Bogota, Colombia - ColombianushokolediUmkhiqizi, u-Luker Chocolate uqinisekisiwe njenge-B Corporation.I-CasaLuker, inhlangano yabazali, ithole amaphuzu angu-92.8 enhlanganweni engenzi nzuzo i-B Lab.

Isitifiketi se-B Corp sibhekana nezindawo ezinhlanu eziyinhloko ezinomthelela: Ukubusa, Abasebenzi, Umphakathi, Imvelo kanye Namakhasimende.U-Luker ubika ukuthi ithole amaphuzu aphezulu kwezokuBusa, okuhlola umgomo jikelele wenkampani, ukusebenzelana kwenhlalo nemvelo, izimiso zokuziphatha, obala kanye nekhono lokucabangela ngokusemthethweni bonke ababambiqhaza ekuthathweni kwezinqumo.

Kusukela yasungulwa ngo-1906, u-Luker uphawula ukuthi ihlose ukufaka isandla ngokubonakalayo ekuthuthukisweni okusimeme kwemiphakathi yasemaphandleni e-Colombia, ukuguqula uchungechunge lwenani le-cocoa kusukela emsuka walo.Ngo-2020, inkampani ithi yaqondanisa yonke imisebenzi yebhizinisi “nendlela yayo yokuthinta kathathu” efuna ukukhulisa imali yabalimi, ukukhuthaza inhlalakahle yomphakathi ezindaweni ezikhiqiza ukhokho, nokunakekela imvelo.Inkampani ibika ukuthi iphinde isebenzele ukudala inani okwabelwana ngalo ekuqaleni, ngaleyo ndlela igcine imali eningi ngaphakathi kwe-Colombia futhi itshale inzuzo ibuyele emiphakathini yendawo.

“Sithatha izinyathelo ezisheshayo, ezilinganisekayo eziholela kushintsho olunenjongo, futhi imigomo yethu ihambisana nomsebenzi wethu wokwenza umehluko emhlabeni.Njengenkampani, sisekela ngokuqinile izindinganiso zokungafihli lutho, ukulunga, nokusimama emisebenzini yethu nakuwo wonke uchungechunge lwethu lwenani.Lesi sitifiketi sibona umsebenzi esesivele siwenza kanye nezinqubo zokuthola ezibophezelekile esinazo.Sijabule ngokuqhubeka nokukhuphula amazinga embonini yethu futhi siqondise abantu neplanethi inzuzo,” kusho uJulia Ocampo, umqondisi wokusimama kwaLuker Chocolate.

Le nkampani isanda kukhipha umbiko wayo weSustainability Progress Report, ikhombisa umsebenzi wayo ekufukuleni abalimi, ekunakekeleni imvelo, nasekutholeni usizo olufanele.

Ukuzibophezela kuka-Luker Chocolate ekusimameni kubonakala ngesinyathelo sayo, Iphupho Likashokoledi, elasungulwa ngo-2018 ngenhloso yokuguqula imboni yokulima ukhokho eColombia ngo-2030. Lolu hlelo luhlose ukudala ikusasa elibaluleke kakhulu, elizinzile nelihle lemiphakathi elima ukhokho futhi imboni kashokoledi ebanzi.

“Sijabule ngokujoyina umphakathi wakwa-B Corp futhi saziwe ngomsebenzi esiwenzile ukuze sisekele inhloso yethu yezenhlalo kanye nezindinganiso zokuziphatha.Njengomphumela womsebenzi wethu nge-The Chocolate Dream, sithuthukisa imboni yokulima kakhokho e-Colombia futhi siletha umkhiqizo ohambisana namazinga aphezulu nokuziphatha kwamakhasimende ethu,” kusho uCamilo Romero, oyi-CEO ye-Luker Chocolate.

Umbiko ka-Luker Chocolate's 2022 Sustainability Progress ugqamisa izindawo ezibalulekile zomthelela kanye nezimpumelelo ezibambe iqhaza ekutholeni isitifiketi se-B Corp yomkhiqizi, okuhlanganisa:

• Iholo Elikhulayo Lomlimi: U-Luker ukhulise ngempumelelo imali engenayo yabalimi abangama-829 ngamaphesenti angama-20, esesendleleni yokufeza umgomo wokunikeza amandla abalimi abayi-1,500.U-Luker usekela ngokuqondile abalimi ngokukhiqiza, ikhwalithi kanye nezinhlelo zokusimama.Ngalezi zinhlelo, abalimi bangakwazi ukwandisa isivuno, bathole ukufinyelela kumaphrimiyamu okukhiqiza ukhokho wekhwalithi ephezulu, futhi bathole izikhuthazo zokuqalisa izinqubo ezisimeme.
• Impilo Yenhlalakahle Ethuthukisiwe: Iphupho Likashokoledi selivele likhuphule izinga lokuphila emindenini engaphezu kuka-3,000, ladlula uhhafu womgomo walo wezi-2027 wemindeni engu-5,000.Izinhlelo zemfundo, izikole, izinhlelo zamabhizinisi, nokunye kuye kwaphakamisa imiphakathi yabalimi bakakhokho futhi kwanika imindeni amandla.
• Ukongiwa Kwemvelo Okuthuthukisiwe: Imizamo yenkampani ivikele amahektha angaphezu kuka-2,600 okulima, okwenza umnikelo omkhulu emgomweni wayo wokuvikela amahektha angu-5,000.Imizamo ihlanganisa ukunika abalimi amandla nemiphakathi ukuthi babe abagadi bemvelo ngokuvikela amahlathi nemithombo yamanzi, ukukhuthaza izinqubo zokuvuselela kabusha, kanye nokususa ikhabhoni imisebenzi yabo.
• Ukulandeleka: Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi akukho ukugawulwa kwamahlathi futhi akukho ukusetshenziswa kwezingane ohlelweni lokuhlinzeka, u-Luker uhlose ukuzuza ukulandeleka okungamaphesenti angu-100 ezingeni labalimi ngo-2030.

"Isitifiketi se-B Corp siqinisa ukuzibophezela kuka-Luker Chocolate ekubeni amandla okuguqula okuhle emhlabeni.Ngokujoyina inhlangano ye-B Corp, u-Luker Chocolate uyaziqhenya ngokuba yingxenye yomphakathi wezinkampani ezinomqondo ofanayo ezizinikele ekusebenziseni ibhizinisi njengamandla okwenza okuhle,” kwengeza u-Romero.