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Foundation for a Sustainable Society 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Foundation for a Sustainable Society 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 1 CONTENTS 4 Reason for Being acronyms 6 The Chairperson’s Message 3BL-LED Triple bottom line local economy MDC Malaya Development Cooperative and ecosystem development MENRO Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office 4Ps Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program MFI Micro Finance Institution 8 ADB Asian Development Bank MinCARED Mindanao Congress of the Advocates for Renewable 2014: The Year in Review AIF Agricultural Investment Fund Energy and Rural Electrification and Development APPEND Alliance of Philippine Partners in Enterprise Development MOA Memorandum of Agreement 10 ARBs Agrarian reform beneficiaries MPDO Municipal Planning and Development Office ASKI Alalay Sa Kaunlaran, Inc. MTDP Medium-Term Development Plan Investing for Society’s Good BAKHAW Babatngon Kalikasan: Habitat Adaptation and Wellness NAMACA Nagkakaisang Magsasaka ng Caibiran BBL Bangsamoro Basic Law NAPC National Anti-Poverty Commission 42 Brgy Barangay NGOs Non-government organizations Harnessing the Foundation BVNP Bulusan Volcano Natural Park NSCB National Statistical Coordination Board CARP Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program NSO National Statistics Office CCA Climate change adaptation PATAMABA Pambansang Kalipunan ng Manggagawang 52 CCT Conditional Cash Transfer Impormal sa Pilipinas Our Partners CDA Cooperative Development Authority PCA Philippine Coconut Authority CMSCP Community-Managed Savings and Credit Program PCART Palawan Center for Appropriate Rural Technology 58 CRAFT Credit for Advancing Fair Trade PCF Philippine Cooperative Central Fund Federation Financial Report CRS Catholic Relief Services PEF Peace & Equity Foundation CSOs Civil Society Organizations PHANSUP Philippine NGO Support Program DA Department of Agriculture PHCC Perpetual Health Credit Cooperative DOE Department of Energy PHILDHRRA Philippine Partnership for Development of the Human DRR Disaster risk reduction Resources in Rural Areas DRRM Disaster risk reduction management PHILNET-RDI Philippine Network for Rural Development Institutes DRRMC Disaster risk reduction management council PMCJ Philippine Movement for Climate Justice DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development PNNI Palawan NGO Network, Inc. DTI Department of Trade and Industry POs People’s organizations EVACoH Eastern Visayas Area Cooperation for Health PRDP Philippine Rural Development Program EVSU Eastern Visayas State University PTFCF Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation, Inc. FIDA Farmers Integrated Development Assistance Program PWD Persons with disabilities FOI Freedom of Information RAISED Rural Agro-Enterprise Improvement for Sustainable FPE Foundation for the Philippine Environment Economic Development FTI Foundation for These-abled, Inc. SC Supreme Court GAIC Grassroots Agro-Industrial Corporation SE Social enterprise GDMPC Gata Daku Multi-Purpose Cooperative SEPPS Social enterprise with the poor as primary stakeholders GPS Global Positioning System SEAL Social Enterprise Advocacy Leveraging HIVAC PMPC Highland High Value Crops SMC San Miguel Corporation Producers Multi-Purpose Cooperative SURE Solutions Using Renewable Energy, Inc. ICLEI International Council for Local Environment Initiatives TSKI Taytay sa Kauswagan, Inc. IDEALS Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment UNDP United Nations Development Programme through Alternative Legal Services UCPB United Coconut Planters Bank IP Indigenous Peoples USAID United States Agency for International Development ISEA Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia VCD Value Chain Development JPEPA Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement WB World Bank KM KILUS Magniniyog WCED World Commission on Environment and Development LGUs Local Government Units WHO World Health Organization 2 TRANSFORMING ECONOMIES REALIZING INCLUSION Foundation for a Sustainable Society 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 3 reason for being Logo As FSSI moves forward to achieve its vison and mission, we came up with a brand identity that will Vision Mission represent how we approach our work on enterprise Just, sustainable and empowered To be a sustainable resource institution development for sustainable and empowered communities, recognizing diversity committed to social investments that communities. of cultures, respecting integrity of facilitate the entry and participation creation and realizing the fullness of the poor Filipino communities for Part of this development is the creation of a new of life. the development of just and local economies. logo that will represent what we aim to do and how we do it. The trademark resembles synergy, collaboration and nurturance of FSSI’s broad range of partnerships. Core