Holcim Philippines Inc. participated last March in several virtual roundtable discussions on sustainability conducted by private and public partners to share its accomplishments.
On March 30, Alan Cuyno, project manager of Holcim Philippines’ waste management co-processing unit Geocycle, shared the company’s contributions to addressing the country’s plastic pollution challenge in the Consumer Care Webinar of the Consumer Policy and Advocacy Division of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Cuyno discussed Geocycle’s achievements in reducing plastic waste going to landfills, rivers, and oceans. The co-processing technology allows Holcim Philippines to save traditional fuels and use alternatives to produce cement. Co-processing lowers CO2 emissions and helps preserves natural resources for a longer time. Finally, it enables the company to recycle materials that would otherwise end up in landfills.
Cuyno was also tapped by the Climate Change Service of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to serve as a panelist for talks on the measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gases and its potential co-processing to reduce carbon emissions of the cement industry.
Holcim Philippines Environment Manager Stephanie Frogoso participated in a discussion hosted by the World Resources Institute and Business for Sustainable Development on the barriers and opportunities in advocating for science-based targets in reducing Philippine companies’ carbon emissions. She highlighted Holcim Philippines’ plans to improve its carbon footprint in line with the goals set by LafargeHolcim Group on climate and energy.
