THE Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) reached new milestone in the country's sustainable banking operations as BPI Iloilo Solis and BPI Loyola Katipunan became the first two bank branches to earn Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) certification of World Bank Group member International Finance Corp. (IFC).

EDGE is a green building certification with quantitative metrics, providing cost-effective strategies to reduce energy use, water use and embodied energy in materials. BPI has three more branches in the pipeline for EDGE certification.