Commitment to serve the community and the environment

FOR the ICCP Group, its 30 years of community involvement and continuing environmental protection are a testament to the group’s strong commitment and respect for the environment and the welfare of the people in the communities in which it operates.

“We have long held the belief that doing ‘well’ for our shareholders goes hand in hand with doing ‘well’ for our customers, communities and the planet. We believe that being a trusted corporate citizen is the bedrock of the company’s business, expressed clearly not only in its values and mission, but in the company’s practices every day,” says Guillermo D. Luchangco, founder and chairman and CEO of the ICCP Group.

EMPOWERING PEOPLE, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES

Since it established its first industrial estate project in the late ‘80s, ICCP Group has already recognized the need for a sustainable development. When the company built the Light Industry & Science Park of the Philippines (LISP I) in Cabuyao, Laguna, they took a serious responsibility in empowering local communities by allowing them to get involved in community development initiatives.

“From being the poorest barangay in the province — they had no running water and no efficient means of transportation — we’ve worked together with them to help them become economically and socially empowered,” Luchangco recalls.

He adds, “What we wanted to do was to produce effective practical solutions to serve the needs of the community.”

From attitude formation to job placement, ICCP Group gradually helped the residents in the host communities improve their lives through regular training, employment assistance and skills enhancement. Today, there are about 16,000 individuals from different communities that are employed in the locator companies under LISP I.

MINIMIZING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT

The most important contribution of ICCP in the society is its strong and continuous involvement in environmental protection.

Industrial estates under Science Park of the Philippines, Inc. (SPPI) have always maintained environmentfriendly manufacturing operations. Combined with unrelenting efforts to empower local communities, these initiatives resulted to numerous awards and recognitions from renowned organizations. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) awarded SPPI for its outstanding role in community development work and environmental management. It was also the first developer of industrial estates to have achieved ISO 9002 and 14001 status in the country. It also has the OHSAS 18001 for occupational health and safety management.

WATER STEWARDSHIP

Another remarkable contribution of ICCP Group to the environment is its centralized wastewater treatment plant project, which it pioneered in the country. SPPI’s industrial parks in Cabuyao and Calamba in Laguna; Sto. Tomas, Batangas and Cebu maintain wastewater treatment plants that process effluents with up to 1,000 Biological Oxygen Demand, with a combined capacity of 12,000 cubic meters per day.

Since SPPI’s successful development of these wastewater treatment plants, it has now become a requirement of PEZA to other industrial estates to set up this facility.

PIONEERING GREEN INITIATIVES

For Pueblo de Oro Development Corporation, the property development arm of the ICCP Group, green initiatives such as regular tree planting forays and preserving its 40-hectare urban rainforest in Cagayan de Oro ensure that all properties and natural environments are preserved and protected.

Moreover, quality and responsible engineering has made all of Pueblo de Oro’s developments flood-free. Pueblo de Oro took the precaution of having a flood water study conducted prior to commencing its development activities in San Fernando, Pampanga thus, spending close to P150 million to elevate its 30-hectare residential community by 1.5 to two meters above its original level and to introduce an efficient drainage system that allows rainwater to spread through different canals and run off freely. In addition, the Pueblo de Oro township has built an outflow and detention pond in the lower portion of the township to contain water runoff from the plateau to the valley before dispersal into the creeks, thus helping protect the areas downhill from flooding.

ICCP Group continues to become the standard model of holistic environmental programs for industries and locators to be able to more efficiently perform their operations in a sustainable manner. Also, a stronger commitment to implementing meaningful community development programs like the initiatives of the ICCP Group will mark a significant step toward achieving a more prosperous and healthier future.