GCash, HOPE and Century Pacific Food, Inc., celebrate one million coconut trees planted

GCash, HOPE and Century Pacific Food, Inc., celebrate one million coconut trees planted

Posted by Ria Hazel on 3:56 PM in Advocacy, Century Pacific Food Inc, Gcash, Hope, one million coconut trees, tree planting,

From left: Century Pacific Agricultural Ventures, Inc. (CPAVI vice president and general manager Noel Tempongko, HOPE founder and chairwoman Nanette Medved-Po, Friends of Hope, Inc. Managing director Ilusion Farias and GCash sustainability head CJ Alegre 

The Philippines is one of the world’s largest exporters of coconut productsm. This industry, however, faces multiple challenges such as low productivity due to a host of social, financial and logistical factors. To further support and promote the country’s coconut industry, leading fintech superapp GCash, through its in-app sustainability feature GForest, in partnership with HOPE and Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CPFI), has planted one million coconut trees in Mindanao alone, co uplifting the lives of over 7,600 smallholder farmers, of whom 32% are women.

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This consumer goods company is restoring nature through mangrove planting

This consumer goods company is restoring nature through mangrove planting

Posted by Ria Hazel on 2:05 PM in Calatagan Batangas, ecosystem, environment, Nature, Procter & Gamble, Sustainability, tree planting,

Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines, the trusted multinational consumer goods company with products that promote health and hygiene recently held a two-day tree planting activity in Lemery and Calatagan, Batangas, respectively. Over 100 P&G employees participated and planted 2,000 mangrove seedlings in the coastal areas.

Considered a natural climate solution, mangroves act as natural barriers against storms, floods, and erosion common in coastal areas. Mangroves also serve as a habitat for various marine species and support the livelihoods of coastal communities by providing food and raw materials for handicrafts and construction.

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