This document provides options for businesses to support the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Philippines. It contains information on strategic programs identified by MDG clusters to help achieve the targets. The programs address areas like poverty reduction, education, health, and environment sustainability. They include details on costs, targets, partners and a directory of implementing organizations. The publication aims to offer choices for businesses to align their corporate social responsibility initiatives with the MDGs through core business, social investment, and policy advocacy.

2. HOW TO USE
Strategic Business Action to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
A Portfolio of Options
This publication is a portfolio of options to help companies develop or align Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives
toward the Philippine Business and the MDGs agenda and help the country achieve its targets. It contains —
1 information on the programs identified as strategic by the various MDG clusters (composed of representatives from
the government, business, NGO community and various funding agencies)
2 costs in adopting or supporting any of the programs
3 targets and measurement indicators
4 directory of program implementing partners and network organizations
It is not the intention of this material to prescribe solutions but rather to provide choices for business should they support the
MDGs. It is preferable for companies to engage in CSR programs that align with their CSR policy or Vision-Mission-Goals.
Contents
1 What are the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?
Why are the MDGs important to business?
2 How Business Developed the Agenda for Action?
Business and MDG Core Team
3 Business and MDG CEO Advisory Committee
4 How Business Defined Agenda for Action?
CEOs as MDG Champions
5 What are the Philippine MDG targets?
6 Strategic Action Points Per MDG Cluster
7 Concrete Programs to Work on Strategic Action Points
8 A Brief on Business and MDG Programs
13 Key Steps for Business to Support the MDGs
14 Tool for Monitoring and Reporting of Business Initiatives on the MDGs
15 Directory of Program Implementing Partners
Publication funded by the United Nations (UN) in collaboration with the Philippine Government through the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).
The Philippine Business for Social Progress-Center for Corporate Citizenship (PBSP-CCC) was established to fulfill the Foundation’s vision of animating and
enabling companies to practice corporate citizenship (CC). PBSP-CCC tests, evaluates, documents and promote leading-edge practices on the following CC areas
or themes: (1) Social Investment, (2) Corporate-Community Partnerships, (3) Managing Workplace Concerns, and (4) Environmental Stewardship.
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3. quick facts
What are the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?
In September 2000, member states of the United Nations ratified the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), adhering to
eight specific targets and milestones in reducing extreme poverty and worst forms of human deprivation by 2015.
1 Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
2 Achieve Universal Access to Primary Education
3 Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
Millennium
4 Reduce Child Mortality
Development
5 Improve Maternal Health
Goals 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases
7 Ensure Environment Sustainability
8 Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Why are the MDGs important to business?
“Providing health services, nutrition, education, water, sanitation and so on will unleash poor people’s
energies and encourage stronger societies and economies that can actively participate in the global
economy. Supporting the Millennium Development Goals is therefore good for business.”
Mark Malloch Brown
Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
“Business and Poverty: Bridging the gap,” The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, 2002
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4. quick facts
How Business Developed the Agenda for Action?
In January 2004, PBSP NEDA and UN took the initiative to organize a square-table discussion on the MDGs bringing business,
,
civil society, government and donor agencies together to assess the country’s performance, identify gaps in MDG attainment
and pinpoint factors that hinder progress in target setting.
The results —
Organized the Business and MDG Advisory Committee, Core Team and Program Management Team
as lead advocates
Established MDG Clusters on Poverty, Education, Health and Environment
Identified strategic action points and programs for business support
Business and MDG Core Team
Cecile Alcantara, Executive Director, Coca-Cola Foundation, Inc.
Lisa Antonio, Executive Director, Philippine Business for the Environment
Rina Lopez-Bautista, President, Knowledge Channel Foundation
Kenneth Hartigan-Go, Executive Director, Zuellig Foundation
Milwida Guevara, President & CEO, Synergeia Foundation, Inc.
