SM celebrated World Environment Day together with DENR with a pledge of support and a meeting on ‘Blazing New Trails and Building a Shared Future with DENR’s Strategic Partners’.
DENR celebrates World Environment Day with the support of its many private sector partners, including SM Supermalls.
SM Supermalls Senior Vice President for Operations Bien Mateo said, “As we celebrate World Environment Day, on behalf of the SM family, you have our commitment that we will continue to embrace sustainability in everything we do as a company to protect the environment for the future generation of Filipinos.” As one of DENR’s strategic partners, Mr. Mateo highlighted SM’s initiatives on energy conservation, solid waste reduction, and water conservation, among others.
SM’s solid waste management initiatives have helped divert trash from ending up in landfills and large bodies of water. These include its flagship program, Trash to Cash Recycling Market, which has collected more than 1 million recyclables a year; the daily collection of solid waste in 14 malls in partnership with Friends of HOPE; electronic waste collection booths in Cyberzone and designated mall areas; and regular coastal and community clean up drives.
As part of this year’s Philippine Environment Month celebration, SM will mount Coastal Clean Up activities around World Oceans Day on June 8, in partnership with the DENR, Local Government Units , and schools. Nearly 1,500 volunteers are expected to join nationwide.In its effort to conserve water resources, SM malls recycle water to help lessen the dependence on freshwater sources for non-potable use. In the past year, SM recycled 3.
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