Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), the country’s leading infrastructure investment company in the Philippines, clinched the most coveted Finance for the Future Award for Embedding an Integrated Approach (Listed Companies) at the 10th Finance for the Future Awards held last week.
A partnership between Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), Deloitte, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Finance for the Future Awards recognized organizations and individuals that support the integration of sustainability into financial decision-making. After a rigorous three-stage judging process, MPIC bestedseven other international and equally competitive publicly-listed companies from across the globe.
“People, planet, and long-term impact are at the core of our work,” says MPIC Chairman, President, and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan. “We view this as an obligation to future generations of Filipinos. We will never stop pursuing sustainable growth.”
Across six categories, 33 finalists from 13 countries all over the world were celebrated at the Awards, which prides itself on being one of the few remaining, solely merit-based sustainability accolades globally. The awards ceremony was held in Londonwith hybrid attendance by leading businesses around the world. MPIC participated and received the award online.
Created in 2012, the Finance for the Future Awards recognize leadership within the finance function to drive sustainable economies. The category “Embedding an Integrated Approach (Listed Companies)” acknowledges listed companies where sustainability is embedded in the overall strategy and decision-making processes, as well as finance teams that play a critical role in delivering this.
Winners of this category do not only embed sustainability into their overall strategy and decision-making process and consider it as the core of the organization’s activities, but also generate tangible environmental and/or social benefits in addition to delivering financial outcomes.
