The Land of Promise: The Story of Coffee for Peace and the Residents of Bansalan

UNDP Philippines and the Philippine Business for the Environment published the “Transformational Business: Philippine Business contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals” (add hyperlink sdg-biz-ph.org/) based on voluntary reporting and a desk review of the private sector’s contribution to the SDGs. While private sector reporting and efforts to establish processes for applying the SDGs are still being developed in the Philippines, the report highlights a range of interesting initiatives of 75 companies. We have chosen four companies, large and small, established and new, across the Philippines, to tell stories of how they have transformed their business, while their clients and beneficiaries share how these businesses have transformed their lives. There are far more stories from other companies, and we hope to showcase their stories as well in the near future. We hope these stories can serve as an inspiration to other enterprises to maximize the private sector’s contribution to the SDGs for a secure, sustainable and inclusive development in the Philippines.