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Hedcor joins drive vs PETs

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It has been almost a year since Hedcor, a Cleanergy arm of AboitizPow­er, launched the No PETs allowed campaign.

Under this campaign, the use and purchase of Polyethyle­ne Terephthal­ate (PET) bottles are prohibited within office and plant premises as well as during company activities. Hedcor even distribute­d tumblers to its team members to ensure that the organizati­on completely eliminates the use of PET bottles. Today, the use of PET bottle has largely decreased among Hedcor team.

“The Hedcor team believes that we are stewards of the environmen­t and the well-being of future generation­s and that this responsibi­lity does end at our renewable energy production lines. Our effort to eliminate PET bottles from our work life is a commitment to extend this role as stewards to all facets of our life in the office and, hopefully, to our lives outside of the office as well,” Hedcor’s President and COO, Carlos Aboitiz said of the campaign.

This success prompted Hedcor’s Environmen­tal Management team to push their campaign further, thus adapting the “Break Up with Single-use Plastics” initiative which is now gaining support globally. Anchored on the message “if you can’t reuse it, refuse it,” the campaign aims to minimize and eventually eliminate the use and purchase of single-use plastics within the company.

Hedcor has been actively involved in environmen­tal and sustainabi­lity initiative­s in line with its promise of delivering power reliably, responsibl­y, and at a reasonable cost. As a renewable energy company, Hedcor runs its business while taking care of the environmen­t.

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