The growing significance of sustainability in finance stems from the pressing environmental and social issues the world faces today. Climate change, resource depletion, and social inequality pose significant threats to the global economy, and prioritizing sustainability allows financial...
PETValue, a 2.28-billion-peso multi-phased joint venture in General Trias, Cavite, utilizes the country's most advanced bottle-to-bottle PET recycling technology. The facility recently celebrated a significant milestone-recycling 1 billion PET bottles. PETValue Philippines, the country’s first...
Ginebra San Miguel Inc. (GSMI) remains dedicated to its sustainability commitment through various eco-initiatives. GSMI announced starting June 2024, its leading Chinese wine brand Vino Kulafu will use a smaller plastic cap seal that’s said to be 0.22 grams lighter than the previous...
In the midst of a world grappling with the escalating challenges of climate change, one voice stands out with a message of peace, resilience, sustainability, and innovation. Science Diplomat Glenn Banaguas, the esteemed UN Sasakawa Laureate from the Philippines, is set to illuminate the Harvard...
Did you know mangroves absorb and store around four times more carbon than most tropical forests? A study in Nature Geoscience journal examined the carbon content of 25 mangrove forests across the Indo-Pacific region. It found that, per hectare, mangrove forests can store up to four times...
By Keith Sigfred Ancheta In 2009, during the 15th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15), developed countries announced an ambitious climate finance goal—that developed countries would mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 to developing...
The Philippines placed first out of 193 countries on the 2023 World Risk Index list, which ranks countries based on susceptibility to natural disasters including typhoons, floods, earthquakes, and drought. Since its launch in 2011, the annual report, published by the Bündnis Entwicklung...
In today's rapidly changing world, it is more crucial than ever for students to grasp the significance of global issues and their role in shaping a sustainable future. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve as a blueprint for addressing the most pressing challenges facing humanity and...
Promoting coastal resilience and biodiversity restoration, employees and management of Digido Finance Corp. (DFC), operator of multi-awarded fintech platforms Digido and UnaCash, planted 1,161 mangroves during its latest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activity in Bataan. ...
The largest solar panel system of SM Supermalls in SM City Santa Rosa has recently received a Certificate of Compliance by the Energy Regulatory Commission. SM Supermalls has recently unveiled the company’s largest self-used rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system to date at SM City in Santa Rosa,...
Addressing climate change has never been more urgent than when Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report found that climate risks are emerging sooner and will worsen faster than anticipated, making adaptation more difficult with rising global temperatures. Low-income...
RLC Senior Controls and Compliance Manager Christian Lorenz C. Pacheco; RLC Digital Transformation Director Luzelle Artillero; RLC Corporate PR Director Roseann C. Villegas; RLC Head of Investor Relations Rommel Rodrigo; RLC Vice President and Deputy Compliance Officer Liza R. Gerella; RLC Chief...
