About Grupo Nueva
Grupo Nueva is an investment holding company specialized in the forestry and wood derivatives business, whose purpose is to create sustainable value for its stakeholders through its Triple Bottom Line approach.
Grupo Nueva currently owns 70.21% of Masisa's shares.
Grupo Nueva and Viva Trust
In October 2003, Mr. Stephan Schmidheiny, Swiss businessman and founder of Grupo Nueva, created VIVA Trust by donating all the shares of his business group, Grupo Nueva, as well as an investment portfolio.
VIVA Trust owns 100% of the shares of Grupo Nueva.
The dividends that Grupo Nueva gives to VIVA Trust are reinvested in the improvement of Latin American societies, especially through Fundación AVINA. This is a way to contribute to building a virtuous circle between the business world and civil society.