Amidst the growing awareness for, and acceptance of the environmental emergency bannered by the threats of climate change, the call and the desire to take a more active role in shaping the future of Mother Earth has breached the high ivory walls of capitalism. Philippine business enterprises have begun the bold yet (in retrospect) inevitable movement towards the adherence to the philosophy and advocacies for the global Green movement.
This turn of events has led to a range of consumer-directed efforts by countless companies, from trade expos to the launch of eco-friendly product lines, to company CSR’s (corporate social responsibility) geared to answer the call for action.
Green: the new color of money
Suddenly, products carrying the banner of environmental preservation have captured the hearts (and cash) of a large part of consumers everywhere. Ethical consumerism has become a most reliable revenue-generating factor in the global market, and corporations have taken advantage of this trend faster than you can say “revenue stream.”
However, at the end of the day, green products sprouting up everywhere faster than tree saplings are indeed contributing to the eco-cause. Below are some examples of readily-available green products:
- Fair Trade woven bags
Produced by the a social welfare organization aimed to empower and improve the lives of smaller communities, the Fair Trade product line features biodegradable hand-woven, hand-sewn bags made by wives of farmers from the cottage industry.
A fundamental project of the Advocate of Philippine Fair Trade Inc., the production of these bags is aimed to provide significant financial and entrepreneurial assistance to Micro and Small Enterprises by incorporating sheer human creativity, resourcefulness, and honest, eager environmental advocacy.
Click here for a list of establishments carrying Fair Trade products.
- Luntian Bags
Photo courtesy of Luntian Bags
With a cause born out of a suggestion from a magazine article, executive-turned-environmental advocate Ichay Bulaong sprung change with her simple and stylish pro-earth Luntian bags, consequently establishing a livelihood program in San Teodoro, Mabini, Batangas. The bags are made of canvas and are completely reusable, with their main purpose being to help reduce the plastic bag pollution and overall waste buildup in the country.
Ichay’s objective became more concrete when she hired her first seamstress, her occasional dressmaker Aling Guring, who later on delegated the task to other women in the barangay. What was originally conceptualized as an idea to make the environment better sparked an incidental yet superior achievement by helping shape and touch the lives of the impoverished and jobless neighborhood.
For product inquiries, visit their site at http://luntianbags.wordpress.com/ or contact them at (0918) 914-0446
- Giga Green Products
Photo courtesy of GIGA
Founded by Peping and Joy de Villa, a couple married for 17 years, GIGA simply stands for “God Is Great Always.” The business name intends to connote how a marriage of faith, resilience, hard work, patience and integrity is tantamount to success. Mrs. de Villa explained that the name is not solely given as a marketing strategy; but also for “lucky charm” purposes.
It was 2000 when the de Villas ventured in their new business of selling organic soaps, which at first they were able to keep afloat by repackaging readily-available products. A year after and they began manufacturing their own products. Under their line are natural soaps, spa and aromatherapy products, as well as baby and pet care solutions.
To know more about their products, visit www.giga.com.ph or their store outlets.
- Leyende Products
Photo courtesy of Leyende
Neva Kares-Talladen, poet, writer writer and the lady behind Leyende, saw the necessity for more skin-friendly beauty solutions, mainly due to her adult-onset skin issues. She herself has been a witness to the consequences of a lack of high-quality, yet natural and organic products in the market. The need drove her to study and undergo workshops in, and outside the country, with the aim to develop products that she can actually use.
A play from the Spanish word leyenda connotating “story” or “legend”, Leyenda is starting to make a name in the Philippine cosmetic industry with its clean and organic products. With its primary thrust of caring for the environment, Leyende’s raw materials are mostly imported from certified organic farms and companies, like Rainforest Remedies and Honeybiz Australia Ltd. For other supplies and ingredients Leyende goes for locally-available essential oils, rosemary extracts and virgin coconut oil products.
Visit www.leyende.com to have an idea of their eco-friendly beauty products.
Green Corporations: Moving Mountains and Markets
Amidst the long list of organic products becoming readily available, some instances present far more significant forms of action, such as the establishment of entire corporations functioning to address the climate issue.
