With the goal of making integrity
everyone’s concern and part
of daily life, the Integrity Initiative - spearheaded by the Makati Business
Club, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), the American
Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AMCHAM), the Management Association of
the Philippines (MAP), and Financial Executives of the Philippines (Finex)- is
staging a historic run on December 12, 2015 at the CCP Complex, Pasay City.
Dubbed “I RUN for Integrity: I
am Part of the Solution,” the event calls on all sectors of society to
participate in this important step towards building a culture of integrity in
the Philippines. It is expected to bring together 5,000 representatives and runners from government, business,
youth, civil society, academe, church, and media towards the common goal of
being part of the solution in fighting corruption.
The event comes on the heels of the highly successful
2011 and 2012 editions of the run, which united a total of 12,000 runners. ECCP
organizes this year’s running event in support of the Integrity Initiative, a
private sector-led campaign that aims to promote common ethical standards among
all sectors.
Established in 2009 by the Makati Business Club and
ECCP, the Integrity Initiative operates on the principle of inclusion and
collective action, and works on making the Philippines a leader in promoting an
ethical business environment while eliminating negative practices. Since then,
a good progress has been made to get the collective action against corruption
and unethical business practices going. 2,000 company chief executives, 1,500
DPWH contractors, 42 high government officials, and 140 business organizations
have already signified support to the Integrity Initiative and signed the
Integrity Pledge.
Additionally, the
Integrity Initiative has rolled-out a unified code of conduct in 2012, and the
basic guidelines for ethical business behavior; introduced an online self-assessment
tool to all signatories, which can be used to evaluate the areas for
improvement in the integrity system within their organization; developed a
validation process to validate the ratings from the self-assessment tool and
will soon pilot a certification process for businesses.
“While the Integrity Initiative has already
accomplished notable milestones, there’s still a lot that needs to be done. One
of which is to encourage more engagement from individuals, especially the
youth, to act with and uphold the value of integrity. This is why the theme of
this year’s run is ‘I RUN for Integrity: I am part of the solution.’ The
individual acts of integrity are sure to deliver
remarkable collective result in the long run. Participating in the run event is
a symbolic gesture of pledging to act with integrity,” said Henry Schumacher,
Vice President of ECCP and the Integrity
Initiative, Inc. “We expect this event to be another show of force by Filipinos
from all walks of life who want to finish victorious over our fight with
corruption. With this event, we seek to make integrity everyone’s
mission,” Schumacher added.
Runners for the “I Run for Integrity:
I am Part of the Solution” can choose to participate in the 3K, 5K, and 10K
categories. Registration can be made at Chris’ Sports branches in Glorietta 3,
Mall of Asia, Market! Market! and SM Megamall until December 4 only. Late
registration is until December 7 or until race kits last at the ECCP office in
Makati. Registration fee is at PHP 550, while a group of ten participants can
avail of the 10 + 1 package. Accomplished runners get to bring home “I Run for
Integrity” finisher shirt, baller band, and tokens from event sponsors. Special
prizes also await top finishers of the event.
The “I RUN for
Integrity: I am Part of the Solution” event forms part of this year’s Integrity
Nation Now campaign of the Integrity Initiative to further solidify their goal
of instilling integrity and combating corruption in the country.
In addition to the
running event, the Integrity Initiative will also hold the 5th
Integrity Summit on December 9, 2015 at Shangri-la Hotel in Makati City. The
summit is expected to gather business leaders, anti-corruption and good
governance experts, as well as key representatives from the government, church,
youth, academe, and other agencies to continue to highlight the progress of the
private sector in promoting ethical standards in business. The summit coincides
with the celebration of the International Anti-Corruption Day.
The “I RUN for
Integrity: I am part of the solution” event is made possible through the
partnership with GMA, Globaltronics, Meralco, Siemens, De La Salle University,
Rappler.com, Development Bank of the Philippines, Convergys, Globe Telecom,
Land Bank of the Philippines, Nestle Philippines, Royal Cargo Inc., Shell
Companies of the Philippines, The Medical City, Chris Sports, Friedrich Naumann
Foundation, League of Cities of the Philippines, Pasay City LGU, Pasay Youth
Development Council, and Philippine Institute of Supply Management.
For more information and inquiries,
the organizers can be emailed at irunforintegrity@eccp.com.
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