Holcim Philippines Inc., KEPCO Ilijan Corporation and Land Bank
of the Philippines were awarded the 2013 Excellence in Ecology and Economy
Awards (E3 Award) of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
during the recently concluded 39th Philippine Business Conference (PBC) held at
the Manila Hotel last 22-24 October 2013. The companies were recognized for
their accomplishments in promoting sound environmental practices through
implementation of pioneering and innovative programs and establishing
environmental systems in their operations that significantly contributed to
business sustainability.
The awards were presented by Department of Transportation
and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya, Presidential
Communications Secretary Herminie B. Coloma, PCCI President Miguel B. Varela,
PCCI Chairman and Chairman of the 39th Philippine Business Conference Alfredo
M. Yao, and PCCI Honorary Chairman and Vice President for Environment Edgardo
G. Lacson.
Varela, PCCI president, acknowledged that the three
awardees are corporate models that inspire small and medium and large
enterprises and the general public to care for the environment.
Lacson lauded them for their deliberate efforts to manage
their environmental impacts by incorporating environmental sustainability
principles in their business operations.
This is the first time that PCCI has conferred this
excellence award to three large companies.
PCCI also conferred a Special Citation Award to Aqua
Peace Farm for incorporating
environmentally sound practices in fishery production; Ayala Land Inc. for incorporating
environmental sustainability principles
in property development projects; Bank
of the Philippine Islands for its environmental activities under its I-GIVE (I
Get Involved, I Volunteer for the Environment)
program; and TI (Philippines), Inc. –Clark for its systems
on pollution prevention and waste
minimization and for its LEED Certified Facility.
The awardees were unanimously selected by a Panel of
Judges chaired Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Director Atty. Juan Miguel
T. Cuna, University of the Philippines Dean of College of Engineering an
Executive Director National Engineering Center Dr. Aura Castillo-Matias, WWF
Philippines Director Atty. Angela Consuelo Ibay and Beacon Environmental
Management Systems, Inc. General Manager Dr. Benjamin de Jesus.
The Excellence in Ecology and Economy Award is an annual
project of the PCCI Environment Division headed by PCCI Vice President for
Environment Edgardo G. Lacson and Environment Committee Chair Jesus G. Reyes
and Co-chair Jose Reynato Morente.
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