Create a long-term permanence in business being cause of social progress and having CSR as a competitive advantage within the business.

We want to set an example throughout the country as an ethical Firm that generates value to our clients, suppliers, employees and shareholders, always behaving as good corporate citizens.

• Process through which Firms assume responsibility for their actions, manifested in the products they offer and in the social, financial and environmental value chain, being accountable to and in constant dialogue with the interested parties (OCED).
• Concept that describes how the Firms and organizations in general willingly reunite work, social and environmental issues in their daily operation and in their interaction with the interested parties.(World Agreement).

• Our Values and Principles
  • Norms and Ethical behavior demanded of all our company workers
  •  Norms and behavior supported on:
    • Commitment
    • Responsibility
    • Integrity
• New ways to consult and complain about ethical conflicts
  

Homex, by its corporative practices, transparency, professionalism and quality, became an international recognized company.

• Board of Directors
  • 7 out of 10 Advisors are independent
  • Integrated in 4 Committees headed by independent Advisors
• International Transparency Standards
  • Mex-GAAP y US GAAP
• Abiding by the Sarbanes - Oxley Law
• Full registry to quote in the Stock Market
  • CNBV (listed in the BMV = Mexican Stock Exchange ).
  • SEC (listed in the NYSE ).
• Abiding by the Better Practice Code recommended by the CNBV and the BMV.

Latin American Companies Circle of Corporate Governance

Homex is the first Mexican company to be part of the Latin American Companies Circle of Corporate Governance, in which we promote and share the best practical solutions that will improve our business operations.

Homex for the first time informs and introduces under the standards of the Global Report Initiative (GRI) its Corporate Social Responsibility 2007 Report, to their different groups of interest (workers, clients, suppliers, shareholders and governments) of all the things that we have being doing under the three big action areas: economic performance, social performance an environmental performance; getting a B+ grade.

Homex has been recognized as one of the best places to work in México, measured by three key indicators:

• Relations between bosses and employees
• Relations between the employees, their work and the company
• Relation among employees

Homex has been certified by the Gender Equity Model (MEG2003) granted by the National Women’s Institute (INMUJERES) which affirms the Company as one that provides equal opportunities for professional development for men and women.

• Technical: including specialist day-to-day skills
• Homex Culture: training in values and human education
• Professional: to push forward careers and professional development

How?

• Laying down management systems based on the Firm’s CSR.
• Ethical Behavior
• Work and Human Right Aspects
• Anti-corruption Measures
• Impact on Society and The Environment
• Co- responsibility to preserve Cost Effectiveness

Actually, Homex has in every affordable entry level development one social worker that is in charge of:

• Represents the Company at the Neighbors’ committee
• Assist to the housing delivery to present themselves with the client and to inform them all the activities of social services.
• Work for transforming the community’s vision, assuring the patrimony and their families.

Homex among with the Instituto Nacional para la Educación para los Adultos (INEA) offers studies of literacy programs, elementary school, junior high and high school to our employees on site as well as to our clients and the suppliers’ employees of our housing projects.

Educational Counseling: “Building Lives”

Homex, together with the Consultancy for Education and Total Quality (COECTO) and link with the Community (ENLACE), has developed educational projects, evaluated the performance and potential of 13 public schools around Homex developments in Mexico to establish actions and strategies to push forward leadership and education in each institution through teachers training, headmasters and parents in a variety of subjects.

Building Communitarian Centers and Mano Amiga Schools

Within its commitment with the community, Homex together with INEA, builds and equips communitarian centers inside the Homex developments, so they can have a study area for the community where different accessible courses and classes can be teach for the community.

In the other way, Homex has made a commitment with the Altius Foundation and the Mano Amiga Schools to generate greater education among our employees’ children. Homex builds part of the construction and Altius administrates the centers, the development and maintenance of high standards of human spiritual training.

Health begins at Home

Homex promotes for women and children health and the well-being through simple and effective actions, to improve its physical, psychological and well being conditions, through health education, gender equity and family development.

Homex promotes the participation of youth in Homex communities in formative activities, through sports habit to impel the familiar development, by creating the Homex Fut Soccer League and parks.

Homex implements environmental programs, such as planting at least one tree per house we build, chilling Wells and plants for water treatment, eliminating the use of wood in the construction processes and using insulation finishing’s to save energy.

Homex has focused on the need to create citizens committed to social development in their communities so that through empowerment they improve their living conditions wherever they live.
To promote this training, the Acambay 2012 program has been created as a base for the Vision for the Future model.
Based on the philosophy of establishing responsibility for development, the program encourages communities to define a vision and establish measurable commitments through concrete actions. Homex provides supervision, through experts in leadership and self-improvement.

Dwelling before intervention

Dwelling after intervention

Homex has developed a new concept for the construction of its housing: Homex Community. This new way of “making cities” is founded on the principles of environmental respect, and the promotion of economic and social development in the area.