BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Leading digital solutions platform Globe was recently recognized by the ASEAN Innovative Business Platform (AIBP) for being a trailblazer on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration in digital innovation.
The leading digital solutions company was commended for its sustainability programs that focused on driving social inclusion and using Tech4Good.
AIBP is a business unit of Industry Platform, a growth-consulting firm based in Singapore. With a current network of over 30,000 stakeholders in Southeast Asia, it continues to develop ecosystems by engaging in activities creating value-adding information for stakeholders seeking to make transformative impact.
In a statement, Globe said that AIBP noted its programs across all E-S-G pillars, including the Green Network and Nature-based Solutions, GClimate, Camp Kalikasan, ISDApp – a SMS-based weather alert system meant to equip fisherfolk communities with information to keep them safe at sea, Digital Thumbprint Program and Globe Rewards Donation Platform.
“We are grateful to be recognized for our sustainability efforts, especially alongside our peers across the ASEAN region. Guided by our Purpose, we will continue to advocate ESG adoption and embed them in our decision-making and operations, as we move forward,” said Yoly Crisanto, Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer at Globe.
Globe’s various ESG programs have achieved several milestones since their inception and initial roll-outs citing its successful shifting to 14 high-energy utilization facilities to 100 percent renewable energy as of 2021 and has deployed over 8,500 green solutions throughout its network;
In tandem with the Department of Agriculture’s National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI), Globe said it piloted and rolled out the ISDApp platform to 600 fisherfolk in Quezon and Aurora province as of 2021.
In partnership with the Department of Education, the company said it has also successfully rolled out the Digital Thumbprint Program (DTP) in 4,050 schools, providing invaluable knowledge to 175,000 teachers and 1.9 million students nationwide.
It added that Globe Rewards played an integral role in providing much-needed support at the height of the global pandemic crisis, by raising P36 million for 10 hospitals in 2020 and another P7.8 million in 2021 for COVID-related advocacies.
The platform remains available to customers all year round for community assistance, including relief efforts for Typhoon Odette which struck in December. The company raised over P13 million worth of donations for 14 partner organizations in 2021.*
