Environment and Sustainability
SMC aids corn farmers, buys over P23.9-b worth of crops
San Miguel Corp., through food unit San Miguel Foods, has purchased over 1.3 million metric tons of corn amounting to...
Key consumer trends emerging from food and beverage sector
Kuala Lumpur―Tetra Pak, a world-leading processing and packaging solutions company, released key findings and insights from its full report, Trendipedia...
FAO commodity price index increased in April
Rome―The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases...
Global food production at risk as El Niño climate takes shape
Source: FAO Graphics The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year has become more...
FAO maps out El Niño regions, readies actions to reduce risks
ROME—The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is mapping out the areas in the globe that are...
Japan vows $23.6-m climate change fund
NEW YORK―Japan and UNDP have joined forces for another set of funding to support climate action, drive green transformation and...
Toyota Motor Philippines backs carbon neutrality on Earth Month
LIAN, Batangas―A group of volunteers led by Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) headed to the coast of Lian, Batangas for...
Packaging should be green, smart—experts
Recovering from the effects of the pandemic, the packaging and manufacturing industries are up on their toes to use technological...
CSR and ESG
I wrote earlier about how doing good and doing well as an economic and social imperative is now more relevant...
World Bank urges PH to give perks on ‘smart agriculture’
The World Bank has urged the government to grant the private sector incentives to invest in climate smart agriculture and...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.