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Your guide to the 1st Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum: Beyond Green

Published Nov 10, 2022 11:17 pm

Manila Bulletin’s 1st Sustainability Forum, anchored on the theme “Beyond Green,” calls on individuals and companies to adapt practices that help us attain a sustainable tomorrow.

The online forum will be held on Nov. 23 to 24, 2022, and will feature talks from leaders in ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance). It will be streamed on Manila Bulletin’s official Facebook page from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The highlight of the Sustainability Forum is a Recognition Night on Nov. 24 at City of Dreams, where the Manila Bulletin will honor programs and initiatives of companies and organizations that have gone beyond green.

See the full schedule below:
Day 1: Sustainability in where we live and work

TimeTopicCompanySpeaker
9:00 a.m.Opening Program
9:20 a.m.Integrating Disaster Preparedness and Resilience in Real Estate DevelopmentSM Investments CorporationHans Sy, Jr.
President of SM Engineering, Design, and Development Corporation
9:45 a.m.Sustainable Residences: Why it is a Better InvestmentArthalandOliver Chan
Senior Vice-President
10:25 a.m. How Building Sustainable Offices Bring Benefits to the WorkforceMegaworldKevin Tan
CEO of Alliance Global, Inc. and Chief Strategy Officer of Megaworld Corporation
10:55 a.m.Filinvest City Alabang: Developing the Philippines’ First BERDE-certified CBDFilinvestDon-Don Ubaldo
Senior Vice-President
1:35 p.m.How Luxury Resort Living can also be SustainableCity of DreamsGeoff Andres
Property President
2:00 p.m.Sourcing Sustainably: How to Build Sustainable Supply ChainsWilconRosemarie Ong
Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Wilcon Depot
Founding Director of PropTech Consortium Philippines
2:40 p.m.Making Better Choices: Integrating Sustainability in Consumer Decision-makingWatsonsVicky Encarnacion
PR and Sustainability Director
3:10 p.m.The Unilever Compass: A Sustainable Business for the People and the PlanetUnileverRondell Torres
PH Sustainability Lead

Anna Mangilin
CMO for Beauty and Wellbeing SEA and Country Lead for Beauty and Wellbeing PH
3:40 p.m.Sustainability and Innovation: A Case Study on GroheLixilPriyanka Tanwar
Lixil Asia’s Leader in Communications and Corporate Responsibility

Day 2: What we do impacts the world

TimeTopic Company Speaker
9:10 a.m.Keynote: A Path Towards Sustainability: Sustainable Tourism in the Next 6 YearsDepartment of TourismSec. Christina Frasco
Tourism Secretary
9:20 a.m.How Sustainability and Profitability Can Go Hand-in-hand: BPI’s ESG + E2 ApproachBank of the Philippine IslandsJo Ann Eala
Vice-President and Head of BPI's Sustainability Office
9:50 a.m.Lessons From Landmark Decisions About The Environment and Labor RelationsInternational Container Terminal Services, Inc.Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta (Ret.)
Independent Director
10:25 a.m.PropTech: How Technology is Shaping The Future of Real EstateWilconRosemarie Ong
Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Wilcon Depot
Founding Director of PropTech Consortium Philippines
10:55 a.m.Selling with Purpose: Empowering Entrepreneurs and Enhancing LivelihoodsUnilever Randel Enriquez
Customer Development Manager and Kabisig Project Lead

Dakki Alcantara
Customer Development Manager
1:30 p.m.World Without WasteCoca-Cola PhilippinesAtty. Cashmer Dirampaten
Director for Public Affairs, Communications, and Sustainability, Coca-Cola Franchise East Region, Coca-Cola ASEAN and South Pacific
2:05 p.m.Clean Energy and the Great TransformationAboitiz PowerJames Villaroman
Chief Renewables Officer, Aboitiz Power Corporation
President and Chief Executive Officer, Aboitiz Renewables, Inc.
2:35 p.m.Hybrid Vehicles: A Path to Carbon NeutralityToyota Motor PhilippinesSherwin Chualim
First Vice-President, Vehicle Sales Operations
3:10 p.m. Water StewardshipCoca-Cola PhilippinesCecile Alcantara
President, Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines Inc.
3:40 p.m.Closing RemarksManila BulletinSec. Herminio “Sonny” P. Coloma Jr. 
Publisher


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