Daniel Servitje Invites to Add Willing Voices for Climate Change in the COP21

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Oct 15, 2015, 02:31 ET

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Climate change is one of the biggest environmental challenges facing our world today. It is estimated that by 2050, the world population will exceed nine billion people, which will require more water, energy and food, all of them compromised by climate change.

Daniel Servitje, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Grupo Bimbo, the leading baking company in the world, recognized that in order to minimize the impact of climate change, punctual actions from industry, government and civil society are required. Therefore, heading to the negotiations of the COP21 to be held next December in Paris, the executive invited to add willing voices with the goal of reaching a responsible agreement for the benefit of present and future generations.

To read the call to action, visit: http://www.grupobimbo.com/en/green-grupo-bimbo.html

About Grupo Bimbo

2015: Our 70^th anniversary. Grupo Bimbo nourishing, delighting and serving our world.

Grupo Bimbo is the leading baking company in the world. It has more than 129,000 associates and in 2014 generated US$14.064 million in sales. It has 165 production plants and nearly 1,700 sales centers located strategically in 22 countries over the world, throughout 3 continents. It produces over 10 thousand products under more than 100 household brands in categories as sliced bread, buns and toast. It also has an extensive distribution network in Mexico and one of the largest of the American continent. Grupo Bimbo's shares have traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1980 under the ticker symbol BIMBO. Grupo Bimbo reaffirms its commitment to the environment by bringing their environmental sustainability programs to all the countries where it operates.