A one-stop shop for ESG actions | The Manila Times

THE brightly lit lobby that hosts a few tables, chairs, LED screens and a casual café is roughly just 1,500 square meters in size, but it is actually more powerful than it looks. This recently launched Sustainability Hub of Accenture Philippines acts as the one-stop shop for the company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) actions. This is where partners are usually given an update on their green initiatives. Perhaps more importantly, this is where it virtually gathers thousands of its employees spread all over the Philippines to encourage them to support the environment. To date, about 26,000 Eco-Champions have risen to the challenge, making activities like tree planting and beach cleanups as part of their social corporate responsibility roles, if not their lifestyles.

During the launch, Accenture Philippines' statement acknowledged that "sustainability is an important force of change." Embedding it "in everything it does and everyone it works with" leads to the creation of "both business value and sustainable impact, enabled by technology and human ingenuity."