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Philippine Geogreen Incorporated
Photo courtesy of Philippine Geogreen Incorporated
Along with helping save the Earth, meeting government standards is the objective of Philippine Geogreen Incorporated.
After having been employed in the construction-related industries of New York City, the future founders of Geogreen discovered that the energy-saving products that other countries enjoy were nowhere to be found in the Philippines. It was this realization, the visions that came after, and the availability of materials, that gave birth to Philippine Geogreen Inc.
Philippine Geogreen Inc. is an authorized Philippine distributor of the finest energy saving devices in the United States. Among them are Solatube Daylight Saving Systems, Big Ass Fans and Sol Inc. Products include Solar Street Lights, LED Lights and Solar Exterior Lights.
PGI aims to continue prompting for supplies of additional innovative green technology for the Philippines, catalyzing the move towards a greener future.
Click here to view Geogreen’s offered products.
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Green Pinoy Trade Expo
Photo courtesy of Pinoy Green Academy
In response to the natural calamities plaguing our country, innovative and patriotic business entrepreneurs converged and launched the Green Pinoy Trade Expo, which took place last March 5 -7 2010, at the SM Mega Trade Hall. The Expo displaying locally-produced and environmentally friendly products for the Philippine market.
The event also advocated the importance of buying local products to generate Philippine jobs. Owners and organizers agreed that perhaps the only solution to the country’s economic woes is to patronize Philippine products. The Expo, therefore, is an amalgamation of efforts for a more eco-friendly Philippines, and opportunities for a more sustainable future for Philippine families through socioeconomic awareness and action.
Click here for a news article on the trade expo.
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The Greening of Philippine Commerce
0Amidst the growing awareness for, and acceptance of the environmental emergency bannered by the threats of climate change, the call and the desire to take a more active role in shaping the future of Mother Earth has breached the high ivory walls of capitalism. Philippine business enterprises have begun the bold yet (in retrospect) inevitable movement towards the adherence to the philosophy and advocacies for the global Green movement.
This turn of events has led to a range of consumer-directed efforts by countless companies, from trade expos to the launch of eco-friendly product lines, to company CSR’s (corporate social responsibility) geared to answer the call for action.
Green: the new color of money
Suddenly, products carrying the banner of environmental preservation have captured the hearts (and cash) of a large part of consumers everywhere. Ethical consumerism has become a most reliable revenue-generating factor in the global market, and corporations have taken advantage of this trend faster than you can say “revenue stream.”
However, at the end of the day, green products sprouting up everywhere faster than tree saplings are indeed contributing to the eco-cause. Below are some examples of readily-available green products:
Produced by the a social welfare organization aimed to empower and improve the lives of smaller communities, the Fair Trade product line features biodegradable hand-woven, hand-sewn bags made by wives of farmers from the cottage industry.
A fundamental project of the Advocate of Philippine Fair Trade Inc., the production of these bags is aimed to provide significant financial and entrepreneurial assistance to Micro and Small Enterprises by incorporating sheer human creativity, resourcefulness, and honest, eager environmental advocacy.
Click here for a list of establishments carrying Fair Trade products.
Photo courtesy of Luntian Bags
With a cause born out of a suggestion from a magazine article, executive-turned-environmental advocate Ichay Bulaong sprung change with her simple and stylish pro-earth Luntian bags, consequently establishing a livelihood program in San Teodoro, Mabini, Batangas. The bags are made of canvas and are completely reusable, with their main purpose being to help reduce the plastic bag pollution and overall waste buildup in the country.
Ichay’s objective became more concrete when she hired her first seamstress, her occasional dressmaker Aling Guring, who later on delegated the task to other women in the barangay. What was originally conceptualized as an idea to make the environment better sparked an incidental yet superior achievement by helping shape and touch the lives of the impoverished and jobless neighborhood.
For product inquiries, visit their site at http://luntianbags.wordpress.com/ or contact them at (0918) 914-0446
Photo courtesy of GIGA
Founded by Peping and Joy de Villa, a couple married for 17 years, GIGA simply stands for “God Is Great Always.” The business name intends to connote how a marriage of faith, resilience, hard work, patience and integrity is tantamount to success. Mrs. de Villa explained that the name is not solely given as a marketing strategy; but also for “lucky charm” purposes.
