To survive, any business or corporation must be useful to the society it serves
— Oscar M. Lopez
Chairman, Lopez Group Foundation, Inc.
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The Magna Carta for CSR is a compact that binds us to the values that define the Lopez family and the conduct of its businesses. - Chairman Oscar M Lopez
For more than a century, the Lopez family has practiced the concept of private business reaching out to their communities and the nation, not only in times of calamities, but as customary behavior. It is a behavior they have accepted as the norm.
See Lopez History
Through the years, philanthropy has shifted to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), focusing on equipping communities to stand on their own. The beneficiaries are treated not as dependents but are educated to become active partners for social development.
The CSR initiatives of the Lopez Group are aligned with the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals (or MDGs) in poverty alleviation, education, environment, and health. The Lopez Group is also a champion in advocacy through its worldwide media outlets.
Acknowledgements
Photo credits:
Conservation International Philippines (Philippine Eagle; Pinacabauan River)
Joy Hermogenes (Smiling mom and kids, Sari-Sari store, Infanta, MNTC Gawad Kalinga Bulacan)
Lopez Memorial Museum (Lopez family photos, Disaster Preparedness Seminars)
Raul Punzal (photos of ABS CBN Bayan Foundation, Inc.)
Other photos and articles as supplied by the foundations and corporations of the Lopez Group
Writers
Art Cariaga (excerpts from Bridges)
Christine Arañez & Edge (FPIC volunteerism)
Cita Musni & Knowledge Channel Team (Watching TV Can Be Good)
Dimpy Jimenez (GILAS Bayantel)
Dulce Festin Baybay (website sections, Infanta, Paliparan)
Frances Bumanlag (Asian Eye Institute)
Vanessa Suquila (website sections, Infanta, Paliparan)
Website Editor: Dulce Festin Baybay
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