Zuellig Pharma’s steadfast commitment to holistic sustainability remains resolute as the company concluded its 2021 Supplier Sustainability Awards last December 1, 2021.
In line with its transformative journey to sustainability, Zuellig Pharma, Asia’s leading health care services provider, celebrates its meaningful partnerships with global suppliers by recognizing noble contributions towards sustainability. Zuellig Pharma Corporation is present in 14 countries across the Asia Pacific region each with individual vendor nominations. The 14 international nominees were evaluated based on four sustainability pillars (Impact, Innovation, Insights, and Initiative) and MPower bested all other international nominees. Following MPower are silver and bronze awardees Sodexo (India) and Agility Logistics (Thailand), respectively.
Since MPower’s inception in 2013, it has been committed to delivering stable and reliable energy as well as best-in-class energy solutions and to driving flagship Corporate Social Responsibility programs in line with Meralco’s sustainability agenda. The Kinder Classroom Project, which has built and inaugurated 9 classrooms with audio-visual learning materials, has benefitted more than 2,500 students, enabling more conducive learning spaces for the Filipino youth during their formative years. This multi-awarded program garnered 7 awards and has been recognized by the Department of Education and various local government units for its efforts to uphold quality Filipino education. Prior to this, MPower, together with its partners also conducted school electrification programs in off grid locations by way of donating and installing solar panels in selected schools. In addition, in the last two years, MPower reached Php 1M in donations for 12 school beneficiaries in Luzon and the Visayas for its Back-To-School Donation Drive to support modular learning during the pandemic.
To help counter the effects of climate change and to help realize decarbonization goals, CommuniTrees, an annual tree planting program with MPower’s partners, is on track to plant 8,000 seedlings across Luzon by the end of 2021 to mark MPower’s eight fruitful years in the business. This is in support of Meralco’s thrust of building a sustainable and greener future by nurturing the environment and by giving back to the communities it serves.
MPower was also privileged to present its projects to a global audience through a paper on Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunities for the Philippine Competitive Retail Electricity Market during the Conference on Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI) held in Malaysia in September 2018.
Meralco President and CEO, Atty. Ray C. Espinosa said, “We are deeply honored to be this year’s Zuellig Supplier Sustainability Gold awardee. Sustainability truly is at the core of our strategy and operations as a Company, and we, in Meralco, are committed not only to keep the lights on, but also to power the good life for all. MPower SVP and Head, Mr. Roberto Almazora voiced out the same saying, “We, at MPower, have always pursued our business endeavors with sustainability embedded at our core and to be recognized for our efforts is both humbling and reassuring that we are navigating towards the right direction.”
In recent years, MPower has also significantly ramped up its clean energy transition in support of the government's sustainability and decarbonization efforts by sourcing from renewable energy (RE) power plants. "We are one with the government to achieve its 50% RE energy mix aspiration by 2040. As a responsible retailer, the only way to do this is to contract from clean and greenfield plants, to encourage new RE investments, and to shift away from old and unsustainable energy sources.” said Almazora. With MPower’s strategic power supply sourcing, wide range of end-to-end business solutions through its affiliates, and thrust to empower consumers and communities through collective action, it is evident that sustainability has and always will be a catalyst for MPower's strategic initiatives.
MPower is the leading and most trusted Retail Electricity Supplier in the Competitive Retail Electricity Market, holding a 30% market share nationwide. It offers customized energy solutions to meet the needs of Contestable Customers with an average demand of at least 500 kW for the past 12 months.
