COMMUNITY - Dole Sustainability

NGO Perspective on Environmental Programs in the Philippines
Multi-Stakeholders Initiatives
“Adding Value Beyond Compliance”
Joemil Saloma Montebon
Executive Director, Kasilak Development Foundation Inc. (KDFI)
Vice-President for Mindanao, Association of Foundations (AF)
Council Member, Mindanao Coalition of Development NGO Networks (MINCODE)
Fellow, International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), U.S. Department of States

Presentation Road-Map.
I. Understanding the Context of Government, Business and CSO Engagement
II. Philippine Environment. Challenges (Opportunities)
III. What We Must Build On.
CSO Perspective on Engagement and Collaboration:
A Framework for Multi-Stakeholders Approach
IV. The Crates for Trees Project:
A Corporate Response Towards Environmental Rehabilitation and Regeneration
Project
V. Insights and Ways Forward

The Global Operating Environment
Governments
Civil Society
Organizations
Primary Roles:
Enforcers, providers
Preserve order
Represent citizens
Global
Landscape
Primary Roles:
Watchdogs, critics
Protect People’s well-being
Promote common goods
Service Delivery
Corporations
Source: Corporate Social Responsibility as Risk Management. A Model for Multinationals
JFK School of Government, Harvard University, March 2005
Primary Roles:
Innovators, doers
Deliver value to shareholders
Support to customers

Business
Community
• Enabling Environment
Government
• Convergence Platform
• Policy/ Regulations
Members of
the Civil
Society
Organizations
(CSOs)

The Philippine Environment.
Challenges (Opportunities)
I. Philippines as a mega-biodiversity landscape
II. Business Development Models vis Resource Management
Landscapes
III. Push for Economic Development vis Environmental
Sustainability

Engagement and Collaboration:
A Framework for Multi-Stakeholders Approach

Corporate
Citizenship:
“EVOLUTION” OF STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT
DRIVERS 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
GOVERNMENT
Source of
Revenues
Compliance
with
Environmental
and Labor
Laws
Partner in
Development
Tri-partite
Collaboration
COMMUNITY
“You have and
we don’t have”
Therefore, we
are enemy
“You need to
help us”
“We are your
stakeholders
too, we can
work together”
Community as
partner in
development
CIVIL SOCIETY
Capitalist,
Exploiter,
Imperialist
CSR just a
PR or
marketing
strategy
Moving beyond
the comfort
zones and
compliance
Strategic
Engagement and
Collaboration
Source: PBSP
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CSO Perspective on Business Engagement on CSR
Value Creation
Companies can PRO-ACTIVELY
create positive societal values
by optimizing external
multiplier of their business
Risk Minimization
Companies should be aware of
their real and potential socio-
economic, political and
environmental impacts.
Compliance
Companies should
comply with regulations
Source: PBSP
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Partnership Development Framework: A Multi-Stakeholder’s Engagement
Business Community
Resource/ Service
Providers
Other
Development
Players/
Stakeholders
Community Community
CONVERGENGE OF
PROGRAMS/ SERVICES
Other
Development
Players/
Stakeholders
Community
Community
Government
Sector
LGUs and
Gov’t Line Agencies

The Crate for Trees:
A Corporate Response
towards
Environmental Protection
and
Regeneration Project
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• Municipality of Impasugong
Barangay La Fortuna (Sitio Intavas)
Barangay Kibenton (Sitio Kubayan)
• City of Malaybalay
Barangay Dalwangan(Sitio Ulangohon)
1
2
Brgy. Imbayao (Proper)
• Municipality of Lantapan
3
4
Brgy. Alanib
• City of Valencia
5
Brgy. Lilingayon(Sitio Tandacol)
Barangay Guiniyuran (Sitio Magsal)
• Municipality of Maramag
11
9
8
6
7
Barangay Dagumbaan (Sitio Bantayan & Sitio Bato)
Barangay Bagong Silang (Proper & Upper Bagong Silang )
Barangay. La Roxas (Sitio Katall)
• Municipality of Pangantukan
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Barangay Portulin( (Proper)
The Project Sites: 1 Province; 11 Communities

Project Components
Community Organization
and Development of
Enterprises (CODEs)
Multi-Functional Forest
Establishment and
Development (MFFD)
Community Livelihood
and Enterprise
Development Support
(CLEDS)
Partnership-Stakeholders
Engagement for
Environment
Development (PSEED)
• Formation and Strengthening of Community-based
Farmers Organizations.
• Creation of Provincial-wide Federation of Coffee
Farmers Association in Bukidnon
• Buffer Establishments
• Wood for Pallet
• Crates for Trees
• Cluster Formation of Coffee Farmer Partners for
Agroenterprise Development and Market Linkage.
• Farm Development Support
• Technical Trainings on Natural Farming Technology
System (NFTS)
• Kasilak is an accredited NGO-member of the Protected
Area Management Board (PAMB) of Mt. Kalatungan
Range Natural Park and an active NGO-partner of
PAMB of Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park

