EDC gets four awards of excellence from Quill. Geothermal leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC) bagged four Quill awards of excellence for its environmental and CSR projects, namely HELEn, CAREERS, and BINHI. HELEn which stands for Health, Education, Livelihood, and Environment is EDC’s flagship CSR program. It has provided EDC’s host communities with means and opportunities to improve their health, education, livelihood and become environmental stewards. CAREERS, EDC’s College Admission Review and Readiness Project, is a support system tailor-made for high-potential but underprivileged students from EDC’s host communities. Through intensive summer review programs and strategic and logistical support, the CAREERS program has helped 27 bright young minds gain admission to the University of the Philippines and pave the way for a brighter future for themselves and their families. BINHI is a nationwide 10-year reforestation and biodiversity restoration project being implemented by EDC to address the escalating problem of deforestation and vanishing prime rare endemic tree species. In just over three years, BINHI, together with 81 partner schools and institutions, has planted over 2 million seedlings in over 3,000 hectares of land across the Philippines. The Quill award is given yearly by the International Association of Business Communicators to outstanding communication programs. Receiving the awards are (front row, L-R) Lourdes Zaide, Mary Anne Tejada, Ivy Henson, Frances Ariola, Norreen Bautista, Abba Sanchez, Marianne Paje, Toni Nieva, (back row, L-R), Fernando Diaz de Rivera and Dave Devilles.
The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is a pioneer in generating 100% clean, renewable, and reliable power as an electricity supplier in the Philippines for over 40 years. With power plants all over Visayas and Mindanao, the company is one of the biggest producers of geothermal energy in Asia and is expanding its reach in the international market, allowing it to offer customers affordable energy rates. EDC also strives to provide the best customer service it can to all its clients by having helpful salespeople and easy to understand contracts. Because of all of this, it is poised to become the premier supplier of electricity for the Philippines’ Green Energy Option Program. EDC takes its mission as a renewable energy provider seriously and goes beyond sustainability by investing in programs that enhance the environment and empower its partner communities, thereby fostering regenerative development. The company has also been working toward being carbon-neutral by improving its energy efficiency, as well as implementing various greening projects to ensure that its mission to provide future generations with a better life remains intact.
