LCF to hold CSR Expo 2018 on July 19 to 20 in Makati City

TESTAMENT to their collaborative commitment to continue elevating the standards of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the Philippines, the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF), now on its 27th year, is holding the 17th CSR Expo and Conference on July 19 to 20 at the New World Hotel in Makati City.

In a media forum held at the Villar SIPAG Laurel House in Mandaluyong City, business executives, CSR leaders from member corporate foundations and various stakeholders gathered to highlight the importance of innovating on sustainable social programs through new and strengthened collaborations and synergies, and valuing inclusive growth for the benefit of all people.

“Through the years, the CSR Expo and Conference has helped reshape socio-economic and environmental landscapes through best practices shared in this platform. This year, our goal is to look at social responsibility from other perspectives and identify what we can do further to achieve greater impact in transforming more peoples’ lives,” said Roderick De Castro, chairperson of the LCF Board of Trustees and executive director of Team Energy Foundation, Inc., during his opening remarks.

The LCF CSR Expo is the biggest annual CSR event in the country and the conference theme for this year is “Innov8 For a Better World” which is targeted to form a community of learners, engage new groups, companies and institutions, and uphold a culture of collaboration and development in discussing and opening new opportunities and possible solutions to pressing issues such as poverty, inequality, and climate change.

“This year, we ask ourselves, what can we do better? After talking about disrupting for social good, how could we reinforce our commitment to serve through innovative and groundbreaking initiatives? How could we synergize as one big catalyst for change? How do we consolidate resources, increase partnerships, and enhance capacity? As CSR practitioners, we now go beyond implementing and integrating social development programs, but focus on how and where we can innovate further for a better Philippines,” said Chito Maniago, vicechairperson of the LCF Board of Trustees, chair of the CSR Expo 2018, and executive director of CEMEX Philippines Foundation.

Guests of honor and speakers were likewise invited in the media forum to provide an overview of the innovations in the CSR Spectrum that will be taken up in the upcoming 17th CSR Expo and Conference with topics ranging from CSR leadership, ensuring that social responsibility is embedded in the business strategy, the value of CSR excellence, and new collaborations, to reassessing community relations and grassroots development, and innovations in education and environmental stewardship, to name a few.

The LCF is a network of over 80 corporate foundations and corporations in the country, and remains at the forefront of promoting, enhancing, and synergizing CSR innovations and practices among its members and the larger business community since 1991. Visit for inquiries. To register, call the LCF Secretariat at (02) 892-9189 or 892-5753.