Sustainability
Hexagon Group AG is committed to working towards a sustainable future
The market is becoming more complex every day. But we aren't afraid of challenges. We want to be a good global citizen.
At Hexagon Group AG, we believe that responsible business practices are at the core of our mission.
We recognize that every action we take has an impact on our environment and our communities. Beyond legal compliance, we hold ourselves accountable for the broader consequences of our operations.
Centro Comunitario Santa Fe – Mexico
Centro Comunitario Santa Fe (CCSF) supports communities in Mexico City’s unequal Santa Fe region through four pillars: health, education, psychosocial support, and values development. Serving over 750 people across various age groups, CCSF transforms vulnerable communities into flourishing ones by developing capacities and potential.
CCSF is recognized as a safe space where people gain momentum and develop their resources to improve their quality of life, expand their horizons, and positively influence their lives.
Four Pillar Model:
Health: Comprehensive health programs ensuring community wellness.
Education: Programs for all ages, from early childhood to adults, promoting community development and breaking intergenerational poverty cycles. This includes scholarships, tutoring, and INEA certificates to help communities access opportunities and empower individuals.
Psychosocial Support: Addressing security issues like violence and drugs, CCSF provides safe, values-based programs for recreational and skills development, essential for community well-being.
Values Development: Cultivating community members to become volunteers, staff, and change agents through experience, modeling, and a shared responsibility for the community’s future.
CCSF’s education programs are critical in providing quality educational opportunities, preventing school dropouts, and supporting students financially and academically. Programs like “”Youth with Direction”” offer young people a second chance to study high school, develop socio-emotional skills, and become employable, contributing to their life projects and community betterment.
How Hexagon is helping
By sponsoring the centre, Hexagon helps create safe spaces for children and community members to learn, grow, and become positive changemakers the running of the CCSF courses. In this year’s discussions with the centre, we identified the growing demand of students. CCSF aims to construct more classrooms at its San Mateo site while preserving outdoor space, which will be our project for the year.
BiodivX Project
The BiodivX project aims to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity on our planet through interdisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach. It participates in The XPRIZE Rainforest contest, a five-year competition launched in November 2019 by the XPRIZE Foundation. The goal of the XPRIZE Rainforest is to accelerate the innovation of autonomous technologies needed for biodiversity assessment and enhance the understanding of rainforest ecosystems.
The BiodivX project is an initiative established within the ETH Zurich University. ETH Zurich (“ETH”) is globally among the top universities and strives to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity on our planet through research, teaching and outreach. In its research on biodiversity and its conservation, the university combines a wide range of disciplines such as environmental systems science, biology, data science and robotics.
Singapore Open Innovation Challenge (SOIC)
The Singapore Open Innovation Challenge (SOIC) is a challenge whose goal is to discover and support the best startups from Singapore and beyond and support their development with prizes. Hexagon Group AG proudly participates as a Challenge Sponsor by awarding a cash prize to innovation and solutions that help sustain a greener planet. With this initiative, our objective is to help to make an impact by supporting a platform that will motivate entrepreneurs to opt for sustainable initiatives that will provide a better future for upcoming generations. In 2023, Over 500 proposals were submitted from over 80 different countries culminating into 12 pitches, regarding exciting technology that addresses sustainability challenges such as Renewable Energy, Sustainable Materials, and Green Buildings.
In our first year, we had the privilege of awarding the prestigious grand prize for innovation and sustainability to Raitan, a startup whose groundbreaking work in energy storage systems (ESS) has truly set them apart from the competition. In 2024, AC Biode won the grand prize with Reco Glass, to capture CO2 with air filters and make glass.
SOIC Participants stand the chance to access potential funding, test-bedding, paid trials and pilot opportunities, key networking opportunities, and more.
All these startup proposals play a crucial role in shaping our future and are a true testament to the power of innovation and its abiliy to address the pressing challenges of our time.
