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| Lucio "Bong" Tan, president of Tanduay Distillers, said: "We understand the need to lessen our impact by making our operations cleaner and greener. We do not just want to make the best rum in the Philippines, but we want everyone to know that our rum is made with good intentions and we hope to improve our operations year after year,”. In addition, they have started investing in solar energy as a cleaner alternative as well. |
Lucio "Bong" Tan, Jr is passionate and supports the grassroots sports. He is also ardent about the green initiatives. He leads the complete changes to a zero-waste facility of "Absolut Distillers", based in Lian, Batangas which is one of Tanduay's brewery. It bags numerous environmental awards including the including the prestigious Green Apple Awards. It's an annual international campaign that recognizes, rewards and promotes environmental best practices around the world. Absolut Distillers is the only local distillery to receive this award up to this day. Likewise, the company has since been a recipient of awards by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for their outstanding environment conservation practices.
