SM inks partnership with UN Women

Co-signatories of the WEPs were SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and SM Supermalls, represented by Mr. Steven Tan (second from left), President of SM Supermalls, The SM Store, represented by its President, Ms. Chelo Monasterio (third from left), and Mr. Chito Manalo (second from right), President of SM Retail Inc. Joining the signing is Lenlen Mesina (third from right), Country Programme Manager for UN Women WeEmpowerAsia Philippines, Atty. Kristine Yuson Chaves (left), Executive Director, Philippine Commission on Women and broadcast journalist Karen Davila (right).

SM marked a milestone for the National Women’s Month as the company signed the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) during the launch of Women at Work pop-up market on March 5 at SM Aura Premier, making SM the largest homegrown company to sign the WEPs in the Philippines.