The 6th and concluding workshop for batch 9 included presentations on the legal framework of national environmental laws in the Philippines, such as the Clean Water Act (RA 9275), Philippine Clean Air Act (RA 8749), Ecological Solid Waste Management (RA 9003) and Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste (RA 6969). Representatives of the DENR and external Continue Reading

Some days take consultants out of their daily routines in the office or companies visits. Some days they conduct meetings with clients to teach them new things focused on environment connected with savings they can apply in their companies. One of those meetings is also workshop 4 which main aim is to introduce topics like Continue Reading

In the celebration of earth day, SM City organized an event, “Earth Day 2013 Philippines” that was held last Monday, 22nd day of April at Cinemax SM City Sta. Mesa. The goal of this event is to pursue their campaign in giving an environmental awareness to their customers. This short program started with a short Continue Reading

Workshop 3 of Eco-Bonus and Eco-Focus companies, introduces to participants ways of efficient and safe work with hazardous materials, how to analyse their energy consumption and of course, also the ways to preserve energy which inevitably leads to money savings. Another wide sphere which is discussed during workshop is waste management and benefits of its Continue Reading

Four hundred local and foreign dignitaries as well as representatives of private companies gathered for the ECOSWITCH Awarding Ceremony held at the New World Hotel in Makati City, Philippines last September 25, 2012. A total of 150 participating companies received plaques and certification for facilitating the switch in their organization towards more environmentally sustainable operations. Continue Reading

150 companies to receive ECOSWITCH Awards for Environmental Performance ECOSWITCH- Green Philippines Islands of Sustainability, a project funded by the European Union’s SWITCH Asia Program will honor 150 companies at the ECOSWITCH Awarding Ceremony at the New World Hotel in Makati on September 25, 2012, 1 to 6pm. The ECOSWITCH Awards marks the end of Continue Reading

The 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference for financial institutions dealing with small and medium enterprises took place from July 18-20 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza. ECOSWITCH representatives Mr. Wilson Baldonado and Mr. Lukas Stummer had the pleasure to join the last day of the conference. It included speeches of CEO Ambassador Jesus P. Tambunting Continue Reading

ECOSWITCH held its Life Cycle Assessment and Eco-Design ECOCLUB workshop at the Berjaya Hotel in Makati last May 3 and 4, 2012. The workshop attendees were the representatives from the ECOSWITCH Certified companies which completed the “base workshops” and are now ready to the more advanced topics. Dr. Thomas Dielacher commenced the day with a Continue Reading