Ayala Land, Crown Pipes sign deal to cut PVC waste and emissions in construction
The two-year agreement covers a take-back program for PVC pipe scraps, green vendor standards and a review of renewable energy options for the pipe maker's facilities.
Property developer Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) and pipe manufacturer Crown Asia Chemicals Corporation, known as Crown Pipes, have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at reducing carbon emissions and PVC waste in the Philippine construction supply chain, according to Mindanao Times.
The two-year agreement was signed on October 21 in Makati. It includes a take-back program for PVC pipe cuttings, the drafting of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria for so-called green vendors, an assessment of renewable energy options for qualifying Crown facilities, knowledge sharing, and joint reporting on progress.
Under the take-back program, PVC pipe cuttings and scraps from selected ALI projects will be sorted, collected and sent back to Crown for recycling, reprocessing or repurposing into new products. The companies said they will measure and report how much PVC waste is kept out of landfills, and may extend the approach to other plastic-based construction materials.
The partnership supports ALI's targets of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and zero waste to landfill by 2030. According to the report, emissions from purchased goods and services make up the largest share of ALI's carbon footprint, and PVC is among the materials the developer has identified as significant to that footprint.
ALI chief sustainability officer Robert S. Lao said meeting these goals requires tackling emissions across the company's entire supply chain. "We cannot achieve our climate ambitions alone," he said, adding that supplier commitments are essential to reducing embodied carbon in construction.
Crown, which has supplied ALI developments such as Greenbelt 1, Arden and Gardencourt Residences, was chosen from among ALI's accredited vendors because of its established sustainability program. The agreement also covers capacity-building for suppliers and an evaluation of Crown facilities for a shift to renewable energy through the Green Energy Option Program.
Crown president Derrick P. Villanueva said the company is "honored to accept the challenge of becoming a Green Vendor of Ayala."
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