Maj. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, deputy commander of the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC), visited the Philippine Army (PA) headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Tuesday, March 1, to tackle plans that will enhance military cooperation between both countries. Maj. Gen. Matthew McFarlane,...
The Philippines will soon launch its maiden $500-million green bonds in the offshore debt markets to help raise funds for the country’s clean energy projects and other sustainable initiatives, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said in a statement...
The Citicore Energy REIT Corporation (CREIT), the real estate investment trust (REIT) arm of Citicore Power Inc., scored the highest ‘dark green rating’ in a sustainability-linked assessment carried out by Norwegian firm Cicero Shades of Green (Cicero Green). Cicero Green is a subsidiary of...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma Last week, an ASEAN Sustainability E-Summit was held with the theme, Private Sector in Solidarity with Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery and Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the SM Group, one of the region’s largest...
Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation (“Cirtek”) (PSE: TECH) has recently embarked in programs to demonstrate its adherence to environmental, social and good governance (ESG) principles. Amid the increasing consciousness of companies to integrate ESG principles in their ways of doing...
MSCI ESG Research upgraded Globe Telecom Inc.'s ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) rating from “BBB” to "A" after the telco integrated sustainability into its business. MSCI’s research provides insights that help institutional investors identify risks and opportunities that...
While sustainability is just flourishing as a battle cry and pursuit for many corporations in the Philippines as underpinned by the implementation of the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) framework this year, First Gen Corporation Chairman and CEO Federico R. Lopez highlighted...