David Laurel, Manager for Corporate Affairs, Nestlé Philippines
Rosauro Luntayao, Executive Director, Roxas Gargollo Foundation
Guillermo Luz, Executive Director, Makati Business Club PBSP Program Management Team
Juan Miguel Luz, Undersecretary, Department of Education Gil T. Salazar, Executive Director
Chito Macapagal, Director for Corporate Development, Unilever Philippines Ramon R. Derige, Deputy Executive Director
Dario Pagcaliwagan, Executive Director, Lopez Group Foundation, Inc. Mary Ann B. Geronimo, Manager,
Zarah Perez, Foundation Officer, Figaro Foundation Company, Inc. Center for Corporate Citizenship
Leo Querubin, Country Manager, Crimsonlogic, Inc. Caroline Grace M. Pedragosa,
Marissa Camacho-Reyes, President,Philippine Center for Population Senior Program Officer, Center for
and Development Corporate Citizenship
Rose Rivera, Country Health Adviser, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation Jocyl T. Gobres, Program Officer,
Karen Villanueva, Director for Corporate Affairs, Pfizer Philippines Center for Corporate Citizenship
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5. quick facts
Business and MDG CEO Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs:
Manuel V. Pangilinan, Chair, PLDT & PBSP
Washington Sycip, Founder, SGV & Co.
Lead Convenor:
Pedro E. Roxas, Chair, CADP Group Corp.
CEO Champions:
Howard D. Belton, Chair and CEO, Unilever Philippines; PBSP Trustee; Chair, Business and Environment
Edgar O. Chua, Country Chairman, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation; PBSP Trustee; Chair, Business and Health
Simon R. Paterno, Country Manager and Managing Director, Credit Suisse First Boston HK. Ltd.; Chair, Business and Education
Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr., President, Philippine Investment Management Consultants, Inc.; PBSP Trustee;
Chair, Business and Poverty
Members:
Felipe Alfonso, Board of Trustee, Lopez Group of Companies
Rey Gerardo Bacarro, President & Country Manager, Pfizer Philippines
Jose Antonio Banson, Chair and CEO, Monark Equipment Corp.
Amb. Peter Beckingham, Ambassador, British Embassy
Deborah Landey, Resident Representative, United Nations
Oscar Lopez, CEO, First Philippine Holdings Corporation
Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Chair, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Sec. Romulo Neri, Director General, National Economic and Development Authority
Ricardo Pascua, Co-Chair, Bishops Businessmen Conference
Ricardo Romulo, Chair, Makati Business Club
Sec. Corazon Juliano-Soliman, Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development
Robin Sy, Chair, Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Miguel Varela, Chair, Employers Confederation of the Philippines
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6. How Business Defined Agenda for Action
The Business and MDG Advisory Committee and Core Team defined its strategy using the Business Framework for Action
developed by the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF). Using this framework, companies have the
option to help the achievement of the MDGs through:
1. Core Business – this is when business specifically look into their Policy Advocacy
internal operation to create maximum business value to the community;
2. Social Investment – this is when companies use profits, employee Social Investment
competencies/expertise, products, advertising and its influence to Core Business
advance and promote social agenda; and
3. Policy Advocacy – this is when companies influence key policy issues
and take the leadership in catalyzing discourses affecting business and
society with different stakeholders in development.
CEOs as MDG MDG Cluster CEO Champion
Champions Overall MDG MR. PEDRO E. ROXAS
Lead Convenor Chair
The CEO Champions are CADP Group Corp.
the prime movers to Poverty Cluster MR. RAMON R. DEL ROSARIO, JR.
intensify the Business and President
MDG campaign. They Philippine Investment Management Consultants, Inc.
provide leadership and Education MR. SIMON R. PATERNO
direction in creating Cluster Country Manager & Managing Director
Credit Suisse First Boston HK Ltd.
alliances among business
President, Management Association of the Philippines
leaders and in building a
Health Cluster MR. EDGAR O. CHUA
critical mass of support
Country Chairman
from the general business Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation
sector.
