Fyffes Melon subsidiary In Honduras receives FUNDAHRSE seal for second year

The INDICARSE tool, an international guide on corporate social responsibility, showed that the Sol Group obtained an average score of 96%

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The Honduran Foundation for Social Responsibility (FUNDAHRSE) has awarded the Socially Responsible Company Seal for the second consecutive year to Sol Group, Fyffes melon subsidiary in Honduras, for its commitment to corporate social responsibility and the wellbeing of its workers and their communities.

Last July, FUNDAHRSE carried out an audit of Sol Group’s operations in southern Honduras to evaluate the company’s compliance with seven key indicators of the INDICARSE tool, an international guide on corporate social responsibility, obtaining an average score of 96%. The results were as follows:

• Governance: 97%
• Human Rights: 100%
• Labour Practices: 92%
• Environment: 93%
• Fair Operating Practices: 99%
• Consumer Affairs: 100%
• Community Participation: 99%

Since 2021, Sol Group in Honduras reports it has gone through an exhaustive transformation process in which social responsibility, including labour relations, the environment, surrounding communities, and human rights have been the centre for implementing new practices and developing new policies.

Michael Fletes, sustainability coordinator of Sol Group in Honduras, played a key role during the rigorous FUNDAHRSE audit.

“We are very proud for being recognised as a socially responsible company for a second year,” Fletes said. “This demonstrates our commitment and our progress in integrating sustainable practices in the different areas of our organisation. We will continue working each day to further contribute to the wellbeing of the world, our workers, communities, and other stakeholders.”

“This recognition reflects our policy to act as socially responsible company together with the communities in the different areas where we operate in Honduras,” added Genivaldo Pereira, general manager of Fyffes/Sol Group.

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