A wood pellet plant operated by U.K.-based energy company Drax Group is seen in Gloster, Miss., in 2024. (The Perfect Shot/Southern Environmental Law Center via AP) Shell got one. So did the pipeline company Enbridge. And last summer, energy giant Drax got its biggest one to date, worth more than...
In a hopeful projection for 2030, the International Energy Agency predicts global renewable electricity generation will increase by 90 percent from 2023. Britain's last coal-fired power plant has also shut down, concluding 142 years of coal reliance that sparked the fossil-fuel-hungry Industrial...
The Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum 2024 Day 2 speakers and panelists for the morning session include (from left) Environmental and Energy Engineering Group of the UP Institute of Civil Engineering Assistant Professor Ma. Brida Lea D. Diola, Ascott CARES PH Sustainability Champion and...
Sy family flagship SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) bagged titles of Asia’s Most Influential Companies and Top Sustainability Advocates in Asia at the Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Awards 2024 (ACES). “We are grateful for the recognition and are inspired to continue to work even...
It’s easy to feel frustrated and point fingers when facing abnormal weather patterns, especially in the disaster-stricken Philippines, where calamities swing by like unwanted visitors who frequent poor communities. Lest we forget, developing nations suffer the most from rich countries'...
The 9th annual “Philippine Sustainability Movement Event,” spearheaded by Seatrace International and Marriott Manila, emphasized the importance of eco-friendly sourcing and sustainable supply chains, focusing on transforming food systems toward more sustainable practices. Seatrace...
Talks on sustainability and climate change have shifted from a peripheral discussion to the very core of global discourse. In the Philippines, major corporations, organizations, and the government continuously take action for sustainability and push for efforts to educate people on how they can...
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...
Manila Bulletin Business Development Manager Jordan Tan, RLC Residences Vice President and Head of Business Development and Design Stephanie Anne Go, RLC Residences Head of Marketing and Chief Integration Officer Karen Cesario, RLC Residences Media and CRM Head Ann Beatriz Bansil, and MB...
Despite raising awareness and growing efforts on sustainability, several disconnecting factors still hinder sustainable progress, such as inadequate communication, poor enforcement of government policies, lack of public awareness and engagement, and lack of access to advanced technology. ...
Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum 2024 Project Lead Philip Cu Unjieng, Mondelēz Philippines Inc. Corporate and Government Affairs Lead Caitlin Punzalan, and Manila Bulletin MBrand Department Head Irish Lorenzo Mondelēz Philippines, Inc., a renowned snack brand for 58 years, will be part of the...
BPI Head of Sustainability Office Jo Ann B. Eala, BPI Head of Public Affairs and Communications Maria Elena R. Torrijos, Manila Bulletin Business Development Manager Jordan Tan, and MB Sustainability Forum Project Lead Philip Cu Unjieng The Bank of the Philippine Islands, widely known as BPI, a...
