CSR FOCUS Digital innovation leader gives back by planting trees

companies as it already requires a deep background check and a non- refundable application of fee of roughly Three Hundred Sixty Thousand US Dollars ($360,000.00),

Secretary, Atty. Joy Alameda.

Further, deep background analyses are conducted through the probity checks provided by Y-Fi Solutions Inc., and done through the latest Know Your Client (KYC) technologies that evaluates the legitimacy of these ap-

companies are registered in good standing in their respective countries of origin.

check, these companies are required to submit their policies on Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF), and Data Privacy for initial review and evaluation through the guidance of the respective Government agencies.

Upon the submission of all requirements and after undergoing pre-audit procedures, the companies are given a provisional license should the CEZA determine the

its FTSOVC services in the Philippines. With this provisional license, the licensed company (licensee) may begin operations while giving the opportunity for the CEZAto

the incubation period of two years through its central audit system and application programming interface ( API) developed by iWave Information Systems. This will

- ness of being granted the full CEZA License, among other determinant data.

With the entry of these licensees into the zone, the gates are slowly opening towards

- tech/cryptocurrency exchanges, blockchain universities, state-of-the-art health facilities, and other innovative infrastructures and services, are expected to rise. All these help complete the revolutionary CEZA Ecosystem envisioned by its administration that seeks to bolster the growth and development of the entire country.

WHAT beautiful irony is showcased by a state-ofthe-art digital company that pays it forward by helping promote care for nature.

Industry leader Ricoh Philippines, for all its groundbreaking progress in technology innovation, chooses to encourage Filipinos to champion the future of the environment through its Global Eco Action program. The move is the com-

the growing social global movement for sustainable development.

Established in 2006, the program aims to enhance eco-awareness and improve the quality of environmental management in various implementable ways.

“Since the world is inevitably consuming environmental resources, it is our duty to give back to nature by taking care of it,” said Aida Ortega, performance

Ricoh Philippines.

Ricoh is proven globally-known for its environmental advocacy, as it is locally handed with a Green Choice Philippines tag.

This year, Ricoh puts the focus on the theme “Think and Act – as you are.”

- pany organizers recently led a whole day of biodiversity tour and tree-planting at La Mesa Ecopark in Quezon City that publicly displayed the importance of nature, with much emphasis on the need to provide it with extra care. Participants were mostly Ricoh employees, their children, and other volunteers.

The welcoming atmosphere gave those involved ample opportunity to bond

at the same time do something worthy of emulation especially in the area of environmental preservation.

Ricoh Philippines will also hold outreach activities in various communities, coordinating with several NGOs to implement programs with the goal of elevating environmental awareness and consciousness.

a company that also puts into consideration our environment for the greater good,” said Ricoh employee Jeanette A young boy plants a tree during Ricoh Philippines’ Global Eco Action program

Barawid.

management focuses on a number of concerns, namely, energy conservation and prevention of global warming, resource conservation and recycling, pollution prevention, and biodiversity conservation.

Operating for more than 80 years now, Ricoh spearheads the empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services that enable individuals to work smarter. It has been driving innovation as a leading provider of document management solutions, IT services, commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial systems.

With headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, the Ricoh Group operates in approximately 200 countries and regions all over the