Our results

Métrica social de descarbonización 

1028 kg of CO2 saved this year
How do we calculate the carbon emissions?

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Our producers are working according to the following agricultural principles:

  • Rotación de cultivos
  • Policultivos
  • Agroforestería
  • Cultivos de cobertura
  • Pastoreo rotacional

Which enables us to provide you the best quality products.

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Planet-Score is a French environmental label that evaluates the environmental impact of food products. It is based on criteria such as:
  • Impact in the climate (carbon oil)
  • Use of pesticides
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal Bienestar
The Planet-Score label is used to evaluate the overall environmental value of products and production systems, and not solely on their environmental impact. In this sense, Planet Score analyzes not only negative impacts, but also positive externalities, paying special attention to circularity and resilience issues at the system level.
The scientific concept of “planetary limits” is the way to work on the sustainability of activities in environmental terms, and therefore it is also key to the guidelines and the calculation methodology of the Planet-Score label.

Carbon

The greenhouse emissions at a farm are the followings:

  • Direct emissions (Scope 1): Fossil fuels used in machinery, internal transport, enteric fermentation (if livestock is present), and emissions from agricultural soils due to the application of nitrogenous fertilizers.
  • Indirect emissions (Scope 2): Electricity used in greenhouses, irrigation, cold storage, etc.
  • Other indirect emissions (Scope 3): Production and transport of inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, seeds), transport of products to the market, waste management.

The ALEKO organization reduces carbon emissions by an action on 3 levels. First our agricultural practices, as no-till farming, caputre carbon in the soils. Besides our activies target the carbon emissions linked to logistics, by pooling supply trucks for several producers to the city center and them doing last mile delivery by bike.

Pesticides

The greenhouse emissions at a farm are the followings:
  • Direct emissions (Scope 1): Fossil fuels used in machinery, internal transport, enteric fermentation (if livestock is present), and emissions from agricultural soils due to the application of nitrogenous fertilizers.
  • Indirect emissions (Scope 2): Electricity used in greenhouses, irrigation, cold storage, etc.
  • Other indirect emissions (Scope 3): Production and transport of inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, seeds), transport of products to the market, waste management.
The ALEKO organization reduces carbon emissions by an action on 3 levels. First our agricultural practices, as no-till farming, caputre carbon in the soils. Besides our activies target the carbon emissions linked to logistics, by pooling supply trucks for several producers to the city center and them doing last mile delivery by bike.

Biodiversity

Our teams go into the field to measure the quality of biodiversity on farms. This indicator is composed of four sub-indicators:

  • Number of agricultural varieties cultivated: having old or different varieties on the same farm promotes biodiversity.
  • Number of vegetation layers: having different heights of vegetation will encourage the establishment of several complementary species. Agroforestry is an example of an agricultural practice that improves biodiversity.
  • Number of species recorded: we conduct counts to measure the number of species present.
  • Earthworm abundance: Earthworms are a reliable indicator of healthy soil. Reducing tillage and plowing encourages their presence.