SM Investments receives 3 Asia’s best corporate

SM Investments Corp. (SM Investments), one of the leading conglomerates in the Philippines, received three major wins at the 13th Asian Excellence Award of Corporate Governance Asia.

SM’s long-standing history of winning in the categories of Asia’s Best Corporate Social Responsibility, Best Corporate Communications and Best Investor Relations Company notches its sixth, seventh and 12th times coming on top in these categories, respectively. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The Hong Kong-based magazine conferred SM Investments with multiple awards including Asia’s Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Best Corporate Communication and Best Investor Relations Company.

“This recognition is truly an honor for us. We firmly believe that by upholding the highest standards of governance, we can consistently deliver on our mission of better serving our communities,” SM Investments President and CEO Frederic DyBuncio said.

This year’s awards add to SM’s long-standing history of winning in the categories of Asia’s Best Corporate Social Responsibility, Best Corporate Communications and Best Investor Relations Company. With these wins, SM notched its sixth, seventh, and 12th times coming on top in these categories, respectively.

The award-giving body said the awards were in recognition of SM’s continuing commitment to the development of corporate governance in investor relations, CSR, business ethics, environmental responsibility and financial performance in the region.

SM Investments Corp. is invested in market-leading businesses in retail, banking, and property. It also invests in ventures that capture high growth opportunities in the emerging Philippine economy.

SM’s retail operations are the country’s largest and most diversified with its food, nonfood and specialty retail stores. SM’s property arm, SM Prime Holdings Inc., is the largest integrated property developer in the Philippines with interests in malls, residences, offices, hotels, and convention centers as well as tourism-related property developments.

SM’s interests in banking are in BDO Unibank Inc., the country’s largest bank, and China Banking Corp., the sixth largest bank.

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