Environment MR. HOWARD D. BELTON
Cluster Chair and CEO
Unilever Philippines

7. What are the Philippine MDG targets?
Clusters Goals Philippine Targets
Business and 1 Eradicate Extreme Poverty Halve proportion of families below subsistence
Poverty and Hunger threshold of 20.4% of total families to 10.5%
Halve the proportion of malnourished children
from 9.8% to 4.9%
Business and 2 Achieve Universal Access to Achieve universal access to primary education
Education Primary Education from 90.05% to 100%
3 Promote Gender Equality Eliminate gender disparity in primary education
and Empower Women by 100% from 95.8% and in secondary
education by 100%
Business and 4 Reduce Child Mortality Reduce children under-five mortality rate from
Health 80 to 26.7 per 1,000 children
5 Improve Maternal Health Reduce maternal mortality rate from 209 to
52.2 per 100,000 live births
Increase access to reproductive health (RH)
services to 60 percent by 2005, 80 percent by
2010, and 100 percent by 2015
6 Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria
and other Diseases
Business and 7 Ensure Environment Sustainability Increase proportion of households with access
Environment to safe drinking water from 73.7% to 86.8%
8 Develop a Global Partnership for Cushion the impact of globalization on local
Development producers. Particularly look into market
volatility in foreign exchange
Ensure that globalization positively impacts on
the people
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8. Strategic Action Points Per MDG Cluster
Core Business Social Investment Policy Advocacy
BUSINESS AND POVERTY
Generate employment Develop and support social enterprises Advocate tax incentives for start-
up businesses
Support to Small, Medium and Micro Institutionalize and maximize employee Popularize and put into action the
enterprises engagement UN report on Unleashing
Entrepreneurship
Popularize food fortification and Adopt a health and nutrition program at Advocate nutrition education
nutrition program in the workplace the community level through mass media
BUSINESS AND EDUCATION
Utilize corporate brands to educate Support direct school improvement Advance gender issues via media
campaign
Invest in systems improvement Invest in systems improvement
Support capability building Support capability building
BUSINESS AND HEALT H
Invest in effective & sustainable Invest in strengthening local health Use advertising to advocate for
reproductive health program service delivery system population management messages
Mainstream HIV/AIDS, TB & malaria Promote health policies in the
programs in the workplace workplace
BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENT
Adopt sustainable production and Adopting and investing in biodiversity Intensify environmental education
consumption action programs
Promote and support sustainable water
utilization
Invest in slum area development
Invest in creation of model communities
in new areas of operation

9. Concrete Programs To Work on Strategic Action Points
To scale up business support – this is the main challenge in achieving the MDG targets and to realize this, the Core Group
identified collective programs for Business to support or adopt. This is in partnership with a network of program implementing
partners. Such focus is expected to generate greater impact towards the achievement of MDGs.
Program Implementing
MDG Cluster Business and MDG Programs Partners (PIP)
Business and • Area Resource Management (ARM) PBSP-Operations Group
Poverty Program
• Small and Medium Enterprise Credit PBSP-SMEC Unit
Program (SMEC)
• Corporate Volunteers for Enterprise
Development (CVED)
• Social Entrepreneurship Program Figaro, Nestlé, PBSP-Operations
Group
Business and • Reading Program (school-based) Synergeia Foundation
Education • Books on Air Knowledge Channel Foundation
• Cable-A-School Program
• Education Portal for Matching and Crimsonlogic, PBSP-IT
Monitoring Committee
Business and • Responsible Parenthood Program Philippine Center for Population
Health and Development, PBSP-Training
& Consulting Group
• Health in the Workplace Program - Shell Foundation, PBSP-Training &
Support to HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria Consulting Group
• Leaders for Health Program Department of Health, Ateneo
Graduate School of Business,
Pfizer
Business and • Water for Life for Metro Manila and Yakap sa Kalikasan
Environment South Luzon Provinces
• Sustainable Consumption and Philippine Business for the
Production Environment, PBSP
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10. Business and
A Brief on
MDG Programs

11. Business and Poverty
The Area Resource Management (ARM) Program is a
participatory and integrated approach to poverty reduction and
area development. It organizes poor communities and helps them
gain access to livelihood, basic infrastructure and social services,
new skills and technologies, credit and markets. It is being
implemented in 275 barangays of 72 municipalities covering 10
provinces nationwide. Companies can adopt ARM in their
respective areas of operations.
