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Companies within the Argos Business Group have carried out buybacks amounting to more than COP 340 billion
21 May 2024The share repurchase plan announced by Grupo Argos and its listed companies amounts to more than COP 1 trillion.
Read moreGrupo Argos ranked third among the most equitable private companies in Colombia by the PAR Latam 2020 Ranking, a system for assessing performance in gender equality in the workplace of private, public and SME companies, implemented by the consulting firm Aequales in Latin America to recognize the companies with the greatest progress in the management of more equitable, inclusive work spaces and with smaller gender gaps.
“This is a recognition of the efforts of our business group to achieve greater gender equality and that arises from an absolute conviction in the need to advance in the participation of women in leadership positions as a competitive advantage and a condition for build more conscious, empathetic and competitive companies for the benefit of society”.
Jorge Mario Velásquez
CEO Grupo Empresarial Argos
During the last three years, the Argos Business Group has increased the participation of women in the organization by five percentage points, going from 18% to 23% and hopes to continue advancing in this purpose. As part of the strategy, the company actively identifies women who are part of its succession matrix for critical positions and accompanies them in their training and development process through female leadership programs, mentoring, coaching and exposure to strategic projects. . The organization has also strengthened its compensation system with objective criteria, tailored benefits, extended maternity leave, lactation rooms, and co-parenting strategies such as flexible hours, flexiworking, and progressive return to work after maternity and paternity leave.
The PAR Ranking evaluates four fundamental areas on a basis of 1,000 possible points to determine the place of each of the participating companies: goal management, organizational culture, structure and talent management.
The share repurchase plan announced by Grupo Argos and its listed companies amounts to more than COP 1 trillion.
Read moreThe rating took into account the fulfillment of the strategic announcements reported by Grupo Argos to the market over the past years, which have resulted in sustained growth of operational margins, greater financial flexibility, and structural solidity, even in a challenging macroeconomic environment.
Read more16% of the employees at Grupo Empresarial Argos had the opportunity to experience internal mobility in the past year.
Read moreOn average the shares of Grupo Empresarial Argos doubled in value on the Colombia Stock Exchange
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