During the Closing Ceremonies of the 42nd National Conference of Employers last 30 June 2021, the grand winner and four (4) citation winners of the Kapatiran sa Industriya (KAPATID) Awards 2021 were announced. There were thirty-one (31) companies which applied from which twenty (20) proceeded to the preliminary screening. Only ten (10) finalists were chosen and five (5) of them were declared winners.
Gruppo EMS, a leading total solutions provider of innovative and cost-effective services to the electronics, automotive, aerospace, industrial, and medical industries based in Biñan, Laguna, emerged as the grand winner.
Meanwhile, the following companies emerged as citation winners: Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. on Business Resiliency and Continuity (BRC), Nestle Philippines Inc. for Responsible and Ethical Business Conduct (REBC), Mariwasa Siam Ceramics Inc. for Quality, Productivity, and Innovation (QPI), and Energy Development Corporation for Industrial Peace and Harmony (IPH). These citations are the four pillars of the KAPATID Awards.
Kapatiran sa Industriya (KAPATID) Awards is a biennial awards activity of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines. It recognizes companies that exemplify good business practices in the areas of business resiliency and continuity; responsible and ethical business conduct; quality, productivity, and innovation; and industrial relations. Practices that are characterized by enterprise level cooperation and harmonious relationship between management and employees, whether in a unionized or non-unionized setting, resulting in labor and enterprise productivity, product/service quality and innovation, improved workplace conditions, enhanced relationship with society, and adaptation to the disruptive and ever-changing business environment.
ECOP looks forward to the continued actions of these companies to put to life the spirit of KAPATID Awards.
We hope that other companies, be it an MSME or a large company, find inspiration from the KAPATID Awards 2021 winners to become better employers and find ways to implement better business practices.
