en.Wedoany.com Reported - The San Antonio Logistics Community (COLSA) and Corfo's Sustainability and Climate Change Agency (ASCC) formally established the negotiating committee for the second Clean Production Agreement (APL) in July. The committee brings terminals, transport, warehousing, shipping agents, and off-port operators together under a single sustainability commitment.
This collaborative model has no precedent in Chile. Unlike other Clean Production Agreements in the country, this initiative encompasses the entire logistics chain within a single agreement to coordinately address issues such as noise, traffic congestion, ecosystem protection, and carbon emissions that no individual company can solve alone.
The new agreement builds on existing achievements. The 13 member companies of the first APL have maintained certification for the seventh consecutive year, with a 100% commitment fulfillment rate and a 73% reduction in the industry's carbon footprint. These results demonstrate that public-private collaboration delivers verifiable environmental impact.
The negotiating committee is led by ASCC and includes the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Transport, as well as the Maritime Authority, the San Antonio Municipal Government, Customs, the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), the Ministry of Health, and SERNAPESCA. Its task is to review, validate, and technically strengthen a proposal comprising seven major objectives and 56 specific actions covering decarbonization, circular economy, and climate resilience to address phenomena such as storm surges.
The participation of public institutions aims to align private-sector commitments with existing planning tools, such as the San Antonio Climate Change Action Plan (PACC San Antonio). In this way, corporate goals and regional strategies reinforce each other. The commercial significance of this collaboration lies in the fact that San Antonio handles a large share of the country's containerized cargo volume, and shared sustainability standards within the cluster directly affect the port's competitiveness relative to other terminals in the region.
Ximena Ruz, Executive Director of Corfo's Sustainability and Climate Change Agency, stated that the second Clean Production Agreement is a significant step for San Antonio because the work now extends to the entire port logistics chain, enabling a coordinated response to challenges that no single company can tackle alone. The results of the first APL show that public-private collaboration can effectively reduce emissions and improve corporate performance. She noted that the next step will be to develop a more ambitious roadmap with verifiable targets in decarbonization, circular economy, and climate resilience.
Pilar Larraín, General Manager of COLSA, added that the core of her organization is building connections and driving national development. The seven-year success of the first agreement now allows them to lead a collaborative governance framework unique in Chile, spanning from the terminals to land transport. They are standardizing processes to enhance industry performance and ensure that the country's main port maintains operational continuity and competitiveness amid growing global trade demands.
Companies are expected to join the resulting roadmap during October 2026.
