Cox Mexico corporate volunteer program SEGIB award, Digi Mart USA News: Global water and energy company Cox has received the Best Practices in Sustainable Development Goals Recognition from the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) for its Corporate Volunteer Program in Mexico. The initiative has benefited millions of people through educational, environmental and community development activities.
Cox won the Silver-level award during the seventh edition of the recognitions, presented by SEGIB, the Ibero-American Foundation for Quality Management (FUNDIBEQ) and the Ibero-American Business Council (CEIB). The company’s communications, CSR and foundation director, Paola Martínez, accepted the award during the XVI Ibero-American Business Meeting.
Martínez said the award belongs to everyone who has taken part in the program and showed that combined efforts can produce real and lasting change. She said the program reflects Cox’s commitment to the development and well-being of the communities where it operates.
Launched in 2011, the Corporate Volunteer Program of Cox Mexico has run for 15 consecutive editions and operates in 12 Mexican states. According to the company, more than 4.3 million people have benefited directly and indirectly.
The effort now involves about 21,000 volunteers, hundreds of activities and 377 allied organizations.
The program follows its own methodology and is built around three strategic pillars: environment, education, and health and well-being. Under the motto “Made by people for people,” it prioritizes vulnerable groups and incorporates diversity, equity and inclusion principles.
The activities contribute to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, with particular focus on Good Health and Well-Being (3), Quality Education (4), Gender Equality (5), Reduced Inequalities (10), Climate Action (13) and Partnerships for the Goals (17).
Rafael García Meiro, president of FUNDIBEQ, said during the award ceremony that the recognized companies demonstrate excellence alongside values in environmental, social and governance matters.
Cox Mexico is the company most often recognized by FUNDIBEQ, with 10 awards in total: three Ibero-American Quality Awards and seven Best Practices in Sustainable Development Goals awards. It received the Ibero-American Quality Award in 2019 and 2021 at the Silver level, and the top Gold distinction in 2024.
The company also has been recognized for its DestElla women’s sports support project (2025), its strategy to multiply social impact (2024), its renewable portfolio methodology (2023), its STEM promotion initiative Impulso STEM (2022), its pandemic mitigation and safe return-to-work plan (2021), and its Luces de Esperanza rural electrification project using photovoltaic systems (2021).
Cox recently announced the creation of the Cox Foundation to expand its commitment to well-being and opportunity. The foundation includes an investment plan of 275 million Mexican pesos through 2030 in Mexico.
