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Quiñenco is an publicly-held corporation, with stakes in companies in various sectors of the economy, that always respects the principle of autonomous management.

When managing its investments, it considers economic, social, environmental and governance variables, always with a long-term approach to preliminary analysis, decision-making processes and ongoing monitoring of its assets.

As a holding company that does not have direct operations, Quiñenco manages and reports its sustainability indicators at the corporate level, complying with the standard issued by the Chilean Financial Market Commission (CMF) and using globally recognized sustainability indicators such as SASB (in the Asset Management & Custody industry) and GRI. Each company in which Quiñenco invests manages and reports independently on its sustainability, using widely recognized standards that are relevant to its reality and sector.

 

Quiñenco's priority materiality includes:

Ethics and governance

Sustainable investment

Risk management

Attracting, developing and retaining talent

Sustainable Development Goals Contribution:

Quiñenco’s activities and corporate strategy are largely aligned with three United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:

It promotes the creation of quality jobs, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation; it protects labor rights and provides a safe and secure working environment for workers.
With mechanisms for robust governance, it addresses the fight against corruption and bribery, in an environment of transparency, seeking operational effectiveness and efficiency.
Quiñenco participates in public, public-private and civil society organizations, contributing knowledge, experience and capabilities to the different initiatives promoted by them.

Sustainability Policy of Quiñenco

We contribute to the progress of chile and the world

We work for progress, open to the world to continue venturing, discovering new horizons and creating value for companies, their shareholders and their collaborators. We want to do things well, always better with a long-term perspective.

We understand sustainability in its three dimensions: economic, social and environmental. We seek results contributing to the economic growth and development of the people, the community and the territories where we are present.

Objectives

This policy establishes Quiñenco’s vision of sustainability as the central axis of our business model. It determines the decisions of the directors, managers, executives and employees of the Group, inspiring the relationship with their operating companies.

This strategic policy aims to guide the company in the construction of a healthy coexistence between company and society.

Strategic Areas

  • We are active shareholders with a vocation for control and we ensure good management, always respecting the autonomy of the companies in which we are present.
  • We invest in leading companies within their industry as well in companies that have the potential to be leaders.
  • We develop strategic alliances with world-class partners to generate value through cooperation and knowledge transfers.
  • We look for the best talents to continue forging them and with them our way of identity, allowing them to develop in a culture of good practices and continuous improvement.

WHO DOES IT INVOLVE / IMPACT?
Board Members / Executives / Employees / Shareholders and Investors / Competitors / Strategic Partners

  • We manage companies with high standards, seeking to be the best, oriented to results; we act with integrity, obeying our bylaws, respecting the values established in our Code of Ethics and safeguarding strict compliance with the law in its form and spirit.
  • Our corporate governance practices seek to do things well, always better and with integrity, protecting the interests of all our shareholders, especially the minority ones.
  • We promote that our operating companies, in the exercise of their autonomy, promote best practices in their relationship with customers, suppliers, investors and shareholders.
  • We look for innovative and creative solutions for the development of our businesses.
  • We watch for cutting-edge environmental management, aware of the impacts and risks generated by the activities of our operating companies.

WHO DOES IT INVOLVE / IMPACT?
Executives / Employees / Strategic Partners / Regulators / Authorities / Future Generations / Communities / Investors and Shareholders

  • By developing enterprises we contribute to the progress and welfare of people, establishing a relationship of learning and mutual benefit.
  • We tend to generate relationships and working conditions of high standards, convinced that people are the determining factor of progress and success of the companies we participate in.
  • The health and safety of our collaborators is a priority for us and our companies’ work.
  • We ensure that talent and professional effort are recognized and generate opportunities for development. We value and respect social diversity and inclusion.

WHO DOES IT INVOLVE / IMPACT?
Employees / Strategic Partners / Suppliers / Contractors / Communities

  • We are aware that companies are important actors in society. We actively work so that both private sector practices and public policies contribute to the progress of the country and the development of all its inhabitants.
  • We recognize the importance of our stakeholders and establish a reciprocal relationship with them, through open, convenient and transparent communication.
  • We seek to be the best ambassadors of Chilean entrepreneurship in the world market. We know that poor decisions contribute and impact the reputation of the country and the opportunities for our fellow citizens.
  • We contribute to generate a climate of trust, undertaking our challenges and working together in order to achieve the goals that we have set. We want to be a model of good practices to Chile.

WHO DOES IT INVOLVE / IMPACT?
Society / Opinion Leaders / Media / Industry Associations / Communities / Authorities

Learn more about the management and sustainability indicators of each Quiñenco company