Sustainability is today’s buzzword. The younger generation of consumers are now making educated, conscious choices of supporting companies that claim sustainability as part of their DNA. Thus, almost all companies have felt the need to become sustainable in their operations. Claiming...
Senatorial candidate and former Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro will put a premium on sustainability when it comes to the laws that he will pursue in the legislature should he win in the May 2022 polls. Senatorial candidate Gibo Teodoro ((Photo from gibo.ph)...
MB file photo Holcim Philippines accomplished a number of sustainability and innovation initiatives in 2021 to raise its business performance and contributions to development such as an agreement to have its cement plants in Luzon run on solar energy. Leading building solutions provider, Holcim...
Spectrum to install solar system at Ajinomoto facility By MYRNA M. VELASCO Spectrum, a subsidiary of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has been tapped as a partner for the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system of 1,015.56-kilowatt peak (kWp) capacity that will cater to the electricity...
LOCAD’s localized fulfillment helps Humble champion sustainability by reducing the carbon footprint often associated with e-commerce shipping. In the near future, the Humble co-founders plan to use tech to measure quantifiable impacts like carbon footprint reduction from recycling or upcycling...
Snacks company aims to help strengthen sustainability of affected areas Snackingcompany Mondelēz International has partnered with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) locally to contribute to alleviating the devastation caused by Typhoon Odette (Rai) last Dec. 2021. This partnership...
BDO Unibank, Inc. has successfully raised P52.7 billion from the issuance of Peso-denominated Fixed-Rate ASEAN Sustainability Bonds under its P365 billion Bond Programme. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said the amount it raised was more than 10 times the original offer...
January is an integral month for sustainability and vegan advocates around the globe even set this month as “Veganuary.” In the Philippines, sustainability and greenovation is a mission that organizations such as Sustainable PH espouse. Founded by its president Koleen Davila-Palaganas, an...
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...
A subsidiary-company of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has partnered with Gawad Kalinga to institutionalize the creation of ‘sustainable communities’ that will mainly lean on the utilization of clean energy solutions. Spectrum, Meralco’s corporate vehicle for all-inclusive clean technology...
We’ve seen biker-friendly tables in our local dining scene, but having an exercise bike installed in restaurants, now that is new. That feature is present in a McDonald’s in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province in China and is currently going viral thanks to a video shared by Tiktok user Cris13yu....
The past two years may have been difficult for Filipinos, but 10 youth organizations inspired their countrymen to find hope and rise from adversity. Through their advocacies, the winners of the 19th Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards are helping create a better future for many...
