As a business group, we are convinced that the roadmap we have set ourselves represents a common approach that enables us to act collaboratively in accelerating progress towards sustainability. Sustainable consumption, packaging and plastics, the fight against climate change, water, human rights, equal opportunities and education are important issues for our work. Sustainable consumption, packaging and plastics, the fight against climate change, water, human rights, equal opportunities and education are important topics for our work.
THE END OF POVERTY
ZERO HUNGER AND BIRTH RATE
HEALTH AND WELL BEING
QUALITY EDUCATION
GENDER EQUALITY
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
REDUCING ALL INEQUALITIES
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
CLIMATE ACTION
THE END OF POVERTY
We develop products adapted to the economically disadvantaged, such as gels and hydroalcoholic solutions, hand soaps and facial creams. We also collaborate with various organisations and associations to help those most in need through our donations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that in 2020, the global proportion of workers living with their families below the international poverty line will have increased for the first time since 2000. Our company, in the toughest of times, has stood up for the people who depend on it, for employing those most in need and for keeping jobs in our community.
ZERO HUNGER AND BIRTH RATE
We work with determination to contribute to the end of hunger, improve nutrition, eating habits and food security. We are committed to suppliers who practice sustainable and resilient agriculture. We carry out training initiatives on healthy eating and preventive health throughout the year.
On the other hand, we develop and manufacture products specially designed for women of childbearing age and pregnant women, in order to minimize the risks that may arise during pregnancy and childbirth.
HEALTH AND WELL BEING
If there is one thing most of our customers have in common, it is to promote the health and well-being of their customers through their products; and it is on this premise that we formulate and develop products to contribute to the achievement of this goal. A large part of our R&D resources are devoted to developing prescription lines that combat the harmful effects of modern life, such as chemical abuse, pollution, poor diet, sedentary lifestyles and stress on people’s health.
QUALITY EDUCATION
We contribute to inclusive and fair quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. We have collaboration agreements with universities, non-profit organizations and governmental entities to promote access to education and increase the number of young people and adults with relevant skills and abilities. We also collaborate with vocational training centers for internships in different degrees with the consequent hiring in most cases, providing an opportunity for many people to enter the labor market for the first time.
GENDER EQUALITY
We practice gender equality with promotion and equal employment opportunities for women in a diverse workforce. We have established an equality plan and are proud to have 50% women in management positions. In total, we have more than 40% women in our workforce and we aim to improve it every year. We are convinced that training in professions historically occupied by men, such as science or engineering, is fundamental for women to be able to develop professionally in all the areas they wish, and even to be pioneers in occupying positions of responsibility so far occupied by men.
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
We strive every day to manage water sustainably and ensure its availability and sanitation for all. We have reduced environmental pollution by reducing the use of chemicals and hazardous materials, especially in cleaning products. We have a cistern for the decanting of fats in the production of cosmetics, in such a way that we avoid the contamination of water with this waste. In short, we encourage the habit of recycling in our daily work.
AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
We have recently invested in the installation of solar panels, thereby improving energy efficiency and increasing the proportion of renewable energy production compared to the energy consumed. We also require our suppliers to be aligned with our sustainability policy in this regard.
INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
For Best Medical Diet to develop reliable and sustainable infrastructures means moving towards a green economy. That is why we allocate a large part of our investment to promoting the use of renewable energies and digitalisation in our work processes. The engine that drives us towards growth is research, development and innovation, which is why we have significantly increased the allocation of resources in the last two years in these areas.
REDUCING INEQUALITIES
We promote economic and social development by creating stable, quality employment.
At the corporate level, we have an equality plan that we have developed internally. We carry out business policies that avoid discrimination and respect diversity, promoting effective equality between men and women, offering support to employees and collaborators with functional diversity, to facilitate their inclusion in the labour market. We encourage a youth employment policy that allows us to have up to 20% of young people in the workforce, and increasing annually. We have ensured that age, gender, race, religion or social statuses do not influence the job position and that everyone has the opportunity to progress on equal terms within the company.
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION
We ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. We apply sustainability reports and strive to improve them. We use raw materials of natural origin and sustainable farming. We extend and follow our waste disposal plan on an annual basis. We study and develop reports on the shelf life of products. We do more and better with less. At Best Medical Diet we are ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 13485, ISO 22716 and FSSC 22000 certified.
CLIMATE ACTION
Climate change is already affecting every country on the five continents. It is disrupting national economies and affecting people’s lives, causing communities and countries to pay a high price and increasing its cost for the future. At Best Medical Diet we are ISO 14001 certified.
