Finding Ways to Navigate ESG and the SDGs

AmCham Philippines

AmCham came to life in 1902 as the Manila Coffee Round Table and later as Manila Merchants Association. Incorporated in 1920, it has since then recognized and reconfirmed the commitment of American business to the development and welfare of the Philippines and the Filipino people.

This is a commitment of long-standing, as its mission statement declares:

The Chamber exists to serve the interests of U.S. businesses through the participation of members in promoting their long-term objectives while contributing to the civic and economic development of the Philippines.”

Event Details

The Financial Services, Taxes & Tariffs (FSTT) and Sustainability committees are holding a joint discussion entitled: "Finding Ways to Navigate ESG and the SDGs" on 8 February from 10:00 - 11:30 AM via Zoom.

Notable speakers include BDO Unibank Vice President & Sustainability Officer, Marla Garin-Alvarez and SGV & Co. (a member firm of Ernst & Young) | Partner - Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) & Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS), Benjamin Villacorte.

Members

Two (2) complimentary passes.

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Non-Members

For non-member company representatives.

Standard Price: ₱1,000 + 10% | $20.00
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Standard Price₱1,000

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Speakers

Marla Garin-Alvarez

Vice President & Sustainability Officer | Sustainability Office - Compliance Group at BDO Unibank Inc.

Benjamin Villacorte

Partner - Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) & Climate Change & Sustainability Services (CCaSS) at SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co.

As VP for Sustainability, Marla heads the BDO Sustainability Office and drives the execution of the BDO Sustainability Framework and Strategies. She oversees policy formulation and program reviews across the BDO Group, as well as monitoring, tracking, and reporting of the Bank’s environmental and social impact and initiatives, and produces the annual BDO Sustainability Report. She works closely with business groups and subsidiaries as a subject matter expert and advisor, to ensure the Bank’s alignment of its policies and practices with global standards, regulations, and guidelines on sustainability reporting. She is also responsible for communicating sustainability initiatives to internal and external stakeholders and represents BDO in external speaking engagements and forums.

Before joining BDO, Marla was Diversity & Inclusion Lead for global news and information services provider Thomson Reuters, where she spent 11 years leading the execution of global strategies in diversity and inclusion, social impact, corporate responsibility, and corporate communications, first in Asia, then globally. Previously, she held senior corporate communication roles at tech firm Intel Corporation for its Asia operations; food and beverage group San Miguel Corporation; and architecture, engineering, and construction company Environments Global. She started her career at public relations firm Orendain & Associates where she designed communication campaigns for multinational banks, pharmaceutical companies, and non-government organizations. Marla also used to write profiles and features for national dailies and their magazines.

Marla is an experienced international speaker on gender, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. She is a certified facilitator of the Google #IamRemarkable workshop for women, an Advisor of the Women Inter-industry Network (WIN), and a former Board Member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines.

Benjamin is a Partner in Financial Accounting and Advisory Services (FAAS) and Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) under SGV & Co.’s Assurance Service. He ranked 3rd in the CPA Board Examinations. He is also a Certified Sustainability Reporting Specialist, a Certified Internal Auditor and a member of PICPA.
While he has 17 years of audit experience, he currently balances his accounting role as a sustainability practitioner through providing assistance to clients in understanding and identifying key sustainability issues in compliance with the SEC’s guidelines on Sustainability Reporting and BSP’s circular on Sustainable Finance. He is also a member of SGV’s Sustainable Actions for Value-Creation and Enablement (SAVE) Council leading the Firm in the implementation of sustainability initiatives.