The Social Entrepreneurship Program was conceptualized
to make sources of funds immediately available to fund MDG
projects and ensure its sustainability. A Socio-Entrepreneurial
Venture (SEV) can be characterized by the following: any ongoing
or start-up business which makes sources of funds immediately
available to sustain MDG projects; sources of funds for direct use
on projects are not dependent on livelihood projects, donations,
sponsorships, fund-raising campaigns that are ‘optional’ and irregular; availability of funds is continuous; success of SEV is not
dependent on operations of CSR projects; sources of funds from SEV may be allocated for multiple projects.
Business and Poverty The Small and Medium Enterprise Credit (SMEC) Program provides
micro small and medium enterprises in the countryside access to medium and long-
Target/Output Indicators term credit, leading over time, to an increase in productivity, employment and
income. SMEC embraces the idea that assistance to the Micro and SMEs is an
• No. of poor households reached effective and viable method of increasing employment and incomes especially in the
• % increase in income country’s rural areas.
• No. of jobs generated or
enterprises developed The Corporate Volunteers for Enterprise Development (CVED)
• No. of water systems built Program extends business advisory services to strengthen micro and small
• No. of households with access to enterprises (MSEs) with the help of volunteer business advisers. CVED engages
potable water individuals, either employees from the business sector, the academe or retired
• No. of children reached for professionals, to volunteer their time and expertise to guide and assist MSEs in
feeding program addressing a specific business need or improving a certain aspect of their businesses.
• No. of houses built
• No. of farmers trained
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12. Business and Education
In support of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) goal of “Making every Filipino child a reader,” the following support
programs were identified:
The Synergeia Reading Program: Lead Me to a New World, Teach Me How To Read (School-based)
In partnership with local governments, parents, Department of Education (DEPED), the business sector and the
community, Synergeia implements a Reading Proficiency Program that addresses the problem of very poor reading skills of
children at their roots. The goal is to make every elementary school children starting from grade one, an independent
reader in English.
Books on Air is a series of 15-minute TV programs on recommended books for Grades 1 to 3, where one book will be
featured in each program. Knowledge Channel will be producing the series as a material that can also be used on its Cable-
A-School Program.
Through the Cable-A-School Program, companies can partner with Knowledge Channel to provide elementary and
secondary public school students access to quality learning materials through cable television. Package includes installation
of cable TV or a satellite dish in the public school, installation of one 29" TV set, principal orientation, teacher training, and
calendar guides.
Business and Education
Target/Output Indicators
• % increase in reading comprehension
• No. of teachers trained
• No. of administrators trained
• No. of parents trained on teaching
reading
• No. of local school boards trained
• No. of schools reached

13. Business and Environment
The Supply Chain Partnerships for
Environmental Management and
Pollution Prevention Program aims to set
high environmental standards on the efficient use
of water, energy and raw materials as well as
proper waste management. The program also
supports Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
in implementing good environmental practices.
The Water for Life for Metro Manila and
Southern Luzon provinces Program aims to
ensure supply and access to clean water for
Metro Manila and nearby provinces; restore
biodiversity and maintain ecological balance in
the 5 watershed areas; and provide livelihood
and income opportunities for the communities in
a manner that is culturally acceptable,
appropriate, environment-friendly and Business and Environment
economically sustainable. Aside from
reforestation and livelihood, there is also a
Target/Output Indicators
training component, which focuses on values
formation to enhancement of technical skills such • No. of trees planted
as forest management. • No. of hectares rehabilitated
• % increase in water holding capacity of trees
• No. of hectares watershed areas rehabilitated
• No. of farmers trained
• No. of enterprises developed
• % increase in income
• No. of buyer companies with GSC program
• No. of companies with GSC program
• No. of suppliers reached thru the program
• % reduction in resource consumption (buyer and supplier)
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14. Business and Health
The Leaders for Health Program (LHP) is a four-
year program of the Department of Health, Ateneo Graduate
School of Business and Pfizer, Inc., which sends doctors to the
country’s poorest communities to take charge and sustain their
own health care delivery system. Aside from regular wages,
LHP doctor is given the incentive of earning a master’s degree
in community health. He also assists the municipality design a
sustainable system for health.
