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A sustainable vision

Corporate social responsibility is of the utmost importance to VIVACO Cooperative Group, since it is inherent to the cooperative model. Our governance is based on a system of principles and values putting people at the core of our decision-making processes. Our wealth redistribution process promotes the vitality of our network and the creation of value for our members. Our mission, which is to bring prosperity to our members, guides our actions and decisions every day.

Prosperity and sustainability

The cooperative model addresses the economic challenges of a group of individuals who share similar needs and whose strength lies in group cohesion and collective ownership. In compliance with cooperative rules, VIVACO Cooperative Group pays out surplus returns to members based on their purchase volume. By doing so, the largest number of member-users can benefit instead of only a small group of individuals and businesses reaping all the benefits.

For a positive impact on local development, we prioritize sourcing from Quebec companies and businesses located in the area that we serve. We foster close contact with our members as well as our suppliers, and we maintain long-lasting and respectful relationships with them.

Social commitment in the community

VIVACO Cooperative Group honours its social commitment through a range of actions, including support in the form of donations and sponsorships. Each year, more than $150,000 is given back to the community to support food banks and youth health and development organizations. We also support next generation programs and organizations that help producers in many different ways.

Applying for donations and sponsorships
VIVACO has a policy that sets out the general guidelines for processing donation and sponsorship requests and criteria for approval. Please review the policy before submitting a request.

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Social commitment to our employees

VIVACO is committed to providing its employees with a safe and healthy workplace in compliance with the principles of equity and inclusion. We also offer employee benefits that contribute to their quality of life, including:

A retirement savings plan (RSP) with VIVACO contributions
Group insurance: prescription drugs, life, disability, healthcare and telemedicine
An employee assistance program (EAP)
Annual sports allowance
Discounts in our business outlets
Career opportunities and development within the vast VIVACO network
Comprehensive, customized training (interactive platform)
Access to various corporate agreements
Childcare places (Victoriaville)

Health and safety

We are striving to build a strong OHS culture at VIVACO Cooperative Group. To achieve our objectives, we have a department that oversees training and prevention. Here are a few of our actions worth highlighting:

Addition of several OHS committees at all our facilities – The purpose is to involve as many workers as possible in OHS management.
o Creation of a health and well-being committee – After much effort into safety prevention in the workplace, we are now shifting the focus to the overall health of our employees.

Environment

As a responsible organization, we spare no effort to leave a healthy and thriving environment for future generations. Here are some of our actions to this end:

With our SATEG agri-environment department, we offer sustainable development support to agricultural producers.
Through our ongoing joint project with Cleanfarms, we have set up recycling depots at several of our facilities under the recovery program for agricultural films, plastic pesticide containers and other hazardous products.
We rehabilitate and decontaminate land under our stewardship.
We monitor groundwater at our sites that require extra vigilance.
We provide our service station staff with training in environmental emergency procedures.

Protection of personal information

Protecting the privacy of personal information is important to VIVACO Cooperative Group. In order to comply with Law 25, we created a committee that ensures the implementation of privacy protection measures and sound personal information management practices.