In doing business, people often say there’s no room for emotion – just logic and business sense. For one woman-owned social enterprise though, it’s compassion and empathy for others that drove the business to the success it is today, proving that a female-run business can grow, even with emotion at its heart.
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Globe debut’s Asia’s 1st ever Eco-SIM made of refrigerator waste
Globe has debuted the first-ever Eco-SIM cards in Asia, marking National Zero Waste Month in the Philippines by contributing to environmental sustainability by recycling refrigerator waste.
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UP Diliman-incubated startup helps communities upcycle plastic wastes
Startup company Closing The Loop (Cloop) Technologies, a social enterprise incubated at the University of the Philippines Diliman UPSCALE Innovation Hub, is now helping communities upcycle plastic wastes into materials for high-value products.
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Palawan’s Flour Sack Clothes by AraPilak promotes sustainable fashion
Palawan-based company AraPilak launched a clothing line made from flour sack fabric or ‘katsa’ to promote environmental sustainability amid the pandemic.
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Boholano Pedro Angco Jr. makes Seanelas art from collected ocean litter
Bohol native Pedro Angco Jr. is advocating for cleaner seas through colorful artwork fashioned from collected ocean debris: slippers, discarded wires, plastic, and the like.
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Rags2Riches: Helping artisans weave a better future
For years, an informal cottage industry spearheaded by rag-weavers living in Payatas, Quezon City was operated by the many artisans, mostly women, who developed a means to earn a living by recycling factory end-cuts and rejects, into hand-woven foot rugs.
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