3rd Global CSR 2011 Award Winners Recognized

Ten companies in Asia were recognized for their outstanding corporate social responsibility initiatives, world-class products, programs and services at the 3rd Annual Global CSR Awards 2011 held in conjunction with The Global CSR 2011 Summit last 11th August 2011 in the beautiful city of Cebu, Philippines which is also known as the Queen City of the South. Hon. Manny Villar, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade and Commerce in the Philippines, presented the awards during the ceremony. It is an honor and privilege to be chosen by the organizers of the Global CSR Summit & Awards 2011. The event is also a perfect venue to discuss the salient points of the bill (S.B. No. 1239) that I authored institutionalizing CSR work among wealthy corporations to supplement government efforts versus poverty, said Villar. The annual Global CSR Awards, organized by The Pinnacle Group International is Asia's most prestigious recognition awards program for Corporate Social Responsibility. The selection involved an in-depth process. They comprise firstly the appointment of an independent panel of judges. They have been carefully selected to ensure the process was fair and objective and are made up of internationally recognized and respected judges from a variety of industry sectors and disciplines. Members of the judging committee are either rotated or newly appointed every year. Next the announcement of the submission of entries which is open to any organisations in the world. Initial screening will be conducted by the organising committee based on the screen criteria provided by the panel of judges which is publicised on the website and the application forms. Every single submission is being vigoriously examined. After the initial screens, the finalists which passed the screens and are deemed to have outstanding submissions are presented to the judging committee for their final selection. Members of the judging committee are to declare any potential conflict of interest with the companies presented before proceeding and to abstain to vote on any of the companies where any such conflict surfaces. The panel of judges consist of Dr. Geoffrey Williams who is the Founder & Managing Director of OWW Consulting, Ms. Elnora Avarientos Executive Director of World Vision Development Foundation, Mr. Roberto Guevarra President of Earth Day Network Philippines and Mr. Enrique Florencio who is the Head of Knowledge Management in Association of Development

Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP). The Global CSR 2011 Award Winners are the following: BEST ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Gold: Petron Silver: Procter & Gamble Philippines Bronze: Team Energy BEST COMMUNITY PROGRAM AWARD Gold: Citibank Pakistan Silver: Meralco Bronze: Indika Energy BEST WORKPLACE PRACTICES Gold: Indika Energy Silver: FedEx Bronze: Procter & Gamble Philippines CSR LEADERSHIP AWARD Gold: Petron - Ms. Marilou Erni, General Manager, Petron Foundation Silver: YTL Corporation Bhd - Ms. Ruth Yeoh, Executive Director, YTL Singapore Pte Ltd Bronze: IBM Philippines - Ms. Chestnut V. Andaya, Country Manager, IBM Philippines PRODUCT EXCELLENCE AWARD Gold: Keppel Land Silver: Procter & Gamble Philippines Bronze: YTL Corporation The Global CSR Summit & Awards 2011 was well-attended and attracted over 130 delegates from around Asia Pacific region including top corporations and foundations such as Aboitiz Power, Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Energycorp Global, InterfaceFlor Asia, Indika Energy, Procter & Gamble, San Roque Power Corporation, Villar Foundation, World Vision, Globe, Team Energy, Petron, GE, L'Oreal and YTL. The event was also supported and covered by leading media agencies, associations and NGOs including ABS-CBN, BusinessWorld, Cebu Daily News, Ecoseed, CSR Europe, Asean Biz Times, Green Business Times, Creative Crest, Just Means, Media Buzz, Asian E-marketing, The Freeman, Ethical Markets, Ethical Performance, CSR Digest, CSR Wire, Eco-business, Asia Today, League of Corporate Foundations, Eco-Business, OWW Consulting, Philippine Business for the Environment and Packaging Institute of the Philippines.

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P&G Asia Conferred International Stevie Award for CSR

In Recognition of P&G's Live, Learn and Thrive Initiatives in Asia Targeting Children Aged 013

Submitted by: Procter & Gamble Categories: Corporate Social Responsibility, Ratings & Awards Posted: Jul 21, 2009 05:43 AM EST

Hong Kong, July 14, 2009 - Procter & Gamble (P&G) has garnered the International Stevie(R) Award for Corporate Social Responsibility Program (Asia - China, Japan and Korea) from The 2009 International Business AwardsSM (IBA), the all-encompassing business awards program that celebrates accomplishments and positive contributions of organizations and business people worldwide. The company has also been awarded the International Stevie Finalist Certificate for Corporate Social Responsibility Program (Asia - Subcontinent, Australia and New Zealand). The Stevie(R) Award, one of the world's most coveted business awards (and dubbed by Paul Tharp of the New York Post as the business world's own Oscar Awards), recognizes P&G for its dedication and efforts in helping children in need to "Live, Learn and Thrive". P&G brings to life in Asia its global cause of "Live, Learn and Thrive" through a diverse range of CSR programs designed to help underprivileged children aged 0-13, who constitute over 25% of the Asian population, gain access to education. In 2008 alone, P&G Asia's CSR programs successfully reached out to over 18 million children in more than 10 countries, bettering their education through building of schools, provision of school supplies, training of school teachers, etc.

