Environmental commitment

We grow by caring for our environment.

We integrate projects and practices that let us manage resources responsibly and contribute to the development of our surroundings.

Aerial view of the Tonatiuh solar plant, Ingenio La Cabaña
Solar energy

Tonatiuh Solar Plant 5 MW

The Tonatiuh solar plant harnesses solar radiation to generate electricity using photovoltaic technology. Its addition to our energy mix allows us to use a renewable source and helps reduce the carbon footprint of our operation.

The impact of Tonatiuh

Solar generation with measurable impact.

13,600
MWh per year
Estimated annual electricity generation of the plant.
6,000
Households
Equivalent to the electricity consumption of 6,000 households.
8,300
Tonnes of CO₂
Emissions that would be avoided each year by replacing generation from fossil sources.
95,000+
Trees
Estimated equivalent of the CO₂ avoided: more than 95,000 trees.
Aerial view of the Tlaloc Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ingenio La Cabaña
Water management

Tlaloc: every drop counts.

In our industrial operation, the water used in our processes is treated before being reused or discharged, in accordance with the conditions established for each destination. Through the Tlaloc WWTP, we manage this resource through a continuous treatment and monitoring process.

Water management

How we manage water in our operation.

From its use in our industrial processes to its treatment and destination, we manage water through a controlled process.

01 Use

Water is part of our industrial processes.

02 Treatment

Wastewater is treated at our Tlaloc Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).

03 Reuse

Treated water is reused in industrial processes, in accordance with the requirements established for each use.

04 Return to the environment

Water that meets the established conditions may be returned to the environment.

Treatment control and efficiency

We measure treatment performance.

The Tlaloc WWTP operates continuously to treat the wastewater generated by our industrial operation. The process is monitored through technical indicators that allow us to verify its performance and the quality of the treated water.

95%
Removal efficiency

Efficiency achieved in the wastewater treatment process.

1,850 m³/day

Treatment capacity

24/7

Continuous operation

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Monitored parameters

Compliance and control

Controls and analyses that support the process.

The treatment process and water quality are monitored continuously, with analyses carried out by a certified external laboratory and under the applicable criteria and provisions of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) and the Salvadoran Water Authority (ASA).

Ingenio La Cabaña cogeneration infrastructure
Renewable energy

Energy that comes from our own operation.

Our industrial process generates sugarcane bagasse, a by-product of sugarcane processing. We use this resource as biomass to generate renewable energy through a cogeneration process, which contributes to the energy supply of our operation.

01 Recovery

We put sugarcane bagasse to use.

We turn this by-product of our operation into a resource for energy generation.

02 Generation

We generate renewable energy.

We use bagasse as biomass to generate energy through our cogeneration process.

03 Use

We supply our own operation.

The energy generated contributes to meeting the energy needs of our operation.

Community activity in an educational garden with the participation of local families
Environment and community

Our surroundings are also part of what we do.

Our commitment goes beyond our operation. Through Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, we contribute to the wellbeing of our employees, the development of communities and the care of our environment.

Social responsibility

We sow wellbeing with our surroundings.

At Ingenio La Cabaña we understand Corporate Social Responsibility as a way of relating responsibly to the people, communities and surroundings of which we are also a part.

Through Sembrando Bienestar con Ingenio (Sowing Wellbeing with Ingenio), we promote initiatives in education, health, the environment, sports and community development, seeking to create sustainable opportunities and relationships over time.

Young people from the community in a training session of the technology education program
01

Education

We create opportunities for children, teenagers and young people through initiatives that strengthen their education and development.

  • Sembrando Futuro · Fundación Forja
  • Aprendiz Becado (Scholarship Apprentice) Program
  • Support for schools
  • Technology education

548 direct beneficiaries and 2,192 indirect beneficiaries

Doctor examining an employee’s eyesight during the eye-health campaign
02

Health and wellbeing

We promote comprehensive wellbeing through prevention, physical and mental health initiatives and support for our employees and their families.

Vaccination · Dental health · Eye health · Blood donation · Mental health · Nutrition

+200 people benefited from the eye-health campaign

Children from a neighboring community during a Christmas activity organized with the support of Ingenio La Cabaña
03

Community

We work alongside the communities around us to respond to specific needs and support initiatives that contribute to their development.

  • Agua para Todos (Water for All) — water supply to communities by tanker truck.
  • Support for entrepreneurs
  • Support for the El Paisnal Health Unit
  • Infrastructure and community improvement
  • Sports and community spaces
  • Initiatives managed with ADESCOS (community development associations)
Young people from the Guardianes del Agua program during a river clean-up
04

Environment

Guardianes del Agua (Water Guardians)

We raise awareness among children and young people about the importance of caring for water and the environment, through initiatives such as river clean-ups and tree planting.

Some results that drive us.

548 direct beneficiaries Sembrando Futuro · Fundación Forja
2,192 indirect beneficiaries Sembrando Futuro · Fundación Forja
30 young people who benefited through the Aprendiz Becado Program between 2018 and 2025
+200 people benefited from the eye-health campaign

We keep moving forward with purpose.

Our way of growing also means caring for the resources that make our operation possible and the environment we share.