PHINMA once again showed its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility

The Asian CSR Awards which was held last September 26-27, 2006 was sponsored for the second consecutive year by Philippine Investment-Management (PHINMA), Inc.. This is Asia's premier Awards program on corporate social responsibility. The program recognizes and honors Asian companies for outstanding, innovative and world-class products, services, projects and programs in CSR. These projects should demonstrate the company's leadership, sincerity and on-going commitment in incorporating ethical values, compliance with legal requirements, respect for individuals, involvement in communities and protection of the environment into the way they do business.

The Awards were given in five categories: Environmental Excellence, Support and Improvement of Education, Poverty Alleviation, Best Workplace Practices, and Concern for Health. The special "Lifetime" Achievement Award recognizes the individual or organization, based in the community, that has best collaborated with the Corporate sector to benefit society.

(L-R) Mr. Francis G. Estrada, Mr. Oscar Hilado, Mr. Illac Angelo Diaz (Pier One Seaman’s Dormitory), Mr. C. M. Hsu (3M Phils), Her Excellency Corazon C. Aquino, Mr. Antonino Aquino (Manila Water), Mr. Wajid Hussain Junejo (Engro Chemicals Limited), Mr. Gerardo Ablaza (Globe Telecom), Sen. Mechai Viravaidya ( Population and Community Development Assocation), Mr. Ramon R. del Rosario, and Prof. Felipe B. Alfonso.

(L-R) Mr. Francis G. Estrada, Mr. Oscar Hilado, Ms. Ma. Cecilia Alcantara (Coca-Cola Foundation Phils), Mr. Illac Angelo Diaz (Pier One Seaman’s Dormitory), Mr. C. M. Hsu (3M Phils), Her Excellency Corazon C. Aquino, Mr. Antonino Aquino (Manila Water), Mr. Wajid Hussain Junejo (Engro Chemicals Limited), Ms. Nariman Siddiqui (Unilever Pakistan), Mr. Gerardo Ablaza (Globe Telecom), Sen. Mechai Viravaidya ( Population and Community Development Assocation), Mr. Ramon R. del Rosario, and Prof. Felipe B. Alfonso.

The following companies, 3M (Asia Pacific), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Pier One Seaman's Dormitory (Philippines), Manila Water (Philippines), and Engro Chemicals Pakistan Limited (Pakistan) were honored at the Asian CSR Awards Gala concluding the 5th annual Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) 2006 held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Metro Manila, Philippines on September 26, 2006. Participating in AFCSR 2006, an Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Conference, were a record breaking 528 delegates from 24 countries.

In addition, a special "Lifetime" Achievement Award was given to Senator Mechai Viravaidya, the founder and Chairman of Population and Community Development Association, one of Thailand's most successful and innovative nonprofit development organizations aimed at thwarting the ravaging consequences of poverty and helping lower the country's population growth.

List of 2006 Winners and Merit Awardees (Listing by Company, Project and Country)

Category 1: Environmental Excellence

Winner 3M Asia-Pacific Facilities Prove Pollution Prevention Pays (3P) in 2005 Asia Pacific

Merit Awardee Unilever Philippines Project Eliminate Philippines

		3M’s C.M. Hsu, Managing director of 3M Phils
		Unilever Phils’ Hector Vigo, Vice President for Supply Chain

Category 2: Support and Improvement of Education

Winner Globe Telecom in cooperation with Ayala Foundation, Chikka Asia, Department of Education, International Youth Foundation, Nokia, Pearson Foundation, PMSI Dream Cable, SEAMEO INNOTECH, and UNDP Text2Teach Philippines

Merit Awardees
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Knowledge based therapeutic recreation and HIV/AIDS awareness India

Unilever Pakistan Private Public Partnership - The Unilever Government Elementary School Pakistan

Coca Cola Foundation Little Red Schoolhouse Project Philippines

Globe Telecom’s Gerardo Ablaza, President
Coca-Cola Foundation’s Ma. Cecilia Alcantara, President
Unilever Pakistan’s Nariman Siddiqui, Corporate Affairs General Manager

Category 3: Poverty Alleviation

Winner Pier One Seaman's Dormitory Pier One Seaman's Dormitory Project Philippines

Merit Awardees
The Coca Cola Company Migrant Farmer Training & Employment Program Hong Kong

Ballarpur Industries Limited Empowering Communities through Micro Entrepreneurship India

		Pier One Seaman’s Dormitory’s Illac Angelo A. Diaz, CEO
		Ballarpur Industries Ltd.’s Yogesh Agarwal, COO
		The Coca-Cola Company’s Charles Tang, Vice President & Director for Corporate Affairs

Category 4: Best Workplace Practices

Winner Manila Water Developing the Modern Water System Manager Philippines

Merit Awardees
IBM Philippines, Inc. Embracing Diversity @IBM Philippines

Chowking Foods Corporation Go for Gold Program Philippines

Manila Water’s Antonino T. Aquino, President
IBM Phils.’ Joaquin E. Quintos IV, Country General Manager
Chowking Foods Corp.’s Angelito Santiago, HR Director
Sen. Mechai Viravaidya -- Lifetime Achievement Award

