Facing a Defining Year in 2022 Sixto Donato C. Macasaet In many ways, COVID-19 has changed the world since it surfaced late in 2019 and took over the globe in 2020. Two years since, we are now on the way to recovery, and we are at a crossroads. In 2022, we face a defining year. […]
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Dec
Dec
H.E. Alain Gaschen Ambassador of Switzerland to the Philippines On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, we congratulate the Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. (FSSI) on the implementation of many successful projects aiming at sustainably developing local communities in the Philippines. The Foundation’s strategy to focus on people, the planet and profit, and thus […]
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Dec
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Chairperson’s Message Mr. Martin Lasaga III Chairperson, FSSI Last September, we formally culminated the simple but meaningful celebration of our 25th anniversary year with the publishing of our new book titled “FSSI: 25 Years of Growing Community Enterprises,” which we are delighted to share with you here. The book recounts the experience of the Foundation […]
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Dec
Dec
Winding Down, Gearing Up Sixto Donato C. Macasaet We are at the year’s end. The past two years of the pandemic have been difficult, but they led us to learn new ways of engaging our world. At the Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc. (FSSI), we have learned to make the most of our resources […]
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Oct
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FSSI Enters Its 26th Year: It’s Not Business As Usual Sixto Donato C. Macasaet Last September 6, 2021, FSSI entered its 26th year, but it is not business as usual. Celebrating our 25th year anniversary in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic signals one thing about FSSI as an organization: we are never just business […]
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Mar
Mar
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented health, economic, and social crisis affecting the most vulnerable sectors. Social enterprises will be critical to our COVID-19 response and recovery. Social enterprises, like every other form of business, have been affected and are among the worst hit by the pandemic, and often with people who need the […]
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ONE PH’s “Tayo-Tayo” featured FSSI Executive Director Mr. Sixto Donato C. Macasaet and LiveGreen President and CEO, Mr. Paris Uy during the teleradyo’s episode about sustainable communities on July 20, 2019. Hosted by environmental lawyers Atty. Niner Guiao and Atty. Aya de Leon, the whole interview can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzHh278o9lk&fbclid=IwAR157HUGClyZwj-HmTZ_D4zoaBgNBN1GtvSFARE1CBe60E6eRKffxmxhX_c
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On May 29, 2019, the Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc. (FSSI) and its members and partners gathered in Quezon City for the Foundation’s 30th General Assembly, with the theme “Braving Challenges, Sustaining Enterprises.” The morning session was filled with insightful discussion as resource speakers Ms. Rosalina Dulabay of the Malabog Integrated Enterprises Development Cooperative (MIEDECO) […]