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2023 Trends in Philippine Consumer Finance

The Philippine Consumer Finance landscape saw big changes over the past three years, mostly out of necessity. In 2020-2021, Payment wallet operators such as GCash rose to prominence as mobility restrictions necessitated ways of making payments digitally. In 2022, revenge spending took over as pent- up consumer demand fueled consumption. (more…)

Top Five ESG Trends in the Philippines to Watch Out for in 2023

2023 looks to be of greater interest for companies here in the Philippines when it comes to sustainability, built up on trends that have begun in 2022 and are influenced by policies and regulatory guidelines on how to transition from the old practices in business to ESG-based or sustainable practices (more…)

Accelerating SDG Achievement Through Sustainability Capacity Building

9 of the 17 Sustainability Development Goals of the Philippines are in red category (i.e. major challenges). At the global stage, the 2022 SDG Report shows slow progress in many and reversal in some of the SDGs. Reversing the trend requires capacity building, which is one of the important pillars (more…)

Cross Border PMI for Value Creation

Post-Merger Integration (PMI) is one of the most important keys to a successful cross-border M&A deal—60% of M&A deals tend to destroy shareholder value due to the lack of a proper PMI. With the number of M&A projects rapidly increasing around the globe, it is imperative to know how to (more…)

ASEAN countries are working together towards sustainable energy

Following the Paris Agreement, many ASEAN countries share the common goal of keeping up with the rising demand for secure, affordable, and sustainable energy. New policies and groundbreaking technologies continue to emerge to actively promote energy efficiency. In this report, the Nomura Research Institute Singapore branch provides some insights on (more…)

Strengthening Sustainability Culture Through Human Rights Policy

Do you already have a formal Human Rights policy? In this article, NRI Manila’s OD Consulting Head, Jun Roy, provides a quick guide and references for HR and Sustainability leaders to establish or align their Human Rights Policy in their organizations. Human Rights Policy is an important part (more…)

Decarbonizing and Net Zero from the Philippines perspective

Climate change is real. In this article, NRI Manila Branch Industry Solutions Consulting Sector (ISC) Consultant Jonas Marie Dumdum provides the latest developments on policies on climate impact and provide a link between current regulations on climate action and sustainability. He also shares the challenges on climate action for the (more…)