Teleperformance Philippines has committed to do monthly switch-offs in
all 22 of its business sites nationwide this year.
The pledge was announced at its recent “Let’s Change the World” Citizen
of the World (COTW) Meet-up, which shared updates on current advocacy projects
of Teleperformance. The townhall, also held in celebration of Earth Hour,
included special guest World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines Ambassador
Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski.
The WWF Philippines Climate Change Solutions Steward and the first
female Earth Hour Ambassador, Cojuangco-Jaworski shared practical ways for
Teleperformance employees and their friends and family to contribute to
sustainability and climate change solutions for a cleaner and greener planet.
“Ultimately,
it's the things we do when nobody's watching that matters the most. It's about
what we do as individuals, which was what we do in our own homes, what is our lifestyle
and what are our habits. The biggest problem is the carbon footprint we leave
on this earth,” shared Cojuangco-Jaworski.
Among some of the
tips Cojuangco-Jaworski shared was reiterating the importance of the three R’s – to reduce
buying what you don’t need, to look at what we can reuse and to recycle when we
do our daily tasks. Another topic she touched on was plastic waste, hence, the
importance of reducing consumption of single-use plastics, which could be
ingested by animals, and then by people.
Teleperformance is committed to creating a positive impact on our local
communities around the world through Citizen of the World, a charitable
initiative to help the world's most vulnerable infants and children meet basic
survival needs and ultimately reach their individual potential. This effort is
joined by the Citizen of the Planet
program, a global corporate initiative implemented
in 2008 aimed at ensuring that Teleperformance operates in an environmentally
friendly and responsible manner.
Going beyond Earth Hour, Teleperformance employees are
encouraged not only to volunteer for Citizen of the World activities but can
also contribute by donating pre-loved items, purchasing items in the COTW
store, donating part of their monthly salary, and participating in the monthly
Earth Hour pledged by Teleperformance Philippines in all their sites across the
country.
“As
we work to help bring awareness around environmental sustainability and, in
addition to this commemoration this month, we at Teleperformance also commit to
have an Earth Hour every single month. So for one hour every single month, we
will switch off our lights for the rest of this year. We hope this will help
continue to bring awareness as this is such an important goal for humanity and
the community,” shared Jeffrey Johnson, Senior Vice President for Human Capital
Resource Management and Citizen of the World Foundation President.
Among the other projects
accomplished by Citizen of the World were donations of food packs and PPEs to
frontliners of the Philippine General Hospital, Vicente Sotto Medical Center
and Southern Philippines Medical Center. Bringing to life its commitment to
children and education, Citizen of the World also gave medical and financial
aid to 100 children and their families through Kythe Foundation, awarding of
2,000 school supplies to various elementary schools in Metro Manila and the
provinces.
The elderly in need were
also not forgotten as Citizen of the World donated 1,200 grocery packs to White
Cross, Mary Mother of Mercy Home for the Elderly and the Abandoned and Good
Samaritan Nursing Home for the Elderly. TP’s Gawad Kalinga village was also
supported during the pandemic with a feeding program, donations of disinfectants
and face masks and the provision of cash allowances.
To help the country in its
fight against Covid-19, the Citizen of the World program also donated 8 e-bikes
to the Department of Health and PHP 150,000 worth of medical aid to the
Philippine National Red Cross. Altogether, the Citizen of the World Foundation
was able to create an impact on the lives of around 28,000 Filipinos.
For more information on Teleperformance Philippines and its Citizen of
the World initiatives, visit http://teleperformance.ph/
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