PascualLab Receives Its First Medal of Recognition at the League of Corporate Foundations’ 2025 CSR Expo

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Pascual Laboratories, Inc. (PascualLab), one of the well-loved Filipino-owned pharmaceutical companies,¹ inspired with a vision for Strong, Healthy families, recently received its first-ever Medal of Recognition from the prestigious League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) at the Dusit Thani in Makati. For helping pursue the triple bottom line of People, Planet, and Productivity for all through its own CSR program Sowing to Empower, Educate, and Develop (S.E.E.D.) - the LCF - the Filipino network of organizations supporting sectors in need, bestowed PascualLab a Medal of Recognition for excellence in CSR focus areas, including the environment and sustainable agriculture. Anchored on the theme, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity for Shared Prosperity”, this year’s expo awarded member-organizations the Guild Award and non-member organizations the Medal of Recognition which PascualLab received alongside Fluor Daniels Foundation. 

From left to right: Ramon Derige, League of Corporate Foundations Treasurer & SEAOIL Foundation, Inc. Executive Director; Ana Carlos Chair, League of Corporate Foundations Environment Committee - Chair & TELUS International CSR Team Leader, TELUS International Philippines Foundation, Inc.; German Camigla Fluor Daniel Inc., Philippines Executive Director, Information Technology and Executive Sponsor, Philippines Community Affairs ; Marianne Johanna Ferrer de Vera, PascualLab Corporate Communications Manager; andNathaniel George Hipolito Manila Water Foundation, Inc. Environment Committee - Vice-Chair, League of Corporate Foundations & Program Operations Manager

While PascualLab has been pushing for Environmental, Social, and Environmental Goals (ESGs) long before the concept came to fore, this is the first external validation that PascualLab is on the right track in its health, education, and environment initiatives which include eco-friendly & inclusive agricultural practices. According to LCF Chairperson Shem Jose Garcia, the CSR Expo awards “creates space for collaboration and leveraging our collective strengths, especially in today’s society, where true success goes beyond efficiency and optimization to nurturing people and the communities we affect. That is how we achieve shared prosperity.” PascualLab is the home of family-friendly and quality products as

Poten-Cee, Ascof Lagundi, C-Lium Fibre, and OraCare Mouthrinse.

CSR and sustainability need an “exponential reset,” says business author John Elkington

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The fields of corporate social responsibility and sustainability need a major overhaul in order to grow at an exponential scale and attain urgent climate-related goals, says entrepreneur and business author John Elkington.

Elkington spoke in his keynote address for the 19th annual League of Corporate Foundations CSR Expo and Conference, which was held virtually last July 6-8.

Entrepreneur and business author John Elkington delivered the keynote address during the 19th annual League of Corporate Foundations CSR Expo and Conference last July 6-8.

Elkington pointed to the climate emergency that the world is facing in this and the coming decades as the catalyst for the change needed in the global economy. He rallies around the notion of “regenerative capitalism,” a sustainable and purpose-driven kind of capitalism needed to address the threat of the climate crisis within the next generation.

He outlines the need for what he calls “green swans” that the world has to meet to help guide it into an accelerated age of sustainability to effectively deal with the threat. These are the green swans of policy, renewable energy, and talent.

The green swan of policy refers to a profound market shift caused by changing values, mindsets, and business models, delivering exponential progress in the form of economic, social, and environmental wealth creation.

The green swan of renewable energy refers to the growth rate of the adoption of renewable energy sources such as solar power and wind, which should become cheaper to operate and consume over time as opposed to traditional energy sources.

The green swan of talent is the leadership of the youth, leveraging the potential of the current generation to enact the needed change in the world.

“Corporate social responsibility and sustainability are important, and they’re incredibly useful stepping stones, but if we think that’s the endpoint of our journeys, I think that may well be a mistake,” said Elkington, challenging businesses to consider going even further in their efforts to go green.

Elkington is the co-founder of Volans Ventures, a consulting firm that helps businesses drive positive change. He is known for coining the term “Triple Bottomline Approach to CSR and Sustainability of People, Planet and Prosperity”. He has authored and co-authored 20 books, including Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism, The Green Consumer Guide, and The Breakthrough Challenge: 10 Ways to Connect Tomorrow’s Profits with Tomorrow’s Bottom Line.

The League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) is a network of operating and grant-making corporate foundations and corporations that promotes and enhances the strategic practice of Corporate Social Responsibility among its members and the larger business community, towards sustained national development.

For more information about LCF: visit https://lcf.org.ph/ & https://www.facebook.com/leagueofcorporatefoundations