- Arcadis will join the Net Zero Building & Net Zero City Summit Philippines 2023 event, the biggest and most inclusive conference in the Philippines’ building design, construction and city planning sectors.
- Katherine Ann Resurreccion and Paul Magbanua, key Arcadis leaders from the Philippines, will participate as speakers.
Philippines, 5 January 2022 – Arcadis proudly announces its participation as a silver sponsor at the Net Zero Building & Net Zero City Summit Philippines 2023, to be held at Dusit Thani Hotel Manila on 10 January 2023. The flagship event, with the theme ‘Building Resilient Cities: Addressing Climate Risk and Reaching Net Zero’, brings together various stakeholders to discuss topics such as net zero pathways, energy efficiency, smart cities/buildings, sustainable urban development and ESG, among others.
The Philippines is one of the signatories of the Paris Agreement on climate change and has committed to reducing carbon emissions by 75% by 2030. Arcadis leaders from the Philippines and the Netherlands will join colleagues from the built environment to share their collective knowledge to help advance conversations around decarbonization as the country moves toward sustainable and net zero practices.
Arcadis will present at morning session topics that touch upon critical areas that cities should focus on in pursuit of decarbonization, as mentioned in the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2022. Environmental Sustainability Associate Director Katherine Ann Resurreccion will discuss two of tools and guides developed to assist large organizations in measuring and reducing their overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with the goals set in the Paris Agreement. The presentation will cover the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and LEED Zero and how they can help organizations reduce GHG emissions.
Executive Director Paul Magbanua will talk about Greenhouse Gas Abatement Selection Procedure (GRASP), a model to support the management decision process for a transparent and informed action plan to reduce a company's carbon footprint. Sasha will discuss how GRASP has helped companies in the drinking water and wastewater sector to map, select, prioritize and plan carbon reduction opportunities in the future.
"I am very excited and honored to have Arcadis at our biggest and flagship Net Zero Building / City Summit in Manila," shares Escom Events Strategic Partnership & Conference Production Director C Jhay Azores. "The conference unites the property developers and city development value chains to discuss how organizations, asset owners and communities reach their net zero goals, delivering a sustainable future to improve quality of life for all."
Net Zero Building & Net Zero City Summit Philippines 2023 is the biggest and most inclusive conference in the Philippines' building design, construction and city planning sectors. It is designed to keep participants at the forefront of the industry by covering sustainability, resilience, health and wellness in the spaces where we live, work, learn and play. The event also includes an exhibition of the world's leading technological innovations in urban planning, carbon management and building solutions.
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Arcadis is a leading global Design & Consultancy organization for natural and built assets. Applying our deep market sector insights and collective design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services we work in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes throughout the lifecycle of their natural and built assets. We are 33,000 people, active in over 70 countries that generate €3.8 billion in gross revenues (based on 2021 full year pro forma figures). We support UN-Habitat with knowledge and expertise to improve the quality of life in rapidly growing cities around the world. www.arcadis.com.
