COMPANY PHILOSOPHY
Foto: Producción de pasta

Women working on production stage of the industrial process

To produce and innovate gluten free products with the best quality organic ingredients, a deep-felt respect for nature, a sincere social commitment and a little of our ancestral magic. To create stable incomes and work towards empowerment and development of our people that goes far beyond dollars.

Our goals have always been to work towards the sustainability, improving our business, the social and economic situation in Bolivia and the preservation of our environment. In 2004, Coronilla's efforts were recognized in the New Ventures Biodiversity Forum for the Andean Amazonian Region (http://www.new-ventures.org/biodiversityforum.html) where Coronilla was one of 10 winning companies; it was selected in recognition of its potential for growth and exemplary social and environmental commitments.

Some of these commitments are:

Empowerment of Women: women represent over 50 % of Coronilla's personnel, the empowerment and education of these women to better their life conditions is part of Coronilla's priorities. The company has been supporting and encouraging women to further their education in a variety of domains, among which, unconventional areas such as mechanics, engineering and production.

Employing Minorities: Coronilla also employs people with physical disabilities, an act which in Bolivia is unheard of.

Support Organic Agriculture in Marginalized Communities: Coronilla buys a large proportion of its prime ingredients from impoverished communities of the Bolivian Altiplano therefore, providing a source of income and a chance of survival to the rural poor in the region.

Fair Trade: Coronilla is a provider for Fair Trade companies, as its business practices are in accordance with Fair Trade guidelines.

Sustainable Environmental Practices: In addition to promoting organic agriculture which is sustainable and more environmentally friendly than conventional agriculture. The Company has managed to completely recycle its solid waste and was the first to respect the City of Cochabamba's Environmental Laws for Companies.