Transcript Slide 1 - Soup4World Institute

Sustainable Development
in the Philippines
Jason DC. Gavina
12th Annual Youth Leadership for Sustainable Development
Martha’s Vineyard, MA, USA
Typhoon Yolanda
Vulnerability
• 13th most climate-vulnerable country in the world
(2016 Climate Change Vulnerability Index)
• Flash floods and frequent storms
• Agricultural country
Key Developments
1. Government: Laws and policies supporting
measures addressing climate change
2. Businesses: Companies getting interested in the
triple bottom-line
3. Academe/ Business: Sustainability reporting
4. Individuals: Consumers preferring eco-ethical,
eco-friendly products and services
Energy
Currently: 87% Fossil fuels, 13% Renewable
Goal: 70% Renewable by 2030
Biggest solar-powered mall
“The 1.5-megawatt plant will be able to augment the mall’s power
requirements, or the equivalent of 2,000 Filipino homes. It is expected
to operate for over 25 years and offset an estimated 40,000 tons of
carbon dioxide (CO2), or the equivalent of planting 200,000 trees.”
Real Estate
Ayala Land
Valuing Our Natural Capital
• Our sustainability policy is to protect and conserve the environment while we grow
our business. This drives us to innovate and find new business models, processes,
products, and services that minimize our environmental impacts.
• Addressing environmental challenges while pursuing economic growth and
improving quality of life is possible through collaboration, shared vision and goals,
and social inclusion. Viewed from a long-term and larger perspective, we are not
only managers of our businesses but also stewards of our planet.
Rags 2 Riches
• Social enterprise producing upcycled
designer bags
E-vehicles
Loudbasstard amplifiers
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Loudbasstard’s bamboo amplifiers are hand-made, hand-cut and hand-dyed in Cebu,
ensuring that each piece is unique and well-crafted by Cebuanos in their community.
Aside from helping the livelihood of Cebuano craftsmen, using Loudbasstard’s
amplifiers will also save a chunk of your electricity because you don’t need to plug it
anymore.
Bambikes
• Eco-tours and eco-friendly rides
Farm schools
• Schools where people can have actual hands-on
experience in planting and taking care of their favorite
vegetables and other high value crops.
Sustainable Development
• Triple bottomline
• Requires engagement
from all sectors
• Interconnectedness