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Posted on November 29, 2012 11:01:45 PM
RULES HAVE BEEN relaxed for 18 business entities whose "green" policies have qualified them for an Environment department seal of approval.
‘GREEN’ companies granted an Environmental department seal of approval quallfy for a number of incentives.
The perks, which include reduced reportorial requirements, were awarded under the department’s Philippine Environment Partnership Program (PEPP).
Among those cited yesterday were units of Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), Nestle Philippines, Inc., Holcim Philippines, Inc. and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.
"The awardees were chosen because of their exemplary environmental performance and for going beyond mere compliance with existing environmental laws and regulations," Environment Secretary Ramon Jesus P. Paje said in a statement.
Phoebe C. Coronel of the PEPP’s technical staff said that among others, required self-monitoring reports can now be submitted annually instead of quarterly. Prerequisites for the grant of environmental permits can be waived and the application process shortened. Some permits can also be extended.
This year’s awardees, up from 15 in 2011, are:
• CCBPI’s Pangasinan plant;
• CCBPI’s La Union plant;
• CCBPI’s Ilocos plant;
• CCBPI’s Ilagan plant;
• TeaM Energy’s Sual plant;
• TeaM Energy’s Pagbilao plant;
• Nestle Philippines’ Pulilan plant;
• Nestle Philippines’s Cagayan Distribution Center;
• Holcim Philippines’ Norzagaray plant;
• Holcim Philippines’s Lugait plant;
• Hedcor Sibulan, Inc. of AboitizPower Corp.;
• Energy Development Corp.’s (EDC) Kidapawan Geothermal Power Plant;
• STEAG State Power, Inc.’s Misamis Oriental plant;
• Green Core Geothermal, Inc.’s Tongonan geothermal plant;
• EDC-Leyte Geothermal, Inc.;
• Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp. (PASAR).;
• Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.’s Batangas gas refinery; and
• Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.’s Tacloban terminal.
Last year, CCBPI, Holcim, Nestle, Aboitiz Power, PASAR, and Green Core were also among the awardees. Since 2009, 57 businesses have been given the seal of approval, which is valid for one year.
Companies looking to qualify have to apply with the concerned Environmental Management Bureau regional office. Among others, they should have had no pollution case in the last three years, complied with all applicable laws and have a proven environmental track record.
"We also look at a company’s projects and initiatives ... their emissions, if applicable, and their waste treatment facilities", PEPP chief Connie B. Crisostomo yesterday said. source
Among those cited yesterday were units of Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), Nestle Philippines, Inc., Holcim Philippines, Inc. and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.
"The awardees were chosen because of their exemplary environmental performance and for going beyond mere compliance with existing environmental laws and regulations," Environment Secretary Ramon Jesus P. Paje said in a statement.
Phoebe C. Coronel of the PEPP’s technical staff said that among others, required self-monitoring reports can now be submitted annually instead of quarterly. Prerequisites for the grant of environmental permits can be waived and the application process shortened. Some permits can also be extended.
This year’s awardees, up from 15 in 2011, are:
• CCBPI’s Pangasinan plant;
• CCBPI’s La Union plant;
• CCBPI’s Ilocos plant;
• CCBPI’s Ilagan plant;
• TeaM Energy’s Sual plant;
• TeaM Energy’s Pagbilao plant;
• Nestle Philippines’ Pulilan plant;
• Nestle Philippines’s Cagayan Distribution Center;
• Holcim Philippines’ Norzagaray plant;
• Holcim Philippines’s Lugait plant;
• Hedcor Sibulan, Inc. of AboitizPower Corp.;
• Energy Development Corp.’s (EDC) Kidapawan Geothermal Power Plant;
• STEAG State Power, Inc.’s Misamis Oriental plant;
• Green Core Geothermal, Inc.’s Tongonan geothermal plant;
• EDC-Leyte Geothermal, Inc.;
• Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp. (PASAR).;
• Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.’s Batangas gas refinery; and
• Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.’s Tacloban terminal.
Last year, CCBPI, Holcim, Nestle, Aboitiz Power, PASAR, and Green Core were also among the awardees. Since 2009, 57 businesses have been given the seal of approval, which is valid for one year.
Companies looking to qualify have to apply with the concerned Environmental Management Bureau regional office. Among others, they should have had no pollution case in the last three years, complied with all applicable laws and have a proven environmental track record.
"We also look at a company’s projects and initiatives ... their emissions, if applicable, and their waste treatment facilities", PEPP chief Connie B. Crisostomo yesterday said. source
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