local supplier development program
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World Business Council for
Sustainable Development
Case Study
2007
Ledesma
Local Supplier Development Program
Ledesma’s Local Supplier Development Program aims to strengthen job-creation in and the economic development of the province of Jujuy, in Argentina, and particularly in the area where its employees live. In doing so, the company designed a program in which the growth of local suppliers could also provide benefits for the company. In this way, the sustainability of the program is not solely dependant on the commitment to local development. The company decided to identify Jujuybased small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) that could, with management assistance and finance, replace other suppliers from outside Jujuy. These include companies from various industrial and non-industrial sectors. In doing so,
Ledesma benefits from reduced transport costs and the possibility of having its supplier closer to its operations.
Eleven companies took part in the first development cycle. Their combined sales to Ledesma increased by 80% from 2005 to 2006.
Ledesma in Jujuy, Argentina
About Ledesma
Ledesma is an Argentine-owned agro-industrial company supplying high-quality products to Argentine families and industries, mainly in the sugar, paper and fruit industries.
Ledesma, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2008, leads its markets of choice and employs more than 5,600 people in Argentina. The company strives to align its economic growth with social progress and environmental protection. This alignment is part of the company’s business style, and the essence of its social responsibility.
From the very beginning, Ledesma and Fundación Ingenio Ledesma (Ledesma Sugar
Mill Foundation) have carried out several activities designed to promote development, education and the improvement of the quality of life of people, especially of the inhabitants of the province of Jujuy, where most of
World Business Council for
Sustainable Development
Case Study
2007
Ledesma
Local Supplier Development Program
Ledesma’s Local Supplier Development Program aims to strengthen job-creation in and the economic development of the province of Jujuy, in Argentina, and particularly in the area where its employees live. In doing so, the company designed a program in which the growth of local suppliers could also provide benefits for the company. In this way, the sustainability of the program is not solely dependant on the commitment to local development. The company decided to identify Jujuybased small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) that could, with management assistance and finance, replace other suppliers from outside Jujuy. These include companies from various industrial and non-industrial sectors. In doing so,
Ledesma benefits from reduced transport costs and the possibility of having its supplier closer to its operations.
Eleven companies took part in the first development cycle. Their combined sales to Ledesma increased by 80% from 2005 to 2006.
Ledesma in Jujuy, Argentina
About Ledesma
Ledesma is an Argentine-owned agro-industrial company supplying high-quality products to Argentine families and industries, mainly in the sugar, paper and fruit industries.
Ledesma, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2008, leads its markets of choice and employs more than 5,600 people in Argentina. The company strives to align its economic growth with social progress and environmental protection. This alignment is part of the company’s business style, and the essence of its social responsibility.
From the very beginning, Ledesma and Fundación Ingenio Ledesma (Ledesma Sugar
Mill Foundation) have carried out several activities designed to promote development, education and the improvement of the quality of life of people, especially of the inhabitants of the province of Jujuy, where most of