DUMAGUETE CITY -- Silliman University (SU) hosted the 3rd quarterly assembly of the Net Zero Carbon Alliance (NZCA), a pioneering multi-sectoral consortium seeking to achieve collective carbon neutrality beginning in the Philippine private sector on July 28 this year.
SU shared its best practices in sustainability and decarbonization. The leading sustainable university that is 100 percent powered by renewable energy was represented by its student government president, Dignity Lagunay, and its Vice President for Development, Prof. Jane Annette Belarmino.
Dr. Nida Calumpong, one of SU’s renowned scientists talked about mangrove carbon stock assessment, one of the carbon strategies that NZCA partners considered in carbon neutrality roadmap.
Ava Taniajura, managing director for the Philippine operations of the leading global assurance body, British Standards Institution (BSI) presented the difference between carbon neutrality and net zero and the role of carbon capture strategies in both programs.
NZCA was conceived and established in 2021 by renewable energy (RE) leader and geothermal energy producer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) to encourage and support as many Philippine enterprises as possible to commit to attaining net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, or carbon neutrality by 2050.
NZCA is also EDC’s response to its renewed mission under the Lopez Group of Companies to forge collaborative pathways for a decarbonized and regenerative future, being the full RE subsidiary of Lopez energy arm First Gen Corporation.
Its assemblies are held every quarter for its partners to discuss best practices related to each component of the NZCA framework for carbon neutrality that centers on reducing carbon emissions and offsetting residual carbon emissions that can no longer be removed.
Among its partners who are expected to attend the internal hybrid event are real estate developer Arthaland, sustainable cement company Cemex, leading fiber internet service provider Converge ICT Solutions, Inc., global leader in water, sustainability communications agency Drink, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services Ecolab.
Other partners also include the Lopez Group affiliate First Balfour construction company, air transport firm INAEC Aviation Corporation, leading eco-friendly, boutique property developer Menarco Development Corporation, renowned multidisciplinary professional services firm SGV & Co., and the local offices of leading multinational firms Knowles Electronics, Mondelez International, Monde Nissin, and Unilever.
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