Globe Telecom promotes device circularity, paperless business cards

GLOBE Telecom Inc. is rolling out new initiatives to foster sustainable practices in the workplace. The company is standardizing its employee work tools to the latest MacBook Air lineup and introducing the use of E-Business Cards (EBCs).

In collaboration with HCX Technology Partners Inc., a Globe portfolio company under the Asticom Group of Companies, and CompAsia, Globe is providing its 15,000 employees under the Globe Group the option to get MacBook Air service units as their chosen work tool to strengthen operational resiliency and promote circularity.

With regard to the company’s choice of service units, a key consideration was how Apple has taken sustainability into account in the design and production of its products.

“By investing in the best work tools for our people, we not only improve the ways of working within the Globe Group, we also empower everyone to serve our customers better while actively participating in creating a sustainable future,” said Globe

Group chief transformation and operations officer and chief customer experience officer Beck Eclipse.

In promoting circularity, the company teamed up with CompAsia to initiate a “take-back” scheme for old units, which will allow for three-year old service units to be re-marketed rather than be disposed of.

By extending the life cycle of the devices, Globe is minimizing e-waste in support of its Net Zero commitments.

As of February 1, 27 percent of Globe employees have already shifted to using MacBooks for day-to-day business tasks.

The company expects the number to increase as more employees choose this as their main work tool.

Globe in 2017 launched an internal program that promoted employees’ freedom of choice when it comes to picking the best work tools that suited them. Today, the company has expanded this program to practicing circularity, engaging employees, communities and its supply chain.

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Globe Telecom Inc. new hires receive their MacBook M1 Series service units from key officers of Globe, the Asticom Group of Companies, Apple Inc. and CompAsia. Shown (from left) are CompAsia country head Jerry Lacson, Globe vice president for People Experience Nico Bambao, Globe Platform management director Red Bernaldez, HCX managing director Froilan Rabatan, Asticom Group of Companies president and chief executive officer Mharicar Castillo-Reyes, Apple Enterprise and Education country leader for Philippines and Malaysia Erli Valdez and Globe head of Sustainability & Social Responsibility Apple Evangelista.