Business View Caribbean | Volume 8, Issue 7

30 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 working with the industry and other local and international players. Jamaica’s agricultural sector continues to contribute to the country’s overall economic growth and is providing more jobs. And I think we’re playing a big part of that.” Alicia Bogues, Head of Regional Development, declares, “One of the CB Group’s more admirable traits is their approach to business. They don’t simply look at profits; there is also a concerted effort to make decisions that positively impact the country and our people. So as they look to use agriculture as a vehicle to help the nation create more jobs and develop an industry, it’s done with meaning and deliberation.” A pivotal part of the company’s future will be the Caribbean’s first and only state-of-the-art Eco Industrial Park – a community of businesses in one location with the ultimate goal to enhance the company’s environmental, economic, and social performance through collaboration and circularity. “All the history comes together to achieve sustainability in this novel way,” says Bogues. “We hope to inspire others with our story; to know that everybody on the value chain can win, the business can do well, and there’s a better way to do it than has been done before.” In a few months, the CB Group will commission the largest, most sustainable poultry plant in the Caribbean located in Hill Run, St. Catherine. Dubbed “The Nest”, this Eco Industrial Park was deliberately designed with sustainability in mind and that meant being both environmentally responsible and energy efficient. Lyn recounts, “In 2016, we started planning for the future and we decided to build a processing plant to last for the next 40 years – the very best processing plant you could imagine. With our research, we’ve learned that the better way to look at processing is in