As cities grow and urban life accelerates, balancing progress with environmental sustainability can feel daunting. But what if the solutions are closer and simpler than we think? Amid rapid urbanization, practical and inspiring answers are already taking shape—bridging the gap between development...
Manila Bulletin has been a staunch advocate of sustainability since the first MB Sustainability Forum in 2022. The forum promotes conversations about sustainability and serves as a platform to raise awareness about it. Last year, the two-day event called for urgency in addressing...
Of all the trash we generate, plastics likely have the strongest chokehold on us. They are produced massively and at a pace which human consumption cannot keep up. This material offers convenience (and profit, of course, for the top plastic polluters) at the cost of a warming climate. What a...
SM Investments Corporation (SMCI) warned the public about phishing sites and online scams that mimic or duplicate the company's website to collect personal and confidential information. (Photo from Unsplash) “SMIC does not ask individuals for their personal information as part of its...
Energy resource developer Philippine Geothermal Production Company Inc. (PGPC), a subsidiary of Sy-led SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), will be spending P3 billion annually for the expansion of its geothermal exploration and production ventures to double its capacity to 600 megawatts. In a media...
Sustainalytics, a leading independent ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) research, ratings and analytics firm, has awarded SM Investments Corporation as a Sustainalytics ESG Top Rated Company globally in its industry in 2021. Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings measure a company’s exposure...
The Philippine Stock Exchange has invited top executives of publicly-listed firms to talk about their successful initial public offering (IPO) journey and share with potential listing applicants the benefits their companies enjoy from going public. The PSE said these executives will be part of a...
SM Investments Corporation, a giant conglomerate whose businesses cater mostly to consumers, is focusing on the country’s recover from the pandemic by supporting moves to get people vaccinated against COVID-19. During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, SMIC President and CEO...
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) has joined a business group of dedicated global sustainability champions through the 50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders campaign with a focus on responding to climate change. This makes SMIC the only Filipino company to join the campaign among countries like...
SM Investments Corporation is hosting a 2-day free webinar for women entrepreneurs, “Women at Work,” on March 10 and 11. The firm said “Women at Work” will share ways to manage the many roles women play in life and how to make great things happen for themselves, their family, and their...
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) registered a net income of P23.4 billion last year, 48 percent lower than the P44.6 billion earned in 2019. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, The firm’s consolidated revenues declined to P394.2 billion in 2020 from P502.0 billion in the year before....
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), DMCI Holdings Inc., and Semirara Mining and Power Corporation are among the 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). The GEI expanded in 2021 to represent 44 countries and regions, including firms...
