IN response to the intensified awareness of the environmental effects that mining industries contribute to, AGF Consulting Group-Philippines, in collaboration with the Philippine Society of Mining Engineers (PSEM) and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), held the 1st Visayas Forum on ISO 14001:2015 last Oct. 22.
The forum was organized to spread awareness to mining industries about the benefits of ISO 14001:2015 of the Environmental Management Standard created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The forum also catered to the construction industries, cement manufacturers and many others.
AGF Consulting Group’s technical industry consultant John Lester Chico, whose initiative materialized a program that would gather various mining industries to meet in one venue and discuss the importance of ISO 14001:2015, spearheaded the program.
The forum showcased speakers like Ramon G. Roña, president of PSEM, MGB CARAGA Region Director Roger Dedios, engineer Ramcie Brillante, MGB senior science research speacialist, and Lisa Marie J. Paguntalan, executive director of the Philippine Biodiversity Foundation, Inc.
AGF Consulting Group-Philippines has worked with various mining and construction industries that are implementing the Environment Management System, with the guidance and direction of the company’s consultants.
Key speakers from AGF Consulting Group--Jong Fernandez, founder and CEO of AGF Consulting Group and Sony Sambo, process consultant and EMS specialist--also held discussions on ISO 14001:2015 and aspect-empact identification and assessment required by ISO 14001:2015. (PR)