The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
How we've made them our own
At San Miguel Corporation, we’re working to advance both sustainability and profitability hand-in-hand. We believe that in a world beset by climate change and issues of inequality and social cohesion, it’s the conscionable thing to do.
The shared challenges we face require concerted action from corporates like San Miguel. A big part of our sustainability thinking revolves around tackling society’s big problems and how our businesses might play a part in solving them. At the same time, we recognize that sustainability initiatives can improve business performance and shareholder value.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) provide an important guide and roadmap to our sustainability journey and our vision of nation building.
We do business responsibly
Creating platforms for economic growth
We are a good neighbor
Building self-reliant and resilient communities
We are stewards for future generations
Protecting natural resources is part of the way we do business
We’ve aligned our own sustainability approach to the UN SDGs. But to truly focus on things that matter to us and the stakeholders we serve, we've re-organized them into three main principles that have always been part of who we are as a company: To do business and create growth in a responsible manner, adhering to good governance and setting the standard for best practices; to be a good neighbor to our communities, stakeholders, customers and to the larger nation we serve; and lastly, to take steps to act as stewards for future generations.
Over the next few pages, we share some examples of how the SDGs have informed our operations. While the following section by no means constitutes a sustainability report, it reflects how we hope to impact society and address environmental issues and social inequalities. Future generations deserve the same, if not better opportunities than we have today. By embracing sustainability, we hold out to them that hope and at the same time, help build a San Miguel that is even more durable, valuable, and better able to contribute to the vision of a better Philippines.