Pilmico Farms Earns Two Sustainability Awards from PCAPI

Pilmico Farms was recently recognized with two significant sustainability awards from the Pollution Control Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PCAPI) on May 7, 2025. These accolades highlight Pilmico’s strong commitment to environmental sustainability.

Safety and Environment Senior Supervisor, Christy Gawidan,  received The Outstanding Pollution Control Officer (TOPCO) award for leader impactful environmental programs such as tree planting and clean-up drives.

Pilmico also secured the Success Story Award for its “Utilization of Renewable Energy through Biogas System,” which converts hog manure into biogas, generating electricity for farm operations.

Gawidan emphasized that these awards underscore Pilmico’s broader commitment to environmental care. “This recognition only highlights one aspect of our wider sustainability,” she shared.

These recognitions underscores Pilmico’s role in advancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives and support everymeal, the sustainability campaign of Aboitiz Foods.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q1. What awards did Pilmico Farms receive from PCAPI?
Two awards were presented: the Outstanding Pollution Control Officer (TOPCO) award, given to Safety and Environment Senior Supervisor Christy Gawidan for leading environmental programs like tree planting and clean-up drives; and the Success Story Award for the “Utilization of Renewable Energy through Biogas System,” which converts hog manure into electricity for farm operations.

Q2. How does the biogas system work and why does it matter?
The biogas system converts hog manure into biogas, used as renewable fuel to generate electricity on-site. In 2024, it covered 13% of the farm’s electricity needs, avoided 3.63 tCO₂e in greenhouse gas emissions, and delivered ₱1.9 million in energy cost savings — proving that agricultural waste can be transformed into a practical, eco-friendly resource.

Q3. Who accepted the awards on behalf of Pilmico?
Christy Gawidan, Safety and Environment Senior Supervisor, accepted both awards. She noted that the recognition highlights just one dimension of Pilmico’s wider sustainability commitments, underscoring that environmental care is embedded across the company’s operations — not limited to award-winning initiatives alone.

Q4. What is the broader significance of these recognitions?
The awards validate Pilmico’s integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into farm operations. They demonstrate that sustainable agriculture is achievable at scale, and that responsible waste management paired with renewable energy adoption can deliver measurable environmental benefits alongside real financial returns.

Q5. How do these awards connect to a larger sustainability campaign?
The achievements support everymeal, Aboitiz Foods’ sustainability campaign promoting a holistic, mill-to-meal approach to feeding Asia sustainably. This means Pilmico’s farm-level efforts aren’t isolated — they are part of a company-wide commitment to embedding sustainability across the entire food production and supply chain.