It was 2000 when the de Villas ventured in their new business of selling organic soaps, which at first they were able to keep afloat by repackaging readily-available products. A year after and they began manufacturing their own products. Under their line are natural soaps, spa and aromatherapy products, as well as baby and pet care solutions.
To know more about their products, visit www.giga.com.ph or their store outlets.
Photo courtesy of Leyende
Neva Kares-Talladen, poet, writer writer and the lady behind Leyende, saw the necessity for more skin-friendly beauty solutions, mainly due to her adult-onset skin issues. She herself has been a witness to the consequences of a lack of high-quality, yet natural and organic products in the market. The need drove her to study and undergo workshops in, and outside the country, with the aim to develop products that she can actually use.
A play from the Spanish word leyenda connotating “story” or “legend”, Leyenda is starting to make a name in the Philippine cosmetic industry with its clean and organic products. With its primary thrust of caring for the environment, Leyende’s raw materials are mostly imported from certified organic farms and companies, like Rainforest Remedies and Honeybiz Australia Ltd. For other supplies and ingredients Leyende goes for locally-available essential oils, rosemary extracts and virgin coconut oil products.
Visit www.leyende.com to have an idea of their eco-friendly beauty products.
Green Corporations: Moving Mountains and Markets
Amidst the long list of organic products becoming readily available, some instances present far more significant forms of action, such as the establishment of entire corporations functioning to address the climate issue.
Photo courtesy of Philippine Geogreen Incorporated
Along with helping save the Earth, meeting government standards is the objective of Philippine Geogreen Incorporated.
After having been employed in the construction-related industries of New York City, the future founders of Geogreen discovered that the energy-saving products that other countries enjoy were nowhere to be found in the Philippines. It was this realization, the visions that came after, and the availability of materials, that gave birth to Philippine Geogreen Inc.
Philippine Geogreen Inc. is an authorized Philippine distributor of the finest energy saving devices in the United States. Among them are Solatube Daylight Saving Systems, Big Ass Fans and Sol Inc. Products include Solar Street Lights, LED Lights and Solar Exterior Lights.
PGI aims to continue prompting for supplies of additional innovative green technology for the Philippines, catalyzing the move towards a greener future.
Click here to view Geogreen’s offered products.
Photo courtesy of Pinoy Green Academy
In response to the natural calamities plaguing our country, innovative and patriotic business entrepreneurs converged and launched the Green Pinoy Trade Expo, which took place last March 5 -7 2010, at the SM Mega Trade Hall. The Expo displaying locally-produced and environmentally friendly products for the Philippine market.
The event also advocated the importance of buying local products to generate Philippine jobs. Owners and organizers agreed that perhaps the only solution to the country’s economic woes is to patronize Philippine products. The Expo, therefore, is an amalgamation of efforts for a more eco-friendly Philippines, and opportunities for a more sustainable future for Philippine families through socioeconomic awareness and action.
Click here for a news article on the trade expo.
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I am Miss Cheryle Vidal Baviera, a graduate of Psychology major in Human Behavioral Technology at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Santa Mesa, Since birth, I was born with a physical defect which affected my lower extremities, the reason why I am wheelchair – bound since high school.
After college, I decided to work on a full – time basis as a paranormal and feng shui practitioner. Since then, my eyes had been opened to things that cannot be scientifically explained. Paranormally speaking, I do spiritual communication with different spirits of diverse nature and origin. Therefore, I was invited by one of the leading television networks to conduct paranormal rituals sometime in 2004, By profession too, I was a contributor of a Horoscope magazine from 2005 until 2008. Moreover, as a feng shui practitioner, people had sought my help to enhance their career and love life through feng shui.
During my free time, I love to surf the net to keep me abreast about the different issues from politics and other events that to me are socially relevant. In addition, I love to write articles for other websites like Helium and Google. In the future, I plan to publish my paranormal books to make the people aware of the myths and the truths about the “unexplained world.”
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