We can announce that, in terms of financial results, we closed the year with revenues of almost 268 billion pesos and we formed a workforce that already has more than 138 thousand employees around the world.
Today, Bimbo received from the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) the recognition of "Empresa Segura" (Safe Company) for the Suandy Plant, as well as carrying out the registration to the Self-Management in Health and Safety at Work Program (PASST) for the Hazpan Plant.
In the framework of the Corporate & Industrial Energy Summit, MIREC 2018, Grupo Bimbo received the award for Best Corporate Energy User 2018 in Mexico, which recognizes the firm work of the company with the most efficient use of resources and sustainability.
The largest bakery in the world has globally managed to reduce 2.3 million kilograms of plastic derived from the use of new technologies. 92% of the total waste from the Company's production processes are reused and/or recycled.
In celebration of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Grupo Bimbo ratifies its commitment, to its associates and to society, to continue moving towards its purpose of building a sustainable, highly productive, and fully humane enterprise, where people are at the center of its philosophy.
We would like to share our results in performance we had during the first three months of 2018, emphasising that the company reached an almost 30% net income rise, an adjusted EBITDA increase of 12.2%.
Grupo Bimbo and its associates reaffirm their commitment to society by helping affected Mexican families through the donation of products, the provision of financial assistance, and by making their distribution network available for the transfer of humanitarian aid.
Esta iniciativa, que se ha convertido en una de las más importantes de Grupo Bimbo en materia de Responsabilidad Social, se llevará a cabo del 14 de abril al próximo 29 de julio y se realizará en 45 ciudades de 32 estados del país.
As Part of Emissions Reduction Goals, Grupo Bimbo Will Match 100 Percent of U.S. Energy Consumption with Wind Power from Invenergy’s Santa Rita East Wind Farm.
In 2017, the reused water that Grupo Bimbo used represented 11% of its total consumption, which is equivalent to the water content of more than 215 Olympic swimming pools, achieving an accumulated increase of 25% in the last 3 years.
