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SM Prime explores potential partnership with Japanese firm for waste-to-fuel solutions

8:04 AM / BY Armi Paz Pineda
 Leading real estate developer in Southeast Asia, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s GUUN Co. Ltd. to explore a potential partnership to implement waste management solutions by recycling waste paper and plastics as an alternative source of energy called ‘fluff fuel’.Fluff Fuels are one type of RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) which are produced from shredded...

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Water Sustainability: Leading the Change at SM Supermalls

7:58 AM / BY Armi Paz Pineda
 The ripple effect of the water crisis has reached every part of the globe. According to the World Wildlife Fund, some 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to water, and a total of 2.7 billion find water scarce for at least one month of the year. Worst, two-thirds of the global population may face water shortages by 2025 and ecosystems will suffer.As the...

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SM Scholars Aspire to Share the Gift of Education

7:37 AM / BY Armi Paz Pineda
“I desire to become an educator not just to fulfill a dream but also to be a blessing to the next generation.”These inspiring words come from 18-year-old Princess Eunice Motel, an SM scholar currently pursuing her education at the Philippine Normal University. She is one of two children of Hildajane, an on-call factory re-packer, and Richard, a set man, hailing from Caloocan City.Princess’...

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SM group turns over 104th school building

7:23 AM / BY Armi Paz Pineda
 SM scholars from Roxas City volunteer to clean the new school building ahead of its turnoverIn time for the school year opening, SM Prime through SM Foundation turned over a fully furnished two-storey building to the President Manuel Roxas Memorial Integrated School-South in Roxas City, Western Visayas.The 104th school building made through the collaboration is built in accordance with specifications set by the...

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