La responsabilidad social de las empresas palmicultoras, desde Su gestión social

Abstract

The concern for the research that originates this article arises after dealing with the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility - ESR in professional training, noting that African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) has gained worldwide importance, both in the production of edible oils, like other fatty products for industrial use and, currently, to produce biofuels. Colombia is one of the largest palm oil producers in the region and worldwide, thanks to the fact that a group of investors have been interested in the business and the support of the national government. There is ample documentation that points to the palm farming activity responsible for a strong economic, social, demographic, cultural and environmental impact in the cultivation areas. Therefore, the research focuses on the CSR of the palm-crusher activity, taking as an example a Magdalena-Santandereano company, analyzing the mitigation of environmental damage, the quality of exploitation and fruits, the contribution to human development of the adjacent population and the one directly linked to the activity, making a cross-examination between what is done as sustainable management and the impacts from the plantation, until the fulfillment of the useful life of the crop.