by Info @Brand Zone | June 26, 2024
SM Supermalls, through its Corporate Social Responsibility arm, SM Cares, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), continue to drive active participation in ocean conservation with the latest leg of SM’s Coastal Clean-up drive, held on June 8, 2024, Saturday in celebration of World Oceans Day.
This year, SM was able to collect more than 15,000 kgs of trash with the help of 2,500 SM Employees and volunteers from 15 SM Supermalls nationwide.
SM City Sorsogon cleans the coastal area of Sitio Mahingan
SM City Legazpi does a clean-up by the coastal shorelines of Brgy. Dapdap and Brgy. Puro
SM Mindpro volunteers cleaned-up the trash along the stretch of mangrove areas
Purok Minanga get cleaned by volunteers from SM City General Santos
SM City Roxas volunteers are ready to clean the coast of Baybay Beach
SM City Puerto Princesa volunteer shows the trash they collected during the clean-up
SM City Puerto Princesa volunteer shows the trash they collected during the clean-up
Shore-lines gets greener with a clean up by SM City Daet
SM City Bataan volunteers protecting our aweSM seas
The area of Centro 10-Tanza-Caggay get cleaned by volunteers from SM City Tuguegarao & SM Center Tuguegarao Downtown
SM by the BAY volunteers – including NU Nazareth students, BSP/GSP, SM employees and agency personnel’s fight for a trash-free Manila Bay
SM City Cebu and SM Seaside City Cebu return to Cebu SRP for a clean-up
Since 2014, SM’s coastal clean-up initiative has grown to include more coastal locations and volunteers, showing the true impact of SM’s advocacy, as well as the power of community participation in environmental stewardship and marine conservation efforts.
SM Cares’ Coastal Clean-up project is part of the organization’s Programs on Environment. SM Cares also has supporting initiatives focused on children and the youth, women and breastfeeding mothers, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities.
To learn more, visit https://www.smsupermalls.com/smcares/.