Petron'S Corporate Social Responsibility
Petron'S Corporate Social Responsibility
Petron'S Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate citizenship and social responsibility are values firmly held in Petron Corporation. This is highlighted in the companys corporate mission: caring for the community and the environment. In pursuit of this mandate, Petron Foundation implements programs to secure the future of the Filipino children and fuel their hopes through corporate social responsibility endeavors in the areas of education, environment, health & human services and advocacy. Fuel HOPE. Petrons CSR programs are under the umbrella program called Project H.O.P.E. - Helping Filipinos Overcome Poverty through Education. It is focused on providing a specialized learning program for the underserved children and youth. For the children, the focus will be on sending elementary-aged kids from Grades 1 to 6, keep them there, keep them well, and make sure that they learn. Support programs for the scholars parents are also provided. Parallel to this is the building of Petron Schools in areas where the need for a venue for education is greatest. The program for the youth, on the other hand, will be focused on promoting entrepreneurship among the youth by undertaking, creating, coordinating and acting as catalyst in entrepreneurship education and development, with the end-goal of making them creators of wealth. Programs. Petron also undertakes other initiatives on the environment, health and human services, and advocacy. The Bataan Integrated Coastal Management Program, a comprehensive and long-term program with Petron, through the Foundation, is a prime mover. It seeks to manage the coastal and marine resources of the province and, in the long term, help rehabilitate the Manila Bay. These are the short-term projects initiated by line and undertaken in partnership with the community & business partners. Included in this category are regular medical missions, tree planting/reforestation, coastal clean ups and motorist assistance and air traffic programs (in partnership with the Marketing Division). Advocacy campaigns, which are deemed essential to promote public awareness, include active participation in the Corporate Social Responsibility Week, engaging the children of Petron employees through a Summer Camp, staging an annual Christmas program for our scholars and other indigent children and other related activities. Much of the success of every social development program where Petron is involved comes from an active involvement in organizations that foster CSR, such as the League of Corporate Foundations and the Philippine Business for Social Progress. It likewise counts on strategic partnerships with government institutions, business community, international agencies and civil society groups, as well as from its employees, who regularly engage their time and talents to help make a difference in the lives of others.