Strategic Framework towards Re-entry and Recovery: SM Investments Corporation

by | Jul 27, 2020 | Best Practices, COVID19

Business Case #3
SM Investments Corporation

 

SM is a Philippine conglomerate that is invested in market-leading businesses in retail, banking, and property. In preparation for the return of its workforce, SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) has undertaken several safety and health protocols to take care of employees and keep workplaces and facilities safe.

 

Two weeks before the anticipated General Community Quarantine, SMIC started running COVID-19 antibody rapid testing for its employees and agency front liners, including janitors and security guards. As another safeguard for those who test positive, more stringent testing is required of the subject as well as continued quarantine.

 

SMIC also introduced a digital platform called “BeSafe” to track employees’ health status, record their daily activities, and help in contact tracing.

 

Temperature checks through infrared thermometers and thermal cameras are conducted upon office entry, while Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) cards were also issued to employees to replace the use of finger biometrics.

 

Each employee was provided two washable face masks and a face shield for added protection. Bags are also sanitized upon entry. To comply with quarantine and post-quarantine health measures, staggered work shifts are implemented to ensure a safe ratio of the workforce in their respective offices.

 

With respect to facilities, safe distancing decals were placed in elevators, protective screens were set up between workstations, while meeting rooms layout changes were made to comply with safe distancing protocols.

 

Across the group, SM companies have carried out health and distancing protocols to maintain safe operations in the workplace and in various properties and continues to actively promote the protection of customers and employees against COVID-19.

 

To access the full article, click here: https://www.sminvestments.com/media/covid-19/sm-deploys-safety-practices-against-covid-19-return-workforce

 

 

 

 

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Edgardo Lacson

Chairman of the Board

Edgardo G. Lacson is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), and Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). He was formerly President and Honorary Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).  He was the President of ECOP from 2010 to 2016. Ed Lacson also serves as the President of various business firms, including MIS Maritime Corporation, Safe Seas Shipping Agency, Marine Industrial Supply Corporation, and EML Realty. He serves as Chairman of Metrostore Corporation, MIL Export Philippines, Beacon Environmental Management Services and Primelode, among others.

He is likewise Trustee of both the De La Salle Canlubang, Inc. and Philippine Petroleum Sea Transport Association (PHILPESTA), Managing Director of Link Edge, and a member of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Philippine Interisland Shipping Association (PISA), and Makati Business Development Council (MBDC).

An alumnus of then De La Salle College and now De La Salle University where he earned his degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) Major in Accounting, Ed Lacson indeed through the years has expanded his horizons.

Edgardo Lacson serves as Honorary Chairman at PCCI. His previous business affiliations include the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), Marine Chemical Corporation, VLK Traders Philippines, Inc., and Esso Standard Eastern.