SDG Stories

Steen Andersen, the former general secretary for UNICEF Denmark and new director of First Chair Group Global Goals, talks about the importance of education and how to utilize the Sustainable Development Goals as a business opportunity to solve societal problems.

Today I'm talking to the Vice President and General Manager, Cihan Serdar Kizilcik, and Jacqueline Anne Del Castillo, the Public Affairs and Communications Manager, of Novo Nordisk Philippines, producer of nearly half of insulin and other life-saving medicines in the world. We talk about their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals. We focus on SDG 3 on good health and well-being, as they want to not only cure the symptoms of diabetes, but also prevent obesity, diabetes and other serious chronic diseases from happening in the first place. We also dive in to SDG 12 on responsible consumption and production, as they are optimizing the recyclability of their insulin pens through their programme Circular for Zero. We also talk about their ambitious goal of wanting to achieve 100% renewable electricity throughout the supply chain, as suppliers make up 80% of Novo Nordisk's carbon footprint. Lastly, we dive into how Novo Nordisk is engaged in gender equality, diversity and inclusion, with 51% female employees and many of them in leadership positions.

Today I'm talking to Georg Platzer, Market Development Manager and Store Manager for IKEA Philippines. We talk about how he has been leading the process of opening the first IKEA store in the Philippines. We discuss how it is important to find companies and suppliers to align values with, through their code of conduct, IWAY. We also talk about IKEA's values, and their long history with CSR and sustainability, and how they are working with the SDGs as well as circular business models, using waste and recycled materials in production. We also dive into the topic of social entrepreneurs in the Philippines, with the NGO Rags2Riches.

Today we're talking to CSR Consultant for PacificTech Solutions, Rikke Fabrin. We talk about how PacificTech Solutions are incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals into their business model and how they overcome the challenge of starting their CSR strategy right in the middle of the pandemic. We also talk about how they are donating money to poor communities, such as the orphanage Concordia Children's Services and Project Bantu, of which Rikke herself plays a big role.