Sustainability

On World Water Day last March 22, San Miguel Corp (SMC) announced that it logged its highest water savings in five years, under its flagship water sustainability program “Water for All”. At the same time, it also reported significant progress in its ongoing massive effort to clean up major river systems in Metro Manila and […]

Pamela Louise Tolentino of the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science National Institute of Geological Sciences (UPD-CS NIGS) and CS Dean Giovanni Tapang are among the Filipino scientists highlighted by the United Kingdom in its decadal recap of joint scientific achievements with the Philippines. Since 2014, Filipino scientists have been collaborating with UK scientists

A recent study commissioned by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization (GCMD), in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register and ARUP, has identified the low readiness of ports as a significant bottleneck to the adoption of the onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) system as a practical decarbonization solution. While the technologies required for offloading onboard captured

Recently, researchers from the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science Institute of Chemistry (UPD-CSIC) who have been studying the rivers of Mega Manila have discovered the presence of EDCs, or endocrine-disrupting compounds. EDCs are mixes of chemicals that can mimic hormones and thus adversely affect hormone regulation in the human body. Long-term exposure to

Rene Abesamis PhD, an Associate Professor at the University of the Philippines-Diliman Marine Science Institute, has been a recipient of the 2024 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Over the 3-year fellowship, Abesamis will receive $150,000 to support his work on enhancing local capacity to identify and protect climate-resilient coral reefs

The Philippines’ first biodiversity offset program (BOP) was recently launched in Barangay Pamarawan in Malolos, Bulacan Province. The program has been named Saribuhay sa Dampalit, and was inaugurated by San Miguel Aerocity Inc (SMAI), a subsidiary of San Miguel Corp (SMC). This pioneering initiative is part of SMAI’s nature-based solutions to building its New Manila