Leading health, wellness and beauty retailer Watsons has always espoused sustainability and responsible consumerism by offering its customers sustainable choices — products made with responsibly sourced ingredients that are good for customers, and better packaging made with less virgin plastics.

There are also refilling stations in two Watsons stores (SM Megamall and The Block at SM City North Edsa) where consumers can get refills for their favorite Naturals by Watsons products.

Watsons encourages its customers to read labels to help them make sustainable choices, and to bring shopping bags instead of paper and plastic bags.

"We at Watsons hope to promote more sustainable shopping habits among our dear customers when they do a lot of shopping. For starters, we have our Sustainable Choices, a wide range of health, wellness and beauty products they can choose from with better packaging and cleaner ingredients, which can also be refilled at our Watsons refilling stations," said Sharon Decapia, Watsons' senior AVP for marketing, PR and sustainability.

"We also encourage them to recycle Christmas wrappers and maybe use old ribbons and twine to tie their gifts instead of using tape. These are small steps we all can take for a greener future," she added.

Watsons helps its customers become a force for good for others through its charity initiatives. Operation Smile Philippines, for instance, in partnership with Watsons, has changed the lives of thousands of children born with cleft and lip palate. For this, Watsons has "Give A Smile" coin banks at the cashier area of Watsons stores nationwide.

This 2024, get started on sustainable shopping habits and sustain them beyond just the start of the year.