2020 Integrated Report
CREATING RIPPLES OF CARE
THROUGH WATER AND SANITATION
CREATING RIPPLES OF CARE
THROUGH WATER AND SANITATION
Manila Water continuously adheres to the integrated reporting standards as a means of aligning the Company with the external environment. This Integrated Report presents the Company’s previous year’s performance of the operating business units and a thorough account of its strategy and governance. This has been reviewed by Senior Management before publication.
NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements and illustrations contained in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities, laws and regulations. These statements (including plans, objectives, projections, and estimates) and illustrations include information that does not relate solely to historical or current facts, and can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “estimate,” “plan” or “continue,” and similar expressions or by future or conditional verbs such as “should”, “would” and “could“.
Such statements are based on current expectations of future events, estimates and certain assumptions of our management. These are therefore subject to certain risk factors and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, and which may cause the actual results, the financial situation, the development or the performance to differ materially from the estimates or performance implied in these forward looking statements. We do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions, or changes in other factors affecting such statements.
REPORTING STANDARDS
This report covers all financial information, as well as economic, environmental, social and governance performance of all Manila Water operating subsidiaries, namely the Parent Company (East Zone concessionaire of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System or MWSS), Manila Water Philippine Ventures, Inc. (MWPV), Manila Water Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MWAP), and Manila Water Total Solutions, Corp. (MWTS). This report is aligned with the Integrated Report Guidelines by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC). It is also in reference to the Standards of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). The GRI and SASB disclosures that have been referred to are in the GRI and SASB Content Index page. The information contained in this report covers the period from January to December 2020.
ON OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SGV & Co. is the external auditor of the Company’s financial statements, with Djole S. Garcia as the lead engagement partner given the required audit partner rotation every five years. More information about our audit process and financial statements can be found here.
ON OUR SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE
Senior Management appointed DNV, an independent organization and a global provider of certification, assurance assessment, and training services. This is the fifth time we contracted the services of DNV with their scope limited to conducting assurance and validating the figures and information pertaining to our sustainability performance and <IR> Frameworks presented in this report.
The Independent Assurance Statement found here validate that the report is in reference with the GRI and SASB Standards and aligned with the Integrated Reporting Guidelines. It guarantees the shareholders and readers of the reliability of the reviewed data, claims, and information contained in