Sustainable development in corn trading companies in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico

• DOI: 10.35429/jfe.2022.10.6.18.27
• Publication Date: 2023-05-22T19:59:06Z
• Authors: Karen Rocío Herná...; Xiomara Patricia ...; María de los Ánge...; Raúl Portillo-Molina
• Keywords: 2. Zero hunger; 11. Sustainability; 12. Responsible consumption

The agreement "Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which seek to achieve the well-being of people and the planet. All social actors are responsible for its compliance, but companies play a fundamental role, so they must work to manage their operations in an aligned manner towards these SDGs. The corn trading companies are not the exception and therefore, this research seeks to know the actions carried out by these companies and that contribute to the 2030 Agenda, for this, semi-structured interviews were used with the leaders of these companies, with questions focused on the 5'P of the SDGs. In this sense, it was obtained as a result that there are actions by the companies studied to contribute to the SDGs, although this is done unconsciously. It was also found that the SDGs with the greatest impact are those that are in the spheres of people and prosperity. It is concluded that it is extremely important for companies to adhere to the SDGs in their strategic planning, and to begin directing efforts towards raising awareness of these at all levels of the organization.