Grupo San Simón has reached a major milestone in its agroindustrial operations. Our company, Inversiones El Palmeral, C.A., has been awarded the CONINVERDE Seal in the “Company Committed to the Circular Economy” category. The distinction is promoted by CONINDUSTRIA and supported by FONDONORMA.
With this recognition, we have become the first and only company in Venezuela’s palm oil sector to earn this certification, strengthening our leadership in sustainability, production efficiency, and responsible industrial transformation in the country.
Independent recognition of how we manage our resources
The CONINVERDE Seal recognizes the work we have done across our operations, including ongoing technical training, rigorous measurement of environmental impacts, and more efficient use of agricultural by-products in a closed-loop system.
For Grupo San Simón, the certification provides independent validation of three aspects of our business model.
- Circular economy in agriculture. We use waste and by-products from palm oil extraction to improve soil fertility and generate energy, reducing our environmental footprint.
- Transparency and standards. Recognition from technical organizations such as FONDONORMA and CONINDUSTRIA confirms that our operations meet verifiable sustainability criteria.
- Environmental, social, and governance performance. The certification strengthens our ESG credentials and creates opportunities for sustainable financing and partnerships with investment funds and multilateral organizations focused on agroindustrial development.
How sustainable production benefits Venezuela
“This recognition validates the work we do every day and reaffirms our commitment to putting sustainability into practice in Venezuela’s agroindustrial sector.”
— Jorge Luis Pérez, Sustainability Manager at Grupo San Simón
Earning the CONINVERDE Seal shows that Venezuelan producers can compete while meeting today’s environmental standards, creating formal jobs in rural communities, protecting the environment, and delivering 100% Venezuelan products through responsible production practices.
We reaffirm our commitment to our communities, our business partners, and the wider industry as we continue to demonstrate that Venezuela’s agroindustrial sector can grow while safeguarding the future we share.
