The Tacuaras began its activities in the poultry sector in the 70s, with the breeding of broiler chickens, passing almost immediately (1974) to the industrialization of eggs. Until 1997 the company was directed by its creator, Antonio Koo (of Korean nationality), until its conversion into a Limited Company, delegating this role to his children, to whom he entrusted the task of supporting education, as a way of contributing -from the company- to the reduction of poverty in the country convinced that this it is the means to improve the opportunities of the population. Since then the changes in the company do not stop. The demands of production, of the market and of consumers is increasing every day and it challenges them to constantly rethink the business from the perspective of sustainability.
Las Tacuaras inicia sus actividades en el rubro avícola en la década del ´70, con la cría de pollos parrilleros, pasando casi de inmediato (1974) a la industrialización de huevos.Hasta 1997 la empresa fue dirigida por su creador, Antonio Koo (de nacionalidad coreana), hasta su conversión en Sociedad Anónima, delegando este rol a sus hijos, a quienes encomendó la tarea de apoyar la educación, como forma de contribuir -desde la empresa- a la reducción de la pobreza en el país convencido de que este es el medio para mejorar las oportunidades de la población. Desde entonces los cambios en la empresa no cesan. Las exigencias de la producción, del mercado y de los consumidores es cada día mayor y nos desafía a repensar permanentemente el negocio desde la perspectiva de la sustentabilidad.
To certify as a B Corp, a company must achieve a minimum verified score of 80 points on the B Impact Assessment. The B Impact Assessment asks questions about how the day-to-day operations of a company create positive impact for the company’s workers, community, and environment. Additionally, companies can earn further points if their overall business model can be shown to create positive social and environmental impact as well, qualifying the company for specific Impact Business Model points.
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The questions in the B Impact Assessment are organized into five Impact Areas: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, and Customers. Click into a Impact Area to see topics covered in each. Topics in blue are Impact Business Models associated with that Impact Area where the company has earned additional credit. Due to rounding, displayed totals may not add up exactly.
The B Impact Assessment is customized to a company's size, sector, and geographic market. However, within those parameters, there are still questions included in the B Impact Assessment that might not be relevant to a particular company. In cases where a question is not applicable, the potential points available for that question are instead earned based on the performance of the company on the other topics relevant to the stakeholder and summed up as "N/A points." Likewise, a score of N/A for Workers means that the company is a sole proprietor or partnership with no full-time staff, and a score of 0 or N/A for Customers means that the company does not have a specific Customer-focused Impact Business Model.
Each year, B Lab releases lists honoring the top-performing Certified B Corps in each Impact Area and overall, broken down by size, on the annual Best for the World lists.
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