1ST ‘ABC’ SUMMIT TACKLES CSR INITIATIVES
TO spearhead a meaningful discussion on corporate social responsibility ( CSR) and sustainability, the Aboitiz Group gathers its top leaders and stakeholders for its first Advancing Business and Communities ( ABC) Summit on September 17 and 18.
Conglomerate executives led by President and Chief Executive Officer Erramon Aboitiz will share how sustainability and CSR are integrated in the group’s corporate strategy.
“The Aboitiz ABC Summit aims to clearly illustrate our relentless pursuit of ways to drive change for a better world through our various initiatives. The country’s social challenges keep us determined more than ever to develop solution- focused, scalable, and sustainable CSR programs that will truly create a positive impact on the lives of our fellow Filipinos,” Aboitiz, who also heads the Aboitiz Foundation as chairman, said.
Internal company speakers from different business units include Aboitiz Power Chief Operating Officer ( COO) Emmanuel Rubio, UnionBank Chief Customer Experience Officer Ana Aboitiz- Delgado, Pilmico COO Tristan Aboitiz, AboitizLand First Vice PresidentOperations Rafael de Mesa, and Republic Cement President and Chief Executive Officer Nabil Francis will demonstrate how their respective businesses are helping fulfill the United Nations ( UN) Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs).
Business, government, and nongovernment organization representatives will also share success stories of how they contribute in driving change for a better world.
External speakers will include executives from organizations like Ayala, Facebook, UN in the Philippines, and the Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI) Board of Investments.
The summit also serves as an occasion to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aboitiz Foundation, the corporate foundation of the Aboitiz Group. New digital initiatives — a crowdfunding application that features various CSR advocacies across the country and promotion of weather knowledge — are to be launched as well.
Drive change for a better world
Since its inception in 1988, Aboitiz Foundation’s CSR interventions have evolved from one- time donations to carefully designed programs that empower its
purpose is to drive change for a better world by advancing business and communities through programs in education, enterprise development, and the environment.
Today, the Aboitiz Foundation, through the Aboitiz business units, develops and implements “CSR 2.0” projects that aim to co-create safe, empowered, and sustainable communities. These CSR 2.0 projects are aligned to the Group’s core competencies, are scalable nationwide, and create deeper social impact on the communities and beneficiaries they serve.