Xel-Ha Blog

GUADALAJARA, JALISCO; SEPTEMBER 9.- Jorge Villalobos, president of the Mexican Philanthropy Centre (CEMEFI), summoned Mexican and Latin American corporations to join social responsibility movements, which, he remarked, will represent an important distinction in the private sector of the 21st century. This occurred during the 2008 International Seminary for the Best Socially Responsible Corporate Actions, wherein Xel-Ha received the Award for Best Socially Responsible Corporate Action, in the environmental category.

With this award, received by Xel-Ha’s head of Sustainable Development, Ricardo Saenz, Xel-Ha became one of the 40 Latin American companies to receive this year’s acknowledgements for their extraordinary labour towards caring for the environment, and the preservation of culture and traditions, alongside important corporations such as Petrobras and Natura, from Brazil, Cemex, Vitro, and Cuahtemoc Moctezuma, from Mexico, among others.

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Quintana Roo’s underground water system, despite being the largest waterway network for its vast subterranean tributaries, is a system of severe fragility, whose water-basins must be protected in order to avert damage to its viability on medium and long terms, in the face of growing tourist industries and the implications this would have on Cancun and the Riviera Maya’s social and economical activities.

This is one of the most important subjects expounded on during the Threatened Spaces and Species in the Caribbean exhibition, on display at the UNAM’s Universum Science Museum, through the General Direction of Scientific Divulgation.

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During the inauguration of the “Humankind in Coexistence with Nature” exhibition at the Epson Gallery in Mexico City, of 21 selected opuses from 4th photography contest sponsored by Xel-Ha and Epson. Innovative perspectives of the world, showing different aspects and situations of human-natural coexistence were the main elements required by the companies, aiming to use these images as a way of spreading a conscience for the healthy interaction between humankind and our environment.

As a way to encourage creativity with digital media resources, Epson inaugurated the exhibition in its corporate gallery after reviewing over 2000 entries. Cecilia Garro, Xel-Ha’s head of marketing, alongside colleagues from the Park, were assigned the task of evaluating the pictures to choose the top three, which were chosen for their relevance to the contest’s central concept rather than for their use of professional technique.

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Thanks to the sponsorship of eco-parks Xcaret and Xel-Ha, both from Quintana Roo, Mexico, the Threatened Species and Spaces in the Caribbean exhibition opened at the UNAM’s (National Autonomous University of Mexico) Universum Science Museum. This exhibition aims to spread appreciation for the ecosystems in one of Mexico’s most beautiful regions, as well as one of the most fragile in its biodiversity.

“The only viable alternative to achieve the preservation of biodiversity, and simultaneously, a dignified social development for the inhabitants of this region, is to join our resources with those of academia, and base strategic decisions on scientific investigation, and successfully effectuate sustainable development”, remarked Iliana Rodriguez, during her speech on behalf of the natural parks that have endorsed scientific investigation on caring for the environment during several years.

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For the fourth year running, Cancun will be host to the Xel-Ha Expression Forum, held from September 25th to 27th, a stage open to the free manifestations of local artists, through a variety of art forms: painting, sculpture, music, dance, and photography. The Forum will once again be held at Kukulcan Plaza.

Upon presenting the convocation before the media, Cecilia Garro Wong, marketing manager for Xel-Ha Natural Wonder, declared that this year will witness the Expression Forum’s consolidation as a platform for artists’ talents, against an unfortunate background of scarce space for promoting and supporting artistic expressions.

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