Mundo ESG Program

Mundo — the #2 largest fiber-to-the-home (“FTTH”) provider in Chile — has social responsibility ingrained in its DNA. In 2021, Linzor received the 2021 LAVCA award for Social Responsibility for its investment in Mundo, in recognition of the company’s commitment to bridging the digital divide in Chile, providing lifetime free internet service to over 1,600 social organizations and making concerted efforts to extend educational and professional opportunities to wider segments of the population through improved internet access.  

Company Mission

  • Mundo’s mission is to become a leader in the Chilean telecom space by bringing top technology in connectivity (FTTH) to areas that have been historically ignored by the industry incumbents. The company offers a high quality product (300-1,000 Mbps high-speed internet) with a focus on affordability, leading to pricing well below the competition.  
  • Mundo has been able to compete successfully with the larger players, thanks to the strength of its product and attractive price point. Today, Chile benefits from a larger fiber infrastructure and higher broadband penetration than its regional peers, to a large extent thanks to the dynamism of the local telecom industry, in which Mundo has played an important role.  

Social Commitment 

  • Mundo’s corporate social responsibility efforts are focused on providing free connectivity to institutions and families in need. As of March 2021, Mundo offered free internet connection to over 1,600 social organizations, institutions and public spaces, including schools, health centers, fire departments, neighborhood associations, elderly residences, indigenous communities, sports institutes and foundations.  
  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mundo granted free connectivity to 250 sites, including hospitals, contact tracing centers, emergency shelters, elderly residences, and penitentiary centers, among others. Mundo also participated in the “Siempre por Chile” campaign, delivering food to the most vulnerable families in the communities where it operates. 
  • Additional social initiatives include digital literacy campaigns and outreach in schools and municipalities, sponsorship of amateur sports teams and tournaments, and sponsorship of local TV stations (48 as of March 2021, 12 of which were created during 2020).  

Environment 

  • Mundo recycles all of its electronic waste using certified third-party providers. In addition to avoiding disposal of these materials in landfills, this initiative gives work to formerly imprisoned individuals participating in social reinsertion programs at some of the recycling providers. 
  • Mundo is assessing its electricity consumption in hubs and headquarters in order to reduce energy usage and the associated carbon emissions. The company is also optimizing the routes for its on-the-ground technicians in order to achieve efficiencies in fuel consumption.