On May 2 & 9, 2012 ECOSWITCH Certified companies participated in the advance topic on Energy Management and Efficiency Techniques held in Berjaya and City Garden Hotel in Makati City. The workshop started with welcoming remarks from the ECOSWITCH Project head, Dr. Thomas Dielacher. It was then preceded with an introduction to the Energy Management Continue Reading

HAVI Logistics, a multi-national global lead logistics provider, one of the participating phase 2 companies aims to widen the Sustainable Mindset across its employees through the ECOSWITCH approach. Therefore, Havi W.I.S.E. Program – Workers Initiative to Save and Economize was launched last April 3, 2012 in Sumulong Highway, Marikina City. Mr. Joshua Rey Albarina, one Continue Reading

Moving up the ladder towards Sustainable Enterprise With the success of the 72 companies during the Project’s first phase, driving organizations to move up the Sustainability ladder has just started as they embark on the project’s ECOSWITCH Club program, which showcases a set of workshops and ‘level-up’ consulting activities to strengthen further their existing programs Continue Reading

Manila Water Company (MWC) is one of the shining showcase participants during the first year of project implementation of the Green Philippines Islands of Sustainability project. Manila Water has been able to gain an annual savings of PhP 76 million for the environmental measures implemented upon joining the project. MWC aims to share this success Continue Reading

Green Philippines Islands of Sustainability (GPIoS) signed the partnership agreement with Philippine Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, Inc. (PCEPSDI) which administers the National Eco-labeling program of the Philippines (Green Choice). The event was held in January 25, 2012, Berjaya Hotel, Makati City. GPIoS and PCEPSDI share a common advocacy for caring to the Continue Reading

GreenPhilippines Islands of Sustainability (GPIoS) took a step ahead towards project sustainability! Partnership agreement was signed between GPIoS and Plantersbank last December 14, 2011.This partnership bridges the gap of the lack of SMEs to approach financial institutions and effectively access resources. GPIoS will serve as a tool to increase profitability while being environmentally friendly, making Continue Reading

Dr. Thomas Dielacher, Project Leader  (GrAT – STENUM) and Ms. Juvy Jem Perez, Project Coordinator (ASSIST) presented the accomplishments of the Green Philippines Islands of Sustainability in the European Union’s SWITCH-Asia Programme Networking Meeting last October 25 to 27, 2011 at the Le Meridien Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event was participated in by project Continue Reading

The Green Philippines Islands of Sustainability project team held a workshop on energy analysis, hazardous materials and waste management last November 23-24, 2011 at Berjaya Hotel in Makati City. The workshop is the third in a series of technical training for the second phase of the project. Workshop 1 covered Cleaner Production, while Workshop 2 Continue Reading