The SM Group received 18 awards for energy efficiency initiatives, which generated around P500 million in savings to the group.
SM Group was one of the awardees of the Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Awards for 2016 given by the Energy Department.
SM malls and offices were conferred energy efficiency awards, including a hall of fame award for outstanding and pioneering contributions to energy efficiency. SM has put in place energy efficiency projects which included but were not limited to solar rooftop projects.
The Don Emilio Abello Efficiency Awards is spearheaded by the department in recognition to outstanding companies and energy managers who have undertaken energy efficiency and conservation programs to achieve substantial savings in their energy consumption.
The SM awardees included Cyber Makati 1 (hall of fame) and SM City Iloilo, SM City North EDSA (Annex), The Podium, Mall of Asia and Cyber Makati 1 (outstanding awards).
Outstanding energy manager awardees were Melchor Nocomora for Cyber Makati 1, Franklin Crisostomo for Mall of Asia, Danilo Laxamana for The Podium, Daryl Pascual for SM City North EDSA (Annex) and Gino Jan Babao for SM City Iloilo.
Special awards were also given to One eCom Center, Cyber Makati 2 and SM Corporate Offices while awards of recognition were bestowed on SM City Baguio, SM City North EDSA, SM General Santos and SM Corporate Offices.
Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said this year’s awardees were worthy of emulation because of their contribution to the common good and environmental protection.
He said the awards aimed to encourage various establishments to reduce energy consumption without sacrificing their business productivity.
“The entire Department of Energy family congratulates and hold in the highest esteem the recipients of this year’s Don Emilio Abello Energy Efficiency Awards. They collectively represent the ideal standard of excellence that we want society to uphold, and that we want others to emulate and replicate in the fast-evolving field of energy efficiency and conservation,” Cusi said.