Circular economy, anyone?

It's no secret that tech power couple Dennis and Maria Grace Uy have disrupted the Philippine broadband space with their entry decades ago.

- IRIS GONZALES

Now, their Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has become the leading Philippine fiber broadband provider.

But believe it or not, it’s not all business for the couple. Dennis Uy often talks about digital rights, and it has become the couple’s advocacy.

They want every Filipino, near or far from the capital or wherever they may be in this archipelagic country, to have access to affordable and reliable internet.

Now, the company has added another advocacy: circular economy–a system where materials are recycled and nature is regenerated.

Converge has become the first Filipino company to join the private sector-led ASEAN Circular Economy Business Alliance (ACEBA), which seeks to promote business action toward the adoption of circular economy strategies and practices in the Southeast Asian region, the company said.

“Facilitated by country leads in participating member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and supported through the ASEAN Responsible and Inclusive Business Alliance (ARAIBA), ACEBA seeks to provide visibility for its members and to serve as a voice to its participating companies to ASEAN, its entities, and government and business sectors in ASEAN members.”