In the Enterprise Asia’s Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards or AREA, the top call center and outsourcing services provider TELUS International Philippines or TIP won the social empowerment award. It was held at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, there are over 500 attendees including business and government leaders, diplomatic representatives, social and community leaders and local and international media. About TELUS International Philippines, Inc. this is a leading Philippines-based provider of contact center and business process outsourcing solutions. This is also the leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $9.9 billion of annual revenue and 12.3 million customer
The TIP president Javier Infante said that they are proudly accept the award, it means that they are unwavering commitment to corporate social responsibility or CSR. The award is recognized for all the TIP team members who volunteer their time and work with their CSR partners to help to improve the lives of those who need help. To community development, it recognizes organizations that have shown outstanding leadership and achievement through active engagement and contributions to community development.
Every year, TIP holds the TELUS Day of Giving, on its three sites the members, gather to volunteer their time to make a difference in their local communities. The Bantay Bata, Bantay Kalikasan, and Gawad Kalinga are the partners with a different philanthropic. In the entry of the award, TIP’s longstanding partnership with Gawad Kalinga was highlighted. A Gawad Kalinga is a local community development foundation dedicated, their aim is to reduce the poverty in the country through nation building. Through Nation-Building, the project called Forming Heroes, TIP built the first ever TELUS GK Village in Pook Masagana Tandang Sora, Quezon City. It was completed last October 2010, the village has a two-storey multi-purpose hall and 71 houses. By 2012, the TIP wants to finish a second village in Barangay Kasama Ka, Batasan Hills, Quezon City with 123 houses.
The key component of the TELUS corporate culture is CSR. They want their team members to take pride in their contribution to a broader cause, not only the company. Their partnership with Gawad Kalinga allows them as a company to support their goal to reduce poverty and helping build a better nation. In various categories such as Green Leadership, Investment in people, corporate governance, healthy promotion, social empowerment, SME CSR and responsible business leadership, the Enterprise Asia’s or AREA recognizes Asian organizations that champion sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship.
Philippines becomes more strong because of outsourcing. There are lots of companies wherein they outsource inside and outside of the company and country. There is always a reason when things happen, everyone has a chance and opportunity to win but of course you should make and do something for it.
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http://www.telusinternational.com/about/awards
http://www.delicious.com/TELUSInternational
http://www.teamasia.com/newsroom/read-client-news.aspx?id=174:telus-international-philippines-wins-social-empowerment-award
