NLEX Corporation achieved another milestone after recently receiving its ISO 39001 accreditation for effective road safety standards and initiatives, aimed at reducing fatalities and serious injuries caused by road accidents. This trailblazing development came after the tollway company successfully passed rigorous audits for Road Traffic Safety Management Systems (RTSMS).
The company is also conforming to the United Nations’ Five Pillars for Road Safety that include road safety management, safer roads and mobility, safer vehicles, safer road users, and post-crash response.
NLEX Corporation President and General Manager J. Luigi L. Bautista noted that the recognition would mean being more accountable to the company’s stakeholders. “We are elated and proud to have achieved another milestone in the company’s history. This validates and solidifies our firm commitment to make NLEX-SCTEX safe for our road users. We will make sure to uphold these principles, processes, and practices as we consistently adhere to the ISO 39001 standards,” he said.
Recently, NLEX was also recertified for ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001: 2018 for the effective implementation of its integrated management systems (IMS) on quality, environment, and occupational health and safety.
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MPT South Inks Partnership with USAID SIBOL for CALAX Biodiversity Program
Metro Pacific Tollways South Management Corporation (MPT South), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), signed a project agreement with the United States Agency for International Development’s Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans and Landscapes (SIBOL) last Monday to further its sustainability efforts to turn Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) into a ‘green highway’.
Through the partnership, MPT South and USAID SIBOL, a natural resources management and biodiversity conservation project, will collaborate on a program that will trailblaze natural resources management — tree planting activities to be undertaken in CALAX; advanced science-based decision making; fostering community engagement and promoting good environmental practices; and transforming CALAX’s biodiversity program as an income-generating project of communities.
CALAX is a 45-kilometer high-speed road network connecting the two provinces of Cavite and Laguna, aiming to serve around 45,000 motorists upon its completion. As of today, CALAX operates from Binan, Laguna up to the east of Silang, Cavite.
Sealing the partnership were Metro Pacific Tollways South Management Corp. President and General Manager, Mr. Roberto Bontia; MPTC Chief Finance Officer and Senior Executive Sponsor for Sustainability Mr. Christopher Lizo; USAID Philippines Office of Environment, Energy and Climate Change Chief Mr. John Edgar; and USAID SIBOL Chief of Party Dr. Ernesto Guiang.
The agreement with MPT South is in line with USAID SIBOL’s goal to improve biodiversity conservation by working towards voluntary industry standards and replicating the rewilding model in similar projects. The project works with government agencies, academia, local communities, and the private sector in turning this objective into concrete activities that positively impact the environment.