Environment and Sustainability
Converge launches campaign for mothers in partnership with Caritas Manila, KREations PH
Converge recently launched its “Mula sa Nanay, Para sa Nanay” campaign, conducting a fundraising activity by selling upcycled bags made...
One Meralco Foundation takes an active role in enhancing disaster response and recovery planning of LGUs
TO SAVE MORE LIVES. One Meralco Foundation supports the government’s rollout of the PlanSmart Ready to Rebuild web application to...
Global temperatures to break records in the next five years
Source: https://eos.com/blog/climate-change-and-agriculture/ Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fueled by heat-trapping greenhouse...
Aboitiz adopts 1.6 hectares of Napocor’s tree planting site
Aboitiz Construction Inc. signed an agreement with state-run National Power Corp. to adopt 1.6 hectares of planting site in the...
UN outlines roadmap to slash global plastic pollution by 80%
Plastic pollution could drop by 80 percent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market shifts using...
Restoring forests holds the key to a sustainable future
Preserving the world forests will generate new jobs and mitigate climate change. Revitalizing degraded forest is critical for meeting the...
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...
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.