Real Talk: Sustainability Summit 2017
Enderun Colleges and AGREA held Sustainability Summit 2017 last September 20 at SMX Convention Center, SM Aura Premier, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. Over 100 delegates from top corporations, business owners, government and the academe attended the one-day event—to engage in an intimate discussion tackling how sustainability efforts are done in various disciplines and how those disciplines can work together to create solutions.
The Summit intended to deliver a deeper discussion from last year’s Summit whose focus was on the triple bottom line of sustainable businesses: people, planet, profit—to challenge the status quo and challenge key players in creating solutions for a sustainable community.
Panelists for the Sustainbility Summit 2017 include local and international enterprises like, Holy Carabao, The Vibe Tribe, Grassroots Pantry, StartUp Village, IdeaSpace Foundation, TwoEco, Inc, Swoop Inc, Nurture Wellness, ASpace, Satoshi Citadel Inc. (SCI) and MAD Travel. Top Corporations such as SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation, The HongKong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., PALAFOX Associates as well as the government sector, Department of Agriculture were present to engage in the panel discussions.
There were six moderated panel sessions in the one-day event. Funding Opportunities for Sustainable Enterprises, Sustainable Infrastructure and Design, Business Opportunities in Design, Sustainable Technology and Innovations with emphasis on shared economies, Sustainable Production and Consumption with emphasis on Food Systems and Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism.
Ms. Cherrie Atilano, CEO & Founder of AGREA, said “This Summit is not like any other talk about Sustainability, its looking at sustainability with a bigger lens and challenging ourselves how we could collaborate to create solutions.”
Sustainability Summit 2017 would not be possible without its event partners, Forest Foundation Philippines, TAEL Partners, LANDBANK of the Philippines and Haworth.
Proceeds of the event goes to AGREA Foundation’s The Garden Classroom Program whose mission is to enhance the quality of life for elementary students by turning barren and forgotten school gardens in the 183 elementary schools of Marinduque into blooming centers for outdoor learning.
Enderun Colleges is a management school located at McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio. Founded in 2005, it offers undergraduate courses in Entrepreneurship with special focus on Family Enterprise; in Business Administration, major in Financial Management, Operations Management, Marketing Management, Technology Management or Sustainability; in International Hospitality Management with specialization in Hotel Administration or Culinary Arts; and Economics with specialization in Saemaul Undong and International Development Cooperation. (www.enderuncolleges.com)
AGREA Agricultural System International, Inc., or simply, AGREA is an innovative inclusive business that aims to help eradicate poverty for farming and fishing families, to alleviate the effects of climate change and to help establish food security in the Philippines. AGREA’s focus is on farmers and fishermen in the Marinduque province. (www.agreaph.com)
To find out more about The Garden Classroom program visit www.agreaph.com/the-garden-classroom
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