The Partner People’s Orgaanizaation (POs)
INKALUBA (Intavas Kasabuwahan Hu
Lumad Ta Buffer Zone Area), La Fortuna,
Impasug-ong
ITMPC (Inhandig Tribal Multi-
Purpose Cooperative), Dalwangan,
Malaybalay City
KGV – Kubayan Chapter
(Kitanglad Guard Volunteer),
Kibenton, Impasug-ong,
1
2
IMPC (Imbayao Multi-Purpose
Cooperative), Imbayao, Malaybalay City
3
4
KGV – Alanib Chapter
(Kitanglad Guard Volunteer),
Alanib, Lantapan
1
1 1
0
9
8
5
6
7
BLUPENTTRASS (Bayawon Lukday
Pendonay Tandacol Tribal Association),
Lilingayon, Valencia City
PTA (Portulin Tribal Association),
Portulin, Pangantukan
GRWWSA (Guinuyoran Rural Water
Works and Sanitation Association),
Guinuyoran, Valencia City
CALUDA (Catal Lumad
Development Association), La
Roxas, Maramag
BAFA (Bagong Silang
Farmers Association),
Bagong Silang,
Maramag
DARNARDC (Dagumbaan Reforestation
and Natural Resources Development
Cooperative), Dagumbaan, Maramag
North Bukidnon South Bukidnon

The Crates for Trees (C4T)
- The Concept:
Plastic Crate = Funds for Reforestation
Environmental Stewardship
Promoting corporate engagement on
environmental protection and
management
CRS Value
Environmental Protection
- 84 Hectares established in Bukidnon.
- Strengthen Corporate-Community Partnership.
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The Wood for Pallet
- Area established:
126 hectares in Bukidnon
(+ 177 hectares in other sites in Mindanao)
- Established either within designated
buffer areas or individually owned private
lands.
- Engaging communities as strategic partner.
Corporate Social Investment:
Promoting strategic investment of
corporate resources to the environment
CRS Value
Sustainable Resource Management
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Corporate-Community Partnership
Engaging Communities as
Partners in Development
CRS Value
Community Engagement and Partnership

Putting CC/ CRS Themes into Application viz the Project
Components CRS Theme CRS Value
Crates for
Trees
• Environmental
Stewardship
Environmental
Conservation
Wood for
Pallet
• Corporate Social
Investment-
Environment
Sustainable
Resource
Management
Farm
Development
• Corporate-Community
Partnership
Stakeholder’s
Engagement

Key Project Stakeholders
DENR/ LGUs
German Development
Service
Kasilak
Dole-Stanfilco
Community
Project

Project Milestones
• 1 Province: 11 communities
assisted
• 10 Community-based Farmers
Organizations strengthened
• 1 Provincial Coffee Farmers
Federation formed
• 154 coffee farmer-partners
assisted
• 88 abaca farmer-partners assisted
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Project Milestones
• 125 coffee and abaca farmer-partners
assisted
• 303,248 coffee seedlings distributed
• 140,000 abaca seedlings distributed
• 281 hectares coffee farm developed
• 140 hectares abaca farm developed
• 179.6 hectares MFF established
- 84 Protection Forest (Crates for Trees)
- 95.6 Production Forest (Wood for Pallet)
TOTAL TREES PLANTED: 195,365 hills
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3 rd
1 st Place
AMCHAM 2011 CSR EXCELLENCE AWARD
“Providing Sustainable Livelihood Category”
AMCHAM Foundation Inc.
(a socio-civic arrm American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines)

Insights and Challenges
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“Aid alone will not deliver development.
A vibrant business sector – one that is innovative, acts responsibly,
and works in collaboration with other actors (stakeholders) – is also
required to apply new models for development solutions, scale-up
existing development initiatives and build new markets.”
Business Action for Development, IBLF, UNDP and The UN Global Compact,
UK, May 2005

Evolving Business-NGO Relationships
CONFRONTATION
Dialogue and
Consultation
PHILANTHROPY
Innovative Funding
Mechanisms
Realm
of
CSR
Partnership
Engagement and
Collaboration
Shaping the Enabling
Environment.
i.e. awareness raising,
advocacy and policy dialogue
Mutual Learning
and Capacity Building
Delivering Practical
Solutions
i.e. Resource mobilization,
joint project implementation
Source: Creating the Enabling Environment, PWBLF, 2000

