The Plaf supports the Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which would replace the Millennium Development Goals that stood from 2000 to 2015.
These goals aim to call to action all countries in a global partnership to fight poverty, inequality and injustice and tackle climate change by 2030. Thus, encouraging businesses and companies to integrate them in their strategies.
The range of the challenges stated by the SDGs impacts all companies in at least one of their spectra of activity, whether it is investments, business model or practices.
Here are the 17 goals:
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT
Even if the primary target is at Governmental level, the SDGs recognize the importance and influence businesses can have on achieving them. In fact, company activities can have an impact on the way and level of living of habitants & workers, economy, on the environment etc.
Inclusion and implementation of such goals can go a long way.
That is why, we, at The Plastic Flamingo are contributing to the following 7 SDGs in our advocacy and business model:
SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower women
SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
SDG 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
We address these SDGs through 5 major axes:
Promote and support gender equality,
Promote decent work for all and reduce inequalities,
Promote circular economy in developing cities,
Develop climate resilience of the most affected countries,
Tackle marine plastic pollution.
These goals require businesses to take concrete actions so, here is how The Plaf is implementing them:
SDG 5 & The Plaf: Achieve gender equality and empower women
SDG’s target related:
5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life.
With these in mind, The Plaf commits to:
Promote and implement involvement and participation of women in the company. In fact, our target is to have 70% of women in our workforce.
Do social work and enable women who wish to work when their husband prevents them to do so.
Promote equal pay and responsibilities between genders.
SDG 8 & The Plaf: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Related SDG targets :
8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises including through access to financial services.
8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.
8.8 Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments of all workers, including migrant workers, particularly women migrants, and those in precarious employment.
+ 10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
With these in mind, The Plaf commits to:
Encourage the inclusion of people from vulnerable communities in the company, particularly in waste sorting activities. For that, we partner with local NGOs and work with targeted families.
Work with communities and the informal sector to promote local plastic waste collection initiatives and generate additional income for the neediest.
Create job opportunities for young people of age in the company, particularly in waste sorting activities.
Give better standard of work for the waste management profession: reliable contracts, fair remuneration, social rights, access to basic financial services.
Provide safety in the workplace.
SDG 11,12 and 13 & The Plaf: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable; Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns and Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Related SDGs target:
11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality, municipal and other waste management.
11.c Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, for sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials.
12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse.
13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
With these in mind, The Plaf commits to:
Develop an innovative plastic waste management system in Metro Manila,
Educate on plastic recycling and recycle,
Produce post-disaster emergency shelters to promote resilience and adaptive capacities to climate-related hazards and natural disasters
Manufacture sustainable and resilient buildings with locally recycled plastic waste.
SDG 14 & The Plaf: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Related SDGs target:
14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, particularly from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution.
With these in mind, The Plaf commits to:
Develop an innovative ocean bound plastic waste management system in Metro Manila,
Educate on plastic recycling and recycle.
With these goals and objectives that are now anchored in our vision and business model The Plastic Flamingo hopes to add one steppingstone to the edifice, to the battle against inequality, pollution, poverty and injustice.