Safety amid COVID-19

Sigma’s robust culture of safety and quality served as the basis to address COVID-19 challenges.

Safe operations

At Sigma we maintain a proactive approach to safeguarding the wellbeing of our employees, preserving the safety and quality of our products, and ensuring the continuity of our operations.

In addition to adhering to local regulations, since the beginning of the pandemic we implemented an action plan with three lines of defense:

Infraestructure

Personal protection equipment

Protocols

100+ Health and hygiene protocols.

PCR testing.

Risk assessment tools. Special personal protection equipment to protect against COVID-19.

Photohydroionization equipment to sanitize the air.

Sigma led the industry in the implementation of PCR surface testing, as well as photohydroionization technologies to improve air quality.

In addition to providing special personal protection equipment for our employees, such as face masks, disinfectant alcohol, and sanitary mats, Sigma was one of the first companies to perform quick COVID-19 tests on 100% of plant employees.

We designed and deployed more than 100 health and hygiene protocols focused on COVID-19 challenges, and we opened spaces for online dialogues to communicate relevant information on the virus and address the concerns of our employees.

To measure the degree of assertiveness in the implementation of multiple sanitary measures, we launched an internal assessment and certification initiative supported on Health First, our Culture of Quality program.

Collaboration with our suppliers

We worked with our suppliers during 2020 to ensure there were no interruptions in our supply chain, maintaining the highest quality standards. Over the course of the year, we conducted remote audits on suppliers of our main inputs to verify the implementation of safe practices amid

COVID-19 protocols for our suppliers.

Donated personal protection equipment to suppliers that are small and medium-sized enterprises.

Implemented automated systems to reduce personal interactions. Launched webinars to guide our suppliers in the application of new protection measures.

Launched new hygiene initiatives.

COVID-19. Additionally, we offered our support to smallsized producers by donating personal protection equipment and implementing protocols to reinforce hygiene measures.