Related P&G donations to Live, Learn and Thrive causes have amounted to over US$15 million. "We are very honored to receive this prestigious award," said Deb Henretta, Group President, P&G Asia. "Our Live, Learn and Thrive' programs are part of P&G's unwavering commitment to touching lives and improving lives, now and for generations to come. Through the continued passion and commitment of our employees in close collaboration with our business and NGO partners, we target to expand the breath and depth of our 'Live, Learn and Thrive' programs to cumulatively reach at least 75 million children in Asia by 2012." Among "Live, Learn and Thrive", P&G focuses on the "Learn" pillar in Asia with key programs including:
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"Project Hope School" in China, which has donated accumulatively US$7 million to build 170 Hope Schools, benefiting over 100,000 poverty-stricken children; "Dream Together for the Future" in Korea, which enables handicapped children to thrive via selfesteem and life skills development programs; "Shiksha" in India, which extended the education path of over 87,000 underprivileged children with a record-breaking donation of around US$1.6 million; "Beyond Border" in Singapore; "Open Minds" in Malaysia; and "3-pid Gift of Education" in the Philippines.

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Through partnership with external stakeholders and employee volunteerism, these programs have delivered broad-based results with strong momentum. The 2009 International Stevie Awards winners are selected from more than 1,700 entries coming from over 30 countries. The board of adjudicators and advisors consists of top business leaders including Donald Trump. The prestigious awards will be presented in New York on September 14, 2009. About The Stevie Awards Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com. About Procter & Gamble Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers(R), Tide(R), Ariel(R), Always(R), Whisper(R), Pantene(R), Mach3(R), Bounty(R), Dawn(R), Gain(R), Pringles(R), Charmin(R), Downy(R), Lenor(R), Iams(R), Crest(R), Oral-B(R), Actonel(R), Duracell(R), Olay(R), Head & Shoulders(R), Wella(R), Gillette(R), Braun(R) and Fusion(R). The P&G community includes approximately 138,000

employees working in over 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands. http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/27355-P-G-Asia-Conferred-International-Stevie-Award-for-CSR-

P&G s Kabisig sa Tubig Sails Off

In true CSR form, Procter & Gamble and World Vison team up to help address the water shortage in drought-stricken Philippine communities through donations of water and water-saving products By EM P. GUEVARA June 27, 2010, 11:22am

Many parts of the Philippines during the first half of the year suffered from drought and water shortage. In response, Procter & Gamble (P&G) has partnered with advocacy organization World Vision Philippines to help alleviate the crisis by donating water and P&Gs water-saving products to their chosen El Nio-stricken communities. P&Gs Downy is donating 150 trucks of water to 7,500 families in 30 communities in Sorsogon, Palawan, Cebu and Bohol, the four World Vision Area Development Programs (ADPs) with communities that are among the hardest hit by the current dry spell. The 150 trucks will carry 750,000 liters of water to the communities. The water donation is part of P&G Philippines Kabisig sa Tubig, a program that celebrates P&G's 75th anniversary this year by giving back to at least 7,500 families in 30 different communities. The first leg of Kabisig sa Tubig happened last month in Cebu and Bohol. P&G and World Vision representatives, provincial and barangay officials, and members of the media were on hand when donations were given to Barangay Compostela, Cebu and Barangay Oy, Bohol. The donation-giving in Sorsogon and Palawan are scheduled for July. Water-saving Products, to the Rescue Aside from giving fresh supplies of water, the program will also provide 75,000 sachets of Downy Isang Banlaw, a product that saves water by reducing multiple rinses in the laundry to just one rinse. It is estimated that the water saved by rinsing only once is equivalent to a family's drinking needs for a week. According to Downy Country Marketing Manager Mai Mai Madrid-Punzalan, Since the launch of Downy Isang Banlaw last year, weve endeavored to help educate the public on the

importance of saving water through various partnerships. Now it is even more urgent, as we feel the effects of El Nio, to encourage everyone to practice water conservation. The program will also give out 200,000 sachets of PUR, P&Gs low-cost water purification technology, and 150,000 Safeguard bars to the communities, to improve sanitation and hygiene. PUR is a product developed by P&G for its Childrens Safe Drinking Water program under its CSR banner of Live, Learn and Thrive. Created in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PUR can purify even heavily contaminated drinking water so that it meets the World Health Organization standard for safe drinking water. PUR works like a mini water treatment plant in a sachet, with two important ingredients. First, it has coagulating agents that cause the rapid formation of solids in the treated water, which can then be removed from the water by filtering. Second, it has chlorine, which acts as a disinfectant. After letting the water sit for 20 minutes, PUR kills the viruses and bacteria that may be present in the water, making it safe for people to drink. Since the start of the Childrens Safe Drinking Water program five years ago, P&G has been able to deliver more than 1.6 billion liters of clean water. Working in partnership with groups around the world, PUR sachets have been able to provide safe drinking water to communities in more than 50 countries. World Vision Philippines Lends a Hand Since these communities are among the poorest in the country, they often have none or not enough water systems that would efficiently and effectively provide each household with the most basic of human necessitieswater, says Boris Joaquin, World Visions Publics in Ministry Director. This situation is worsened by El Nio, which causes water levels in even their small water sources like springs and wells to go down, making the water donation a very welcome help to these communities. We are grateful to Procter & Gamble for this partnership. The health impact of El Nio is hardly emphasized, increasing the risk of certain diseases. Providing clean, safe drinking water, and donating water-saving products like Downy and PUR, and Safeguard for hygiene, are a great help to the poor communities, who suffer the most in this El Nio cycle, says Joaquin.
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