Category 5: Concern for Health

Winner Engro Chemicals Pakistan Limited Project HOPE Pakistan

Merit Awardees
The Coca Cola Company Coca-Cola's "Health Journey" in Rural China Hong Kong

Jollibee Foods Corporation Training & Employment of Deaf and Hearing - Impaired Persons in Jollibee Stores Philippines

Thai Life Insurance Co., Ltd. One's Gift of Life to Many Project Thailand

		Engro Chemicals Ltd.’s Wajid Hussain Junejo, Public Affairs Manager & Country Head Public Afairs and CSR
		Jollibee Foods Corp.’s Ernesto Tanmantiong, EVP and COO
		The Coca-Cola Company’s Charles Tang, Vice President & Director for Corporate Affairs

Categories and Criteria

1. Environmental Excellence
The Company that has successfully implemented a major project or program in areas such as: Energy Efficiency, Extended Product Responsibility, Green Product Design, Waste Reduction, Sustainable Business Practices and Water Conservation. The company that has integrated environmental performance into its sustainable development strategy and delivers proven business benefits.

2. Support and Improvement of Education
This award recognizes the contribution of companies through their contribution toward improving the level of education of their employees, their community and their nation. It recognizes how well the company backs up its belief and commitment to education and how sustainable the project or program is.

3. Poverty Alleviation
The Company that has done the most during the preceding twelve months for the alleviation of poverty in the local, national or international environment in which it operates with initiatives in such areas as livelihood and employment generation, basic social services such as health, water, sanitation, nutrition, housing etc. The awards is for sustainable projects or programs that do not merely pay lip service to poverty alleviation but are shown to form part and parcel of the company's mission.

4. Best Workplace Practices
The Company that has policies and programs in place that show the respect they have for their employees and how much they value them. It focuses on how far the company has gone in taking care of its employees by way of embracing diversity in the workplace, providing childcare, providing for appropriate work life balance of employees, dependence care, layoffs & closing, health and wellness, privacy, employee training, fostering lifelong learning, improving the quality of life at work and implementing employee ownership plans on a sustainable basis.

5. Concern for Health
The Company that has accomplished the most for the improvement of health care in the local, national or international environment in which it operates with initiatives in such areas as improvement in child health including the reduction of malnutrition, support of medical research into areas meaningful to and of importance to the immediate community, partnerships with NGOs, governmental bodies or others to provide health care to the less fortunate members of society. The award is for sustainable projects or programs that are related to the core mission of the company and related to its competencies and expressed values.

Search and Selection Process

There is an exhaustive search and selection process for the Awards that include the generation of entries, initial screening, short listing by a panel of experts and final judging. Generating entries Companies from all over the region are encouraged to nominate themselves and enter their favorite projects or programs. There is no limit to the number of entries per company.

AIM alumni from around the region, regional and international organizations, NGOs, advertising agencies, management consultants, suppliers of products and services are also invited to nominate companies in the Award categories for specific projects, programs and services that showcase their CSR commitment. In the initial processing, the Awards Secretariat processes the entries, prepares a synopsis of each entry, makes copies of relevant exhibits and submits these for consideration by the Judging Sub-committees. Supporting materials submitted such as videos and brochures are sent to the chairpersons of the respective sub-committees.

Judging Process

AFCSR partners and specially selected experts as needed are formed into five judging sub-committees, one for every award category. A chairperson is appointed for each team. These judging teams review the entries submitted to them and make final recommendations to the conference committees. The selection of the judging teams are then compiled by the secretariat and circulated to all judges en banc with final recommendations from the AIM-RVR Center. The Board consists of representatives from the AIM-RVR Center, the major partners and sponsors of the event and OIC Events and Conference, the conference and awards managers.

Members of the Judging Committees

Mohiuddin Babar, Nature Alliance/ Linkcom Business Solutions (Bangladesh)

Mallen Baker, Business in the Community (United Kingdom) - Chair of Environmental Excellence

Dawn Emling, Credit Suisse (Hong Kong)

Rufina Fernandes, NASSCOM Foundation (India)

Tapati Ghosh, Centre for Social Markets (India)

Chrysanti Hasibuan-Sedyono, PPM Institute of Management (Indonesia)- Chair of Support and Improvement of Education

Ngo T. Minh Huong, Center for Development and Integration (Vietnam)

Michael Kelly, KPMG (United Kingdom) - Chair of Best Workplace Practices

Yanti Koestoer, Indonesia Business Links

Achsan Permas, PPM Institute of Management (Indonesia)

S. Prakash Sethi, International Center for Corporate Accountability (USA)- Chair of Concern for Health

Jodie Thorpe, Sustainability Ltd. (United Kingdom) - Chair of Poverty Alleviation

Rory Tolentino, Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium (Philippines)

Ambreen Waheed, Responsible Business Initiative (Pakistan)