Globe Telecom promotes employee ride sharing to reduce carbon emission
Globe Telecom has developed an employee ride sharing strategythat has so far reducedthe company’s carbon emission by at least 584 metric tons which is equivalent to planting 4,133 trees.
Speaking before participants to the National Business Climate Action Summit 2018 at EDSA Shangri-la recently, Globe Director for Operational Risk & Business Protection (ORB) Raymond Martin Aguilar said that the company recognizes that it can best serve the country by ensuring that it operates responsibly and creates positive environmental impact while at the same time, transforming the lives of people with technology and mobile digital solutions. Globe Telecom employees also embrace this mission by patronizing carpooling programs to reduce their own carbon footprint.
“At Globe, in anything that we do, we usually refer to the experiences of our employees and customers, how we can improve and enable ourselves through digital innovations, and how we can incorporate sustainability in our business. Our alternative transportation services make employee commuting easier while also reducethe company’s carbon emissions. We enable them through the use of digital innovations whichmake these services more accessible,” he said.
Starting with Globe IKOT on September 2010, Globe was able to inspire employees to use the company shuttle service when attending business meetings at the different Globe offices in Manila and Makati. This does not only discourages the use of personal vehicles and individually assigned service vehicles, but also drives down travelrelated expenses.
The service was later on upgraded to Loop, a mobile web-based solutionthatprovides an easier and more convenient way for employees to avail of the free shuttle service without waiting in line. Loop allows employees to simply reserve a seat, digitally plan their travel, and monitor the vehicle’s whereabouts via map, thus, allowing them to remain productive until their scheduled departure.