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The good deserves to be counted too

Criticising service failures does not require pretending a company has done nothing useful. LBC and the LBC Foundation have a documented record of education, disaster relief, community partnerships and logistics support.

Company-reported
01 · Education

More than 20,000 students

In its 2020 CSR report, LBC said its Foundation had provided access to education for more than 20,000 students through facilities, scholarships and learning resources.

LBC 2020 CSR report
Company-reported
02 · Taal

Relief for nearly 100,000 people

LBC’s 2020 CSR report says relief operations following the Taal eruption assisted nearly 100,000 affected individuals.

Source
Company-reported
03 · Pandemic

COVID relief at national scale

LBC reported PPE distribution, relief packs, mask programmes, community livelihood initiatives and support for frontline workers during the pandemic.

LBC COVID response
Fact
04 · Move It Forward

Sometimes the best use of a logistics network is simply moving help.

LBC Foundation’s “Move It Forward” programme has provided shipping support to NGOs and community organisations, moving books, school materials and other donations to beneficiaries around the Philippines.

Programme examples
Satire
05 · Rare internet moment

Yes, a page on the internet can say something nice.

Relax. We checked. The sarcasm button is still working.

Historical
06 · Classrooms

Education has been a longstanding Foundation focus

LBC’s 2019 education report documents classroom donations, school chairs, scholarships and programmes with groups including World Vision and community partners.

2019 education report
Historical
07 · Employees

Support has also included employees and dependants

LBC Foundation’s 2019 report describes medical-assistance and scholarship support for employees and their dependants.

Internal assistance
Current stated policy
08 · Four advocacy areas

Education, environment, community and disaster relief

LBC’s careers material describes those four areas as the Foundation’s main advocacies.

LBC careers page
Thesis
09 · Balance

Good citizenship and good delivery are separate questions.

A company can contribute meaningfully to communities and still have service areas worth improving. Both can be true at the same time.

Method: Programme numbers above are identified as company-reported because they come from LBC’s own CSR and annual-report materials. They are not presented as independently audited social-impact measurements.