Maximizing and Scaling Up Impact of CSO-Business Engagement
Harness
Opportunity
Unleash
Potentials
Build
Alliances
Local Focus
Business can
make a
difference
Enabling
Environment is
critical to success
Partnership can
increase impact
Local level action
is most effective
Harnessing
Business-CSO-
Community
Collaboration
Governments to
provide access to
local operating
environment
and frameworks
for partnership
“Co-investment”
with Donors/
CSOs in
development
initiatives
Obstacles to and
opportunities for
development are
best understood
at the
community level
Source: Business Action for Development, UK, May 2005

• Making the “Business Case”
Business engagement in development arena needs to be
communicated
Participation should be solicited in “business terms” of reward and opportunity as well as in
“development terms” of responsibility and social benefit.
• Sharing Success and Demonstrating Impact
Communicating to the general –public
Source: Business Action for Development, UK, May 2005
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• Sending clear and targeted messages
CSOs’ help deliver message by promoting business involvement in
development initiatives
Development community can help by acknowledging that it needs business, and by
working harder to convince governments that they do too.
• Building partnership skills
Creating access to expertise, tools and resources
on building partnership is essential
Basic skills for partnership should be provided both to development community and in the
boardrooms.
Source: Business Action for Development, UK, May 2005
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• Breaking the “Barriers” and Opening New “Frontiers”
Paradigm Shift
“While business and donor government have a role to play in making the case for an
enabling environment, change ultimately needs to come from within.”
George Kell, UN Global compact
• Stewardship and Citizenship.
A profound understanding of one’s privileges and responsibilities in the society
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Sustain
Intensify
Strengthen

Historical
Background:
The
LibuganonExperience
• The Libuganon Watershed Reforestation Project, a 4-year project jointly funded by
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Dole-Stanfilco
in 1990’s aimed at assisting 4 resource-poor rural communities rehabilitate 500 hectares of
communities’ unproductive and denuded upland -forestal areas.
Benefiting closed to 300 farming households, the Project has three major components:
(a) AgroForestry,
(b) Reforestation, and
(c) Community Infrastructure Improvements.
• Organized in March 3, 1997 and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) on June 2, 1997 as a non-stock, non-profit social development organization.

Building Partnership. Building Communities

Kasilak Areas of Operations/ Coverage in Mindanao, Philippines
Bukidnon Province
• 7 Provincial Areas
• 7 Major Cities
• 21 Municipalities
• Reaching substantial number of communities
and families
Surigao del Sur
Davao del
Norte
Province
Compostela
Valley
Province
North Cotabato
Province
South Cotabato Province
Sarangani Province
Davao City
Building Partnership. Building Communities

Kasilak Development Initiatives in Mindanao
Adopt-A-School with Dole-Stanfilco/ Education
Banga Pinoy with DED, Dole-Stanfilco, SPECTRUM and DCPAC
Crates for Trees with Dole-Stanfilco
English Access Microscholarship with US State Department
Dole-Stanfilco
SCALED (Rice, Coffee, Cacao) Project with CRS/ PHIL.-USDA
Coffee Farm Rehabiitation Project with Phil. Coffee Board
Crates Project + Livelihood with DED and Dole-Stanfilco
TB-LINC Phase-1 and 2 with PBSP (USAID)
MaVARD/ MINARD Projects with CRS/ PHIL.-USDA
Livestocks Dispersal with Dole-Stanfilco
Community Protection Forest with PTFCF
Community Disaster Preparedness with WB-Civil Society Fund
Health Equipments for Community Health Centers and Workers
Relief and Emergency Assistance with Lutheran World Relief (LWR)
Bukidnon Province
Surigao del
Sur
Davao del
Norte
Province
Compostela
Valley
Province
Computer-based Literacy for OSY in Sarangani with AusAID-PACAP
Community Disaster Management with WB-Civil Society Fund
North Cotabato
Province
South Cotabato Province
Davao City
Davao
Oriental
Province
Building Partnership. Building Communities
Sarangani Province

Kasilak Core Institutional Programs
• Watershed and Natural Resource
Management
• Community Livelihood Support
and Enterprise Development
- AgroEnterprise
- Agricultural Productivity
- Community-based Enterprises
• Access to Basic Social Services
- Education
- Health
- Water and Sanitation/ Hygiene (WASH)
• Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)/ Climate
Change Adaptation (CCA)
Building Partnership. Building Communities

Development Strategies and Approaches
• Constructive-Engagement.
- Partnership Development and Linkage-Building
• Program Development and Resource Mobilization/
Resource Leveraging
• Working within existing Community Management Structures
- Formation and Strengthening of Community-based
Organizations (CBOs) and Peoples Organizations (POs)
Building Partnership. Building Communities

“We are all crossing a bridge – from the past to the future,
from our comfort zones to unchartered waters. I know we can
all succeed so long as we work together”
Mr. Manny Lopez
Chairman, Lopez Holdings
From “Stewardship in a Changing World”
Bridges, CSR Report of Lopez Group, Vol. 4, 2010