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Purpose
We are a non-profit organization – ONG – that articulates economic and technical strategic actions and objectives between the National Government, private sector, guilds, municipalities, professional recyclers, upstream industries and communities. These actions, intend to guarantee that materials remain inside their life cycle as much as possible throughout the implementation of activities related to circular economy: redesign, reuse and recycle. In 2025, we’ll be the main technical reference of circular economy’s impact on Colombia and the region thanks to self-awareness and cooperative work with our allies. We intend to leave a mark on our country’s sustainable development.
In CEMPRE, we’ve got
4 main strategic objectives:
circular economy initiatives that generate collective prosperity and aid to the accomplishment of legal and corporative goals.
collective actions that promote changes in Colombia’s development.
and generate knowledge to use as our main decision-making tool.
connections that promote changes by bringing to light our actions.
SUSTAINABLE COUNTRY – COLABORATIVE WORK - CIRCULAR DEVELOPMENT MODEL - BUSINESSES AS CHANGE AGENTS
We believe that companies are agents of change, and because of that, they have the capacity to work collectively towards our country’s sustainable development through a circular economy model.
Here, we bring together companies that believe cooperative work is a way to lead the path towards sustainability and our country’s green growth.
Our associates are active and proactive leaders who have been incorporating circular economy processes into their business models. Through this, they’ve shown their willingness to create and articulate actions that will guarantee proper waste management and circularity in our country. This companies, show that this pathway is possible.
Our allies, believe that being part of this generator of knowledge, action, intervention, and relationships has helped them materialize, potentialize and exponentialize their goals. #WeAreGreaterTogether
En la década de los 70´s, la preocupación por la inadecuada disposición de residuos que estaban generando las industrias, debido al crecimiento de la producción en Asia, determinó el desarrollo de una iniciativa para recuperarlos.
De esta necesidad, no solo surgió la oportunidad de darle una segunda vida al material residual, sino de incorporar a los esquemas municipales en todo este proceso. Así, las empresas decidieron voluntariamente hacer una organización que se encargará de cumplir este objetivo.
Este plan tuvo tanto éxito que en América Latina, por ejemplo, inició en Uruguay y Brasil hace 29 años y a Colombia llegó en 2009 con la fundación de Cempre.
Hoy en día tenemos programas de largo plazo y mayor alcance en donde acompañamos a cada integrante de la cadena de valor. Además, no solo hacemos la intervención sobre un actor, sino que entendemos y accionamos sobre las brechas que hay que cerrar en la circularidad, lo que nos lleva a darle más amplitud al modelo de economía circular.
Después de 13 años el propósito sigue firme y evolucionando.
By articulating 7 big initiatives, we have been able to document:
EFFECTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC
AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY
Legal compliance and permanence
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Our methodology
A global context requires actions and resources to guarantee its development. Because of that, CEMPRE offers guarantees in terms of governance, administration, legal compliance and results to all companies and organizations that work on projects with us.
Financial resources are not the main aspect of our alliances, seeing as the exchange of knowledge and methodologies represent huge contributions. This way, we nurture our technical capacities, our operative methodologies, and the necessary technology to materialize your investment through us.
