Sun Life joins Earth Hour

MANILA, Philippines - Sun Life of Canada (Phils) Inc. will support Earth Hour on March 29 (Saturday) by switching off the lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in its LEED-certified building in Bonifacio Global City. Sun Life chief marketing officer Mylene Lopa said that caring for the environment has always been the insurer’s advocacy. Sun Life is the first company in the Philippines to receive a Gold Certification from LEED for Core and Shell. Among the environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient features of the Sun Life Centre are the motion sensor lighting, which automatically shuts off the lights if no one is in the area; and the double-glazed glass windows which illuminate the interiors while blocking out the heat. Together with Philips, a staunch supporter of the environment and a tenant of the Sun Life Centre, and the World Wide Fund Philippines (WWF), the organization behind Earth Hour, Sun Life will hold a simple ceremony at the roof deck of their building followed by the switching off of lights. Once the lights are out, Philips LED tea lights, a safe, energy-efficient form of lighting, will be switched on.