Values GENDER EQUALITY The three petals invoke FSSI’s triple bottomlines of FSSI believes that development must benefit both gaining environmental, social and financial returns women and men. Being aware that the present from its social investments among enterprises. The SOCIAL JUSTICE social structures have not fully recognized women colors brown, green, blue and orange are found in The Foundation for a Sustainable Society (FSSI) as agents of development, FSSI takes an affirmative the natural environment and hold the qualities of recognizes the need to address the long-standing action in maximizing women’s productive, reproductive being dependable, ecological, stable and vibrant. issues of poverty, the disregard for basic human and community participation and contribution to rights, and environmental degradation. Thus, FSSI society. FSSI believes that a healthy social relation believes that social justice for the poor is best achieved can be harnessed by providing equal treatment and through participation and empowerment, anchored opportunities among women and men in their access on the principle of equality and fairness for all. The to and control over resources, decision-making, benefits promotion of social entrepreneurship, demonstrated and rewards of development. Who we are through economic democratization and environmental justice, is best served by adopting an integrated FSSI believes that sustainable development will Development requires debt relief. This was the was cancelled. The remainder was converted into business approach that includes access to capital by only be realized if people and communities will use underlying principle when FSSI was conceived in Philippine pesos equivalent to US$17 million and the poor, economic viability, gender equality, sound and manage resources in a manner that will not August 1995 after a long, arduous, cross-sectoral treasury securities. environmental practice, and the application of the compromise the needs of future generations. It seeks and multi-level debt campaign by Philippine and benefits of enterprise for the common good. Social to apply innovative solutions and technologies that will Swiss non-government organizations (NGOs) and These were then provided by the Philippine Treasury justice through social entrepreneurship ensures that promote biodiversity conservation and protection of the peoples’ organizations (POs). as an endowment to a development facility tasked more people participate and benefit from economic environment. with using income to support initiatives of local productivity. As a result of the close coordination and effective NGOs, POs, cooperatives and other community- GOOD GOVERNANCE participation of NGOs and POs, the Governments based groups — particularly in the area of STEWARDSHIP FSSI is a staunch advocate in upholding the principles of the Philippines and Switzerland finally signed sustainable economic production efforts. This of shared and transformative leadership and respect The FSSI’s endowment is a public trust. FSSI is a an agreement on the reduction of Philippines’ development facility, now known as the FSSI is steward of this public trust. This is achieved through for basic human rights. It demonstrates participatory external debt. Under this accord, 50 percent of the taking the lead in supporting community- oriented, transparent, prudent and diligent management of and democratic processes in policy and decision- Philippine Government’s outstanding export credit ecologically-sound, and financially-viable business financial resources and its optimum use. FSSI seeks making. FSSI demands, in its dealings, the practice of debt to Switzerland, amounting to 42 million Swiss ventures known as social enterprises (SEs). to apply innovative fund usage that will maximize transparency, integrity and accountability. both social and financial returns through valuable Francs or approximately US$34 million at that time, entrepreneurship, at the same time ensuring continuing CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE growth for the institution, equitable development and FSSI ensures continuing relevance, efficiency and environmental sustainability in all its initiatives. FSSI effectiveness in its performance. FSSI continues to commits to put its resources into best use and enjoins advocate for best practices in making a difference in its partners to follow suit. the lives of the communities it serves. 4 TRANSFORMING ECONOMIES REALIZING INCLUSION Foundation for a Sustainable Society 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 5 THE CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE recalibrating 3bl Our focus area in the Visayas, Babatngon in Leyte, through the guidance of our very active members Philippine Cooperative Central Fund Federation (PCF) and VICTO National Federation and Cooperative Development entrepreneurship Center (VICTO) and the local cooperative counterpart, has conducted participatory
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