Philippine Business for the Environment Information

PBE is a non-profit organization established in 1992 by business leaders to assist Philippine business to address its environmental issues and concerns. PBE is committed to the principle of sustainable development. It believes that the business community has a corporate responsibility to protect the environment, and to ensure sustainability of resources on which it depends. PBE has a membership base of 53, of which approximately 50% are from the manufacturing sector (e.g. food processing, cement and chemicals manufacturing), 39 % from the services and financial sector, and 11% from the petroleum and energy sector. Eighty percent (80%) are large enterprises, and 20% are medium sized companies. PBE fulfills its mission by spreading knowledge and best practices across businesses, creating synergies between the efforts of companies; and linking business with communities, local governments and other stakeholders to achieve mutual environmental goals. PBE has implemented several technical assistance programs on environmental management with the assistance of and/or in partnership with international agencies like the UNDP, UNEP, USAID, US-Asia Environmental Partnership, the Asia Foundation, World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Asian Development Bank, International Labor Organization, Carl Duisberg Gessellschaft and Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbtt (InWent) – Germany.