As companies face growing pressure from investors, regulators and customers to clean up their supply chains, Globe Telecom Inc. is doubling down on climate accountability beyond its own operations.

The telco has retained its “A” rating in the 2025 CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment (SEA), marking its second consecutive year of earning the highest recognition for how it works with suppliers on climate action and sustainability.

Supplier Engagement Leaders

The recognition places Globe among companies identified by global environmental disclosure platform CDP as Supplier Engagement Leaders — organizations that demonstrate strong governance, emissions management, and supplier engagement throughout their value chains.

Rather than focusing solely on reducing its own environmental footprint, Globe has been embedding sustainability requirements into the way it selects, evaluates and works with suppliers, from network equipment providers and retail electricity suppliers to product packaging partners.

Commitment to environmental transparency

“Maintaining our ‘A’ rating on the SEA from CDP for two consecutive years is a testament to our unwavering commitment to environmental transparency and collective climate action,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe’s Chief Sustainability and Corporate Communications Officer. “By actively empowering our entire value chain, we are turning our climate ambitions into measurable impact.”

The CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment evaluates companies on governance, climate targets, Scope 3 emissions management, and supplier engagement — areas that have become increasingly important as businesses seek to reduce emissions across their entire value chains rather than just their direct operations.

Integrating ESG into procurement processes

To support that goal, Globe requires suppliers to align with its sustainability roadmap through its Supplier Code of Ethics. The company has also integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into procurement processes covering retail electricity providers, network equipment suppliers, and product packaging, among others.

The company said it has also strengthened oversight of its supplier ecosystem by screening vendors against ESG indicators and using artificial intelligence to capture and monitor supplier sustainability credentials, performance, and other relevant attributes.

Globe said it continues to conduct capability-building programs that equip suppliers with sustainability knowledge and encourage the adoption of responsible business practices across the value chain.

Broader environmental performance

The supplier engagement recognition complements Globe’s broader environmental performance this year. For the 2025 reporting cycle, the company also received a CDP Climate score of A- and a Water score of B, reflecting its progress in managing climate- and water-related risks.

Globe’s sustainability efforts have also been recognized by other organizations in 2025, including International Finance, which named the company Best ESG Practices — Telecom Philippines 2025, and Standard Insights, which awarded Globe Most Active Mobile Network for the Environment and Most Sustainable Mobile Network for 2026.