OUR COMMITMENT
The Hexagon Group AG Sub Foundation
Founded in 2023, The Hexagon Group AG Sub Foundation is our initiative exclusively dedicated to Social Responsibility. It reflects our commitment to making substantial contributions to the regions where our operations have an impact. The foundation focuses on supporting a range of projects centered on education, children’s welfare, and access to clean water.
We are dedicated to fostering a sustainable future for our planet and its inhabitants.
Thousands of experts are assessing lifestyle impacts and seeking solutions to maintain our standard of living. A global problem requires collective effort. Hexagon Group AG supports those with the ideas and skills to create a cleaner world. We back carefully chosen, non-political projects and organizations focused on environmental protection that adhere to our compliance standards.
Hexagon Group AG is unwavering in its commitment to full compliance with all laws and regulations.
We adhere to sanctions, anti-boycott restrictions, and anti-corruption measures. Our internal manuals and policies ensure our commitment to ethical business practices.
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Centro Comunitario Santa Fe - Mexico
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Associação Feminina de Estudos Sociais e Universitários (AFESU) – Brazil
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Centro Educacional Assis tencial Profissionalizante (CEAP) – Brazil
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Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral de Programas Socioeconómicos (FUNDAP) – Guatemala
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Singapore Open Innovation Challenge (SOIC)
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BiodivX Project
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Associação Feminina de Estudos Sociais e Universitários (AFESU) – Brazil
The Labour Market Training Programme by Associação Feminina de Estudos Sociais e Universitários (AFESU) has a clear objective: to skillfully train 325 teenagers aged between 14 and 17 in entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology. The primary focus is on fostering professional, human, and citizenship development, along with enhancing essential soft skills that benefit both their professional and personal lives. AFESU annually supports over 1000 students, and an impressive 92% of graduates from their vocational training courses secure immediate employment, significantly elevating their families’ incomes
Centro Educacional Assis tencial Profissionalizante (CEAP) – Brazil
The Centro Educacional Assistencial Profissionalizante (CEAP) project provides comprehensive, tuition-free technical training to 150 young individuals,empowering them with crucial expertise in fields like Business Administration, Computer Networks, and Information Technology. Remarkably, 70% of graduates secure employment within a mere three-months post-graduation, a stark contrast to the national average of 15 months for job placement. Committed to offering exceptional education and prospects to underprivileged youth, CEAP boasts 90% of graduates pursuing higher education and securing positions in prominent corporate establishments.
Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral de Programas Socioeconómicos (FUNDAP) – Guatemala
The quality of education in Guatemala’s public schools often falls below acceptable standards. This project involves training teachers in mathematics, language proficiency, pedagogy, and the utilization of audio-visual tools. Head Teachers will receive training to improve school organization, and parents will be educated on actively supporting their children’s education.The initiative also includes renovating sanitary facilities based on specific needs and offering hygiene and health education to teachers, parents and children. Approximately 5100 individuals directly benefit from the project.
Singapore Open Innovation Challenge (SOIC)
BiodivX Project
As part of our sponsorship of Singapore Open Innovation Challenge (SOIC), we discover the best start-ups from the region and support their development by awarding a cash prize to innovation and solutions that help sustain a greener planet. With this initiative, our goal is to help to make an impact by supporting a platform that will motivate entrepreneurs to opt for sustainable initiatives. In 2023, Over 500 proposals were submitted from over 80 different countries, culminating into 12 pitches that promote eco-friendly solutions such as: renewable Energy, Sustainable Materials, and Green Buildings.
In our first year, we had the privilege of awarding the prestigious grand prize for innovation and sustainability to Raitan, a start-up whose ground-breaking work in energy storage systems (ESS) has truly set them apart from the competition. In 2024, AC Biode won the grand prize with Reco Glass.
SOIC participants stand the chance to access potential funding, test-bedding, paid trials and pilot opportunities, key networking opportunities, and more.
All these start-up proposals play a crucial role in shaping our future and are a true testament to the power of innovation and its ability to address the pressing challenges of our time.
