Plantersbank double bottomline approach gets MAP citation

MANILA, Philippines - Plantersbank was cited for its Double Bottomline Banking approach in the recent CSR Leadership Awards of the Management Association of the Philippines held at the Inter-Continental Hotel Manila. 

Plantersbank, with its unique focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as lender, advocate and provider of enabling services, was recognized for successfully integrating corporate social responsibility into the core business.

For more than 35 years, Plantersbank has served as a catalyst for the growth of the SME sector, opening doors of social opportunity and contributing to a better quality of life for Filipinos.

Plantersbank client Phoenix Sun International Corp.received the Sustainable Community Development Award for the “El Pueblo Condormitel Project,” a novel housing solution to meet the needs of the poor.

The MAP CSR Leadership Challenge aims to promote corporate social responsibility as an important and integral part of good management practice, inspire MAP members and industry executives to improve their practice by setting the bar for the practice of CSR in the country, and recognize companies that exemplify what it means to be true corporate citizens through CSR programs.