{"id":65272,"date":"2024-08-15T22:40:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=65272"},"modified":"2024-08-15T22:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T14:40:06","slug":"honda-foundation-inc-announces-csr-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/08\/15\/honda-foundation-inc-announces-csr-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda Foundation, Inc. announces CSR efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Honda Foundation, Inc. (HFI)\u00a0achieved another milestone, demonstrating its commitment to environmental preservation and community well-being through Honda\u2019s Tree Planting and Livelihood program in Barangay Magsaysay, Siniloan, Laguna. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of this initiative, Honda has established a 5-year Tree Planting and Livelihood program, adopting 28 hectares\u00a0of the Sierra Madre Mountains\u00a0under the DENR\u2019s National Greening Program. The reforestation efforts involve planting 14,000 fruit-bearing trees. Additionally, Honda formalized a partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement\u00a0signed on March 12, 2024, collaborating with the Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) Region IV-A\u00a0and the Magsaysay Coconut Farmers Association (MACOFA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, Honda joins the country in the celebration of Arbor Day, a day dedicated to tree planting that is undertaken as annual event in the Philippines during the month of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Present at the event were the\u00a0HFI Board of Trustees\u00a0led by the\u00a0HFI President and concurrent president of Honda Parts Manufacturing Corp. (HPMC) Mr. Seiji Fujimoto; Honda Philippines, Inc. (HPI) President Ms. Sayaka Arai; Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) President Ms. Rie Miyake; and Honda Trading Philippines Ecozone, Corp. (HTPE) President Mr. Tomoyuki Mabuchi. The event also received strong support from\u00a0Mayor Patrick Ellis Go and the community of Siniloan municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tree planting activity was participated by around 100 volunteers, including Honda employees & support team members, personnel from the Municipal Environment & Natural Resources Office (MENRO), Community Environment & Natural Resources (CENRO), Philippine National Police (PNP) and farmers from MACOFA.  As of June 21, 2024, more than 2,000 trees have been planted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fostering Clean River for the Community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, as Honda continues to move towards its advocacy of protecting the environment, a collaboration with the\u00a0DENR-CENRO Sta. Cruz\u00a0and the\u00a0Municipality of Siniloan, Laguna\u00a0led to a river cleanup activity in\u00a0Barangay Macatad, Siniloan, Laguna. Joining the\u00a0World Water Day\u00a0celebration on\u00a0March 22, 2024, these collaborative efforts played a significant role in inspiring and creating awareness in the community about the importance of preserving the environment and fresh water for families. A total of\u00a0240 kg\u00a0of waste was collected during the event, including\u00a075 kg\u00a0of biodegradable waste,\u00a0150 kg\u00a0of non-biodegradable waste, and\u00a015 kg\u00a0of residual waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siniloan River is one of the 21 tributaries of Laguna de Bay that is regularly monitored by the Laguna Lake Development Authority. The clean-up site serves as a take-off point to various waterfalls and is a popular destination among mountaineers and for recreational activities. The area is currently being developed into an ecotourism site. For these reasons, Honda recognized Siniloan River as an excellent venue choice for a clean-up drive, promoting the conservation of the river and sustaining the well-being of local residents, tourists, and visitors in Siniloan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also recently, the\u00a0Honda Foundation, Inc. (HFI),\u00a0in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Regional Training Center \u2013 NCR launched a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program called TESDA RTC NCR \u2013 HONDA ROOM in TESDA center located in Taguig City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TESDA \u2013 HONDA ROOM is exclusively used for HONDA motorcycle and automotive learning laboratories. It equips instructors and trainees with the necessary knowledge and know-how in HONDA technology, enabling them to achieve the goal of providing access to quality education and employment opportunities. This initiative aims to uplift the lives of the Filipino workforce and improve the financial status of impoverished youth and their families. In the future, HONDA aims to utilize this facility as a TESDA Training and Assessment Center venue, streamlining the process of certifying learners in motorcycle and automotive courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On March 20, 2024, TESDA and HONDA signed a memorandum of agreement to formalize their partnership and commitment. Their joint endeavor aims to sustain the offering of motorcycle and automotive mechanical courses, with a maximum of 25 learners per training batch. HONDA generously donated six (6) motorcycle units and two (2) automobile vehicles, along with lifters, special tools, and classroom furnishings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HFI is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Honda companies in the Philippines, comprising of Honda Philippines, Inc. (manufacturer\/distributor of motorcycles and power products), Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (automobile products), Honda Parts Manufacturing, Inc. (manufacturer\/ exporter) and Honda Trading Philippines Ecozone Corporation (storage\/ warehousing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HFI was established and registered as non-stock, non-profit organization on December 23, 1992; since then, HFI is One with the Community in its advocacies of Protecting the Environment, Supporting the Youth for the Future, Addressing Community Needs and Promoting Traffic Safety. Honda will aspire to become \u201ca company that society wants to exist<\/em>,\u201d and will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, by serving people worldwide with the joy of expanding the people\u2019s life potential through its social contribution initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As part of this initiative, Honda has established a 5-year Tree Planting and Livelihood program, adopting 28 hectares\u00a0of the Sierra Madre Mountains\u00a0under the DENR\u2019s National Greening Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":65279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[2550,1153,628],"class_list":["post-65272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-corporate-social-responsibility","tag-honda","tag-motoring"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}