PBSP’s HIV/AIDS in the Workplace Program aims
to assist the business sector to respond to HIV/AIDS as one of
the emerging business concerns due to its huge impact to
human resource. PBSP offers HIV/AIDS orientation sessions to
companies, trainings for the development of the Peer Educators
and Counselors (PECs) and technical assistance on setting up an
HIV/AIDS in the Workplace Program and development of HIV/
AIDS policy.
PBSP’s DOTS in the Workforce Program helps companies set up a TB control and prevention program following the DOTS
strategy. DOTS or Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course is the World Health Organization (WHO)-prescribed strategy for
ensuring proper diagnosis and cure of TB. PBSP offers orientations, trainings and technical assistance in formation of a DOTS Program
Management System.
PBSP through its Training and Consulting Unit is piloting a Responsible
,
Parenthood Program in the Workplace and Communities with Business and Health
the following components - Family Planning (FP) Orientation, Developing a pool of FP Target/Output Indicators
Educators in the Workplace, and Education – Information dissemination through
various channels (forums, media, schools, etc.).
• No. of municipalities with sustained
Kilusang Ligtas Malaria (KLM) Program: A Model local health plans
Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. (PSFI) has embarked on a community health program
• No. of companies with Health in the
aimed at a sustainable effort to control and finally eradicate malaria. Shell partnered
with local communities to formulate a Malaria Control Plan that educates residents Workplace programs
on how to eradicate malaria. Local action groups were formed and mobilized to • No. of communities reached
raise awareness regarding the disease; training courses on case identification were
held; and equipment and supplies were provided.
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15. Key Steps for Business to Support the MDGs
Step 1: Review the Business and MDG Step 4: Program Implementation
Strategic Action Points vis-a-vis CSR Companies can work closely with a PIP or as maybe
objectives or Vision-Mission-Goals- necessary with the local government units or other
sectors.
Objective (VMGO)
It is essential for a company to choose a program that is
aligned to its CSR objectives. For guidance, read on the
Business Framework for Action on page 4.
Step 5: Monitoring and Reporting
PBSP as the secretariat, will undertake monitoring and
,
reporting of companies that implement programs aligned
Step 2: Choose an MDG Program to the MDGs. A database will be developed to facilitate
this process using the indicators identified by each of the
a. A company may choose from the list of proposed MDG Clusters. On page 14 is a tool for monitoring and
MDG programs under the four Clusters: Poverty, reporting that companies supporting the MDGs (through
Education, Health and Environment for easy reference. the MDG programs or otherwise) can use in reporting
A Program Brief can be found on pages 8-12. The their initiatives. Reports should be submitted every
Business and MDG Investment Portfolio (see inserts) second week of October to prepare for the Philippine
also contains other relevant information such as: Business and MDG Report at the end of the year.
components, cost, program implementing partner
(PIP), and measurement indicators.
Work flow between Company and PIP
Accomplish Statement of Interest Form found in the
Business and MDG Investment Portfolio. Return signed
Company
form to PBSP to facilitate the program implementation
and for monitoring purposes.
FUNDING REPORTING
b. A company may opt to initiate an MDG program that
is aligned to the proposed priority programs. PIP
Work flow between the Company-PBSP
Step 3: Modes of Engagement (PBSP as Fund Manager)
As the Secretariat, PBSP will broker agreements on details
of implementation between the company and the PIP .
REPORTING
Company
FUNDING
Companies may opt to designate PBSP as fund manager
(for programs not implemented by PBSP) in which case the
Foundation will extend necessary services. If a company PBSP
opts to work directly with the PIP PBSP will only be
,
involved in brokering agreements between two parties. PIP
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16. Business and the MDGs
Tool for Monitoring and Reporting of Business Initiatives on the MDGs
Company Name
Name of Respondent
Position
Signature
Location of Business Operations
Telephone No.
