“Companies are becoming more aware of how they can reduce their carbon footprint and minimize waste, according to Francis A. Macatulad, program director at Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) Asia.
Filipinos need to be upskilled to meet the needs of this shift to a greener way of doing business, he said.
ASSIST Asia, he added, has been partnering with technical-vocational schools, various Chambers of Commerce, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to upskill Filipinos and fill roles in the green job market.
Its ongoing sustainABILITY project (funded by J.P. Morgan) has completed training for over 1,000 technical-vocational instructors in Metro Manila and Cebu and trained over 6,000 students – of which more than 2,500 are employed in green jobs. The KFW DEG and Schneider Foundation-funded emPOWER project, meanwhile, has trained over 600 students in Marawi – and established 6 Schneider Learning Laboratories – by the time of its completion in April 2025.
Interview by Patricia Mirasol
Video editing by Jayson Mariñas
