BMV Group was granted the "Neutral Carbon” stamp by the Mexican Carbon Platform, MEXICO2 for the neutralization of carbon emissions generated by its corporate events in 2014. This Group initiative sets a precedent to motivate other responsible companies and investors to look for environmentally-friendly goods and services, to achieve targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (gases the produce climate change) and to raise public awareness of the need to contribute to the fight against global warming.
BMV Group has become one the first stock markets in the world to offset the carbon emissions from its activities, thus reaffirming its leadership in the financial sector and renewing its commitment on the fight against climate change in Mexico.
The Mexican Carbon Platform: MEXICO2, is an initiative that responds to the needs of the country in the face of climate change. The platform provides an efficient mechanism to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by supporting projects that protect and increase the country's natural and social capital.
The "Neutral Carbon" stamp is the identifier granted by the MEXICO2 platform to companies committed to caring for the environment. It represents that balance between the quantification of emissions, the reduction actions and the compensation of greenhouse gases of an organization, process, process, service, product, event, flight, etc., performed in a given period.
The compensation is achieved with the carbon credits from specific projects that demonstrate the reduction and/or capture of CO2.
The advantages of neutralizing emissions are:
Generating new markets for responsible investors who are looking for environmentally-friendly goods and services.
Allowing sustainable organizations to reach reduction and mitigation targets for climate change.
Promoting the operation and development of a domestic economy with low carbon emissions.
Guaranteeing certainty that the neutralization has been evaluated by an independent body with due jurisdiction.
It is a means of awareness of the need to contribute to the fight against global warming.
For further information about the platform, visit: http://www.mexico2.com.mx