Fax No.
Mobile No.
Email
Name of Program / Project
Brief Description of Program/Project
(including goals and objectives)
Strategy Core Business
Social Investment
Engagement in Policy Advocacy
Program/Project Area of Focus Poverty Health
Education Environment
Year of Implementation and/or Duration
Program/Project Location (e.g. Community/School,
Municipality, Province, Region)
Program/Project Partners
Type & Number of Program Beneficiaries Children and Youth Farmers/Fisherfolks LGUs
Teachers/Administrators Indigenous Peoples School
Out-of-school youth Urban poor
Micro & Small entrepreneurs
Women
Amount of Corporate Investment
Success Indicator(s)* / Program Output or Outcome
as of reporting period
*See indicators on page 9-12. On-line database can be accessed at www.pbsp.org.ph in October 2005.
For more information, please email to ceoforum_mdg@pbsp.org.ph
Telephone No. 527-7741 to 48 loc. 106; Telefax: 527-3747

17. Directory of Program Implementing Partners
1 THE ATENEO GRADUATE Crimsonlogic started its operations on 4 KNOWLEDGE CHANNEL
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS November 28, 2003 with the It was launched in 1999 to make
incorporation of a fully-owned quality, curriculum-based education
(AGSB) Through its Health Unit,
marketing office, making it the ninth available to all public schools
AGSB is the driver of the Leaders for
overseas subsidiary to be set up under through the medium of television.
Health Program (LHP). It is a major
instrument of the Ateneo de Manila the Crimsonlogic Group of Companies. The Knowledge Channel believes
University in the pursuit of its mission that television can be an innovative
Contact: Leo Querubin, and cost-effective tool in providing
and vision in the field of business
Country Manager better public school education. The
management. Together with its
Unit 504, 5/F Net One Center, only all-education cable channel
partners at the project sites, AGSB
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig offers high quality programs that aim
delivers the capacity building
Tel. No. 8158946 / Fax No. 8158947 / to raise math, science and other
interventions of LHP as well as
,
Email: leoquerubin@crimsonlogic.com competencies of Filipino students in
provide overall project
areas that have access to cable TV
implementation and monitoring.
3 FIGARO FOUNDATION service or satellite dishes.
Contact: Dr. Maria Eufemia Yap, CORPORATION
Director, Leaders for Health Program Contact: Rina Lopez-Bautista,
It is the social development partner
Ateneo Graduate School of Business, President
of the Figaro Coffee Company, the
Rockwell Center, Makati City 5/F Benpres Bldg., Meralco Ave. cor.
leading Filipino specialty coffee
Tel. No. 8994589; 8997691 Exchange Road, Ortigas Center,
company in the country. The
loc. 2210 / Fax No. 8985007 / Pasig City
Foundation exists to inspire
Tel. No. 9102033 / Fax No.
Email: meyap@aps.ateneo.edu revitalization in the Philippine coffee
9103187 /
industry to the end of providing a
Email: rlopez@skycable.com
2 CRIMSONLOGIC sustainable trade that improves the
quality of life of coffee farmers, their
PHILIPPINES, INC. 5 PFIZER, INC.
families and the underprivileged
Offers trusted and innovative Pfizer was registered as a Philippine
who are also dependent on the
solutions and services globally in key corporation in 1954. Living to its
government and business sectors coffee trade.
commitment to the core value of
such as trade and logistics, legal, community, Pfizer not only takes care
Contact: Pacita U. Juan, Director
healthcare, insurance, taxation, social of its people, but also reaches out to
Suite 3A Classica I Condo, H.V. dela
security and transportation. Today, it help many Filipinos gain better
Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City
has offices in many parts of the access to good healthcare. Its
Tel. No. 8135836 / Fax No. 8190007 /
world. In the Philippines, corporate social responsibility
Website: www.savethebarako.org
thrusts and groundbreaking
partnership programs involve major
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18. stakeholders in government, companies, implementing various and its partners implement
medical community, patient groups, poverty alleviation programs systematic programs to improve
academe and industry. nationwide as an expression of the the provision of basic education in
corporate social responsibility of the more than 150 municipalities in the
Contact: Karen Villanueva, business community. country. By engaging local
Director for Corporate Affairs governments, socio-civic groups,
23/F Ayala Life-FGU Center, Ayala Contact: Gil T. Salazar, schools, teachers, parents and
Avenue, Makati City Executive Director students, Synergeia’s programs
Tel. No. 8643351; 8643655 / PSDC Building, Magallanes cor. Real serve as catalysts in mobilizing
Fax No. 8643779 Sts., Intramuros, Manila communities to recognize their
Telephone No. 527-7741 to 51 / Fax collective responsibility in
No. 527-3743 / Email: improving basic education.
