SM, BDO take home sustainability awards

MANILA, Philippines — SM Investments Corp. and BDO Unibank Inc. received the highest honors for their performance on sustainability initiatives from multimedia company The Asset Publishing and Research Ltd. based in Hong Kong.

SM Investments won the coveted Platinum Award during the recent The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2021 for the 13th consecutive year. BDO similarly received the Platinum Award for the 12th consecutive year. The awarding ceremony was concluded in February.

The award recognizes companies in Asia for their performance in metrics including financial management, corporate governance; and social and environmental responsibility.

SM Investments was also recognized as the Best Investor Relations Team, the fourth time the company received the award from The Asset.

“We are grateful for this recognition that reflects our commitment toward the environment, our social responsibilities and the highest standards of corporate governance. These awards affirm our efforts toward ensuring that the needs of all our stakeholders are met,” said Timothy Daniels, SM Investments consultant for investor relations and sustainability.

The award also affirms SM’s continuing efforts to celebrate and share pride and progress to its growing communities.

The ESG Corporate Awards through the Asset Benchmark Research has been the longest running ESG awards in Asia given annually for two decades now.

The Asset Publishing and Research Ltd. is a Hong Kong based multimedia company that connects investors, financial decision-makers, and other leading industry leaders to informed and curated content by utilizing new media, print, events, and big data since 1999.