The Social Group ONCE leads for the fourth consecutive year the Merco ESG Responsibility Index which measures the social, ethical, and environmental values and approaches of organizations and companies, as evidenced by the results of the 2024 balance, known today.
This data consolidates the Group as a leader and benchmark in a set of corporate responsibility values closely linked to the purpose of the Social Group ONCE, values known as ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). Moreover, in each of these areas, it ranks as number one in respect to social themes (S), also number one in ethics and governance (G), while it also maintains the number 3 position in environmental approaches, with increasingly intense efforts in this regard (E).
The Merco index celebrates 25 years of measuring Spanish companies in general, while the ESG Responsibility Ranking reaches its fourteenth edition with a focus and analysis that reflects how companies integrate good practices into their business model, being careful with the environment, responsible with people (employees, customers, society) and ethical in corporate governance.
For the preparation of Merco ESG 2024, 63,786 surveys were conducted and analyzed, with 26 sources of information and 7 perspectives, which represents the most comprehensive evaluation methodology in responsibility in the world. This study includes 1,195 executives, 71 CSR experts, 100 financial analysts, 76 journalists, 117 government members, 111 NGO officials, 78 union officials, 65 consumer association members, 92 Social Media Managers, more than 400 SME managers, and more than 8,000 citizens.
Again in 2024, Social Group ONCE ranks number one among the 100 companies and organizations evaluated, with the highest score of 10,000 points, ahead of other very active ESG companies such as Inditex (2nd, with 7,719 points), Ikea (3rd and 7,137 points), Mercadona, Mapfre, Mahou San Miguel, Caixabank, Mutua Madrileña, Iberdrola, and Leroy Merlin, to complete the "Top Ten".
The leadership of the Social Group ONCE at the ethical and corporate level (G) as well as its relationships in the internal sphere, with its clients and with all citizens (S), supported by the extensive social and business work. And, to conclude, the Social Group ONCE is number one in the sectoral heading related to NGOs, foundations, and organizations.
This recognition and its maintenance of leadership over time, within this historic meter, highlights how the Social Group ONCE is more than the sum of ONCE, ONCE Foundation and Ilunion, and is constituted as a Group committed to the present and future, close to the citizens, respectful of all environments and focused on promoting a better global reality for everyone.
This achievement would not be possible without continuing to achieve significant milestones that focus on people, and at this moment, the more than 75,000 employees who make up the Group, true protagonists of these achievements. Thanks to everyone for turning our normality and daily action into something extraordinary, which allows us a global ESG leadership year after year.
