KA-AB is a brand of stainless steel bottles and thermos, which has been in the market for ten years. Its aim is to reduce the consumption of contaminating PET. Their designs are inspired by endangered animals and donations to organizations engaged in preserving them.
This social enterprise focuses on making very high quality products. They develop durable bottles with a careful design. "Through our design we seek to inform our consumers of endangered species and the programs for their recovery," explain their representatives at BBVA Momentum, César González and Lesly Méndez. "We carry out our everyday work by thinking that we deserve a cleaner Mexico and with more opportunities for all."
Mexico is among the countries with the highest PET consumption. These bottles end up in garbage dumps, seas, polluting and damaging the environment enormously since they take many years to degrade. "Our goal is to reduce or eliminate PET consumption."
According to FAN Mexico, about 234 liters is consumed per capita per year: "making us the largest consumer of bottled water in the world," confirm César and Lesly. "Besides being hazardous to the environment, PET bottles are also dangerous for health. They have a chemical called Blisphenol A or BPA. With changes in temperature, BPA leaks into liquids and has been linked to cardiovascular problems, diabetes and various diseases. "
It is estimated that 21 million bottles of PET are disposed of each day, only 20% of which is recycled and 80% is disposed of in rivers, wastelands, seas or ends up in landfills. PET takes more than 100 years to degrade. "We believe that it's time, not only to diminish PET consumption, but to compensate to the planet the damage that we've done. We've donated more than $50,000 to organizations that are engaged in preserving the environment and protecting endangered animals."
3 March 2017
Saraiva Senior: “We want to turn the care home concept on its head, we want to be disruptive in our sector and innovate”
Nobody wants to go into a care home. Based on this premise, Saraiva Senior, a project by Sacendi (a social and healthcare company that provides integrated services for the elderly in Pontevedra), aims to implement a new approach to care for the elderly. The company, a participant in BBVA Momentum, BBVA’s support program aimed at
15 February 2017
An introduction to the Momentum companies that are coming up with innovative solutions to everyday challenges
Momentum, BBVA’s program in support of social entrepreneurship, is today a benchmark in the sector. Since its first edition in 2011, it has driven the expansion process of 56 companies with high social impact in Spain, 30 in Mexico and six in Peru. Many of them have succeeded in making a niche for themselves in