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cooperative as an autonomous
association of people united voluntarily HOW HONDUPALMA PROVIDES
A promotes the satisfaction of their
common economic, social and cultural needs COLLECTIVE BENEFIT
and aspirations through a jointly owned and
democratically managed enterprise.
Communities become the field of action to identify TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES
needs and establish investment priorities that guarantee
improvements of collective benefit in the quality of life of
people and the environment.
AND THE ENVIRONMENT by Nelson Araya
Hondupalma, through the elaboration of the social map and
in coordination with the representatives of the surrounding
communities, plans social and environmental projects by
zones, directed to prioritise needs of common benefit,
annually investing amounts that oscillate around US$
1,200,000.00, thus contributing with communities and
supporting local and national governments in their fight to
reduce poverty.
Palmas Aceiteras de Honduras, Hondupalma/ECARA is
a cooperative enterprise founded in 1982, dedicated to
the production, industrialisation and commercialisation of
products derived from palm.
Its main processes are extraction, refining, fractionation,
butter packaging, oil and manufacture of cleaning products.
It is made up of 28 farmer associations and 2 agricultural
cooperatives that bring together a total of 690 members. Its
brands in the market are Clavel, Del Portal and JanSur.

Hondupalma is certified in:
✓ ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
✓ Rainforest Alliance: Sustainable Agriculture Network
(RAS)
✓ ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System
✓ ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Clean Energy Project
Management System
✓ FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management System
✓ ISCC EU e ISCC PLUS International sustainability and
carbon certification
✓ Safe Company with Safe Work
✓ RSPO Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
SAP DTH Project A symbolic price of USD 0.40 is charged for the medical
Other Client Requirements: With the purpose of providing an integral technological consult.
✓ Ethical Standards (SMETA Pillars) Client Requirements:
solution, operative excellence and processes, based on best
PEPSICO and Walmart practices and international standards, achieving a better This benefit is received by approximately 8,000 families.
✓ Traceability Protocol: Required by PEPSICO control of the administration of the organisation’s resources; 2. Educational Services
the SAP-DTH project is being finalized, which includes the Ernesto Ponce Vocational Technical Institute serves the
following modules: Finances (FI), Costs (CO), Materials (MM), educational needs of family members of associates,
HONDUPALMA’s actions to reduce climate change:
Production (PP), Quality Control (QM), Sales (SD), Maintenance employees and inhabitants of nearby communities, in the
1. Wastewater treatment plant and biogas capture for the
(PM), Payroll (HCM), Business Intelligence (BI). following careers:
generation of clean energy.
Social Projection ✓ Industrial Mechanics
2. Use of biomass instead of fossil fuels in boilers (with
1. Medical Services: ✓ Automotive Mechanics
sleeve filters to reduce particulate matter), reducing
Hondupalma has its own IHSS-SME clinic in which ✓ Industrial Welding
GHG (Greenhouse Gasses) emissions associated with
production. medical services are provided to partners, employees and ✓ Common Basic Cycle
communities in the Guaymas and surrounding areas, detailed ✓ Computer Technician
3. Energy Efficiency Programme focused on reducing
below: ✓ Bachelor’s Degree in Science and Humanities 3. Road Infrastructure
energy consumption and increasing the generation of
✓ Technical Professional Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting As part of the social projection Hondupalma contributes with
clean energy. ✓ General practitioner and nurse service
and Finance the maintenance of streets and bridges and the construction
✓ Laboratory service
4. Plan for the reduction of agrochemicals that emit GHGs ✓ Professional Technician in Computer Science Bachelor’s of containment barriers for floods.
✓ Dentistry service
into the environment. Degree
✓ General Pharmacy This benefit is received by 32 surrounding communities that
5. Integral Solid Waste Management Plan. ✓ Technical Professional Bachelor’s Degree in
✓ Ambulance service include approximately 8,000 families.
Cooperativism
www.hondupalmahn.com
This benefit is received by 700 students annually.
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