At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the broader sustainability context

2. Describe the environment, social, and governance (ESG) framework

3. Discuss the tensions and challenges faced by the organizations in the implementation of ESGs

4. Evaluate the benefits of good practice in ESG

5. Identify opportunities for ESG implementation or enhancement in their respective companies

I. The New Corporate Sustainability

      A. Sustainability in the global and local context

      B. Introduction to ESG

II. Embedding ESGs in Business Functions

      A. Best practices in ESGs

      B. HR & Organizational Behavior from a Sustainability Perspective

      C. Marketing from a Sustainability Perspective

      D. Accounting from a Sustainability Perspective

      E. Finance from a Sustainability Perspective

      F. Operations Management from a Sustainability Perspective

      G. Corporate Communications from a Sustainability Perspective

Dr. Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng
Dr. Achoot Cuyegkeng is currently a consultant of AIS, Professor at the Department of Educational Leadership and Management of GBSEALD, and the Executive Director of the Lily Gokongwei Ngochua Leadership Academy. She was the Managing Editor of the Journal of Management for Global Sustainability from 2017-2025. She helped establish AIS and became its Director from 2013 to 2021. She led the development of the Minor in Sustainability, MS in Sustainability Management, and sustainability-related research in the John Gokongwei School of Management. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Chemistry from AdMU and her doctoral degree in Chemistry from the University of Regensburg in Germany.  Her expertise includes sustainability, education, leadership, educational management, and critical realist research approaches. Previously, she served as the Vice President for the Loyola Schools of the Ateneo de Manila, taking charge of operations from 2006-2010.

Mr. Josiah Theodore J. Cacayan
Mr. Theo Cacayan is the Program Head for Organizational Sustainability at the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management from the University of the Philippines Diliman and a master’s degree in Sustainability Management from Ateneo de Manila University. He is also a Lecturer at the Department of Leadership and Strategy. With years of experience in the hospitality and food & beverage industry, he built a strong foundation in business operations, strategy, and service excellence. His exposure to a social enterprise employing persons with disabilities deepened his commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in business. 

Ms. Ma Margarita Christina A. Lacdao-Umali
Ms. Chris Lacdao-Umali is the Program Head for Sustainable Development Goals at the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability wherein she works at the intersectionality of education, networks, and sustainability. She received both her bachelor's degree in Humanities and her master's degree in Basic Education Teaching from the Ateneo de Manila University. She taught Creative Nonfiction and Creative Writing courses in the Ateneo Senior High School, where she challenged her students to use their stories and words to bring to light the values and beliefs they uphold. Currently, she is the Secretariat Head of the ASEAN University Network on Ecological Education and Culture (AUN-EEC).

Ms. Bernadee "Berns" Uy heads Finance and Community Development for Habi Footwear. Berns was heavily involved in social development since her school days, having served as Executive Vice-President of Alay ni Ignacio (ANI), which offers academic and leadership programs to deserving public high school students with the aim of enabling access to higher education and developing grassroots leaders. After university, she took on a full-time job at Accenture Philippines, consulting for organizations such as ABS-CBN and Gawad Kalinga. She also worked as Social Enterprise Manager at the British Council of Manila and took a part-time teaching post at her alma mater, the Ateneo de Manila University (which also conferred on her a Bachelor of Science in Management). At present, she is the Head of Acquisitions at Grab Philippines.