6 PHILIPPINE BUSINESS
pbsp@pbsp.org.ph
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Contact: Dr. Nene Guevara,
(PBE) President & CEO
PBE is a non-stock, non-profit
8 PILIPINAS SHELL
Rm. 203 Ateneo Professional
organization incorporated in FOUNDATION, INC. (PSFI) Schools, Rockwell Center, Makati
January 1992 to assist Philippine PSFI was established on August 19, T No. 898-2913/ Fax No. 898-2617/
el.
business to address to its 1982 as a non-stock, non-profit Email: chingkel@synergeia.org.ph
environmental issues and concerns organization engaged in social
Website: www.synergeia.org.ph
because they believe that the development projects aimed to uplift
business community has a unique the quality of life in rural communities
and important role in providing in the Philippines. The Shell 10 YAKAP SA KALIKASAN
solutions to the environmental Companies in the Philippines set up a TUNGO SA KAUNLARAN
problems. Specifically, the key seed fund for PSFI to become NG PILIPINAS, INC.
roles of PBE are: environmental sustainable in the long-term. Since (YKKPI)
information support, 1982, the Foundation has helped more YKKPI is a Filipino-owned,
environmental advocacy, capacity than 443,701 individuals from different private, non-stock, non-profit
builder, and linkage builder. sectors. organization that promotes
sustainable development as
Contact: Lisa Antonio, Contact: Edgar Veron-Cruz, carved in the Philippine Agenda
Executive Director Executive Director 21 by partnering with
G/F DAP Building, San Miguel Shell House, 156 Valero St., Salcedo government line agencies, non-
Avenue, Ortigas, Pasig City Village, Makati City government organizations,
Tel. No. 6353670 / Fax No. Tel. No. 816-6501 loc. 6815/ corporate foundations, people’s
6315714 / Fax. No. 816-6565 organizations, the academe and
Email: ctem@csi.com.ph Email: edgar.veroncruz@shell.com
other sectors of society.
7 PHILIPPINE BUSINESS FOR 9 SYNERGEIA FOUNDATION Contact: Sonny Martires,
SOCIAL PROGRESS (PBSP) It is made up of a diverse group of Executive Director
PBSP is a corporate-led social individuals and institutions that work on Unit 9, 2nd Flr. Ordoveza Bldg. II,
development foundation composed programs together to improve the Sto. Domingo Bay, Laguna
of more than 190 member quality of basic education. Synergeia Tel. No. (049) 536-8385/
Email: yakap_kalikasan@yahoo.com
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20. Why talk about business and poverty?
Poverty attacks the foundations for healthy business: an expanding customer base, a stable and safe environment, and a reliable,
healthy and efficient workforce. Endemic poverty stuns the growth of local enterprises and makes investment unattractive, as a result
ensnaring the poor in the trap of underemployment and lack of access to essential and enabling goods and services.
- Business and Poverty: Bridging the Gap, The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, 2002
With the support of:
For more information, please contact:
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Philippine Business for Social Progress
or
THE MANAGER
Philippine Business for Social Progress - Center for Corporate Citizenship
PSDC Building, Magallanes corner Real Streets
1002 Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
Telephone Nos.: (632) 527-7741 to 48
Fax Nos.: (632) 527-3747/ 527-3743
Email: ceoforum_mdg@pbsp.org.ph
Website: www.pbsp.org.ph