards sustainable environments.
Of Chilean origin and founded in 2019, this technological platform works as a Software As A Service, allowing companies of any productive or service activity to measure the impact they generate on the environment, their collaborators and the community. Its use reduces working times by 90% and improves regulatory compliance by up to 40%, after one year.
“This solution delivers a clear and impactful value offer for organizations facing the work of the future, where issues such as sustainability, physical and mental health of workers, as well as their job security will be key to generating a positive impact, both both in companies and in their environment”, comments its co-founder and CEO, Cristian Bustos.
In addition, it has a tool to measure the carbon footprint in which organizations can perform, in a simple way and in shorter times, the calculation of this indicator and thus mitigate the impact that their processes generate in the environmental and social environment. It should be noted that only 31% of Mexican companies have a strategy to reduce polluting emissions, according to SAP.
beeok It is already present in four Latin American countries: Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico; It has more than a hundred clients belonging to different industries, among which Coca Cola, Henkel, Hitachi Energy, Corteva, Pepsico and Unilever stand out.
With this type of solutions that add value to sustainability, organizations will have the opportunity to move towards safe, healthy and sustainable workspaces.
Editorial Team The editorial team of EMPRENDEDOR.com, which for more than 27 years has worked to promote entrepreneurship.