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PTC AT 42: DRIVING TOWARDS A BETTER NORMAL
Members of the PTC community gathered online to celebrate their 42nd anninversary with a mass presided by Fr. Tito Caluag.
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This is how PTC CEO Gerardo Borromeo opened his message marking PTC’s 42nd anniversary. He continued, “Over the past year, we rose to the challenge brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic with grit, grace, and flexibility, united in purpose and unwavering in faith. Our resiliency, built through years of navigating the many challenges faced throughout our corporate history, best manifested itself in the events of 2020. We can stand proud that, today, our foundation remains solidly in place, ready to propel us forward.”
PTC celebrates its 42nd anniversary with renewed inspiration and hope, committed to its purpose and driven towards a better normal. Anchored on its legacy, PTC defines its future by establishing solutions today for the challenges of tomorrow.
PTC SUSTAINABILITY AT A GLANCE
In 1979, Ambassador Carlos Salinas founded PTC for Filipinos aspiring for a future in the merchant maritime field. Having grown beyond crew management, the PTC Group stands today as a powerful catalyst for career development on land, air, and sea, and continuously seeks to expand its influence to create a lasting and positive impact on society and the environment.
Harnessing the momentum it has built over the years, PTC creates opportunities by partnering with local and international stakeholders, including the government, in policy creation and national maritime education programs to ensure that the Philippines remains a premiere source of global maritime professionals that enable industries, economies, and countries through shipping.
Through the PTC-CSJ Foundation, organized in 2010, the company embraces sustainable corporate citizenry and social responsibility by spearheading community initiatives guided by global philosophies that help advance quality education; improve financial literacy; advocate environmental awareness, conservation, and disaster preparedness; contribute to nation-building through job creation; promote gender equality, diversity, and inclusion; and create a future that is better and more equitable.
With greater purpose for its people, community, and the planet, PTC is passionately committed to sustainably provide world-class professionals, resources, and services that move people, move lives and move the world.
PTC CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY RECOGNIZED AT THE NORDIC SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS
PTC was among four global companies selected as fi nalists by the Nordic Sustainability Awards for its Sustainability Business Partner of the Year category. The selection placed PTC in esteemed company, alongside the likes of fashion and lifestyle giant H&M – Hennes & Mauritz, KMC Solutions, and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.
The recognition affi rms PTC’s established sustainability strategies and the disciplined approach through which the organization institutionalizes the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) in its operations. The category acknowledges companies or organizations that conduct business operations with the least negative impact possible on the environment, community, and society. The category also considers efforts in engaging environmentally friendly pursuits at all aspects of the organization to guarantee that its processes, products, and production activities adequately address current environmental concerns while maintaining a profi t.
Actively promoting people, planet and prosperity, PTC embraces the UNSDGs and strives to effect change and move the world in
more ways than one. To enhance its contribution to society, PTC pursues programs that aim to address the UNSDGs on Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Life Below Water, and Partnerships to Achieve the Goals.
The Nordic Sustainability Awards are organized by the Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (NordCham), which was established in 2012 to bring together the Nordic-Philippine business community. The organization promotes and facilitates trade, commerce, industry, and investment between the Philippines and the Nordic (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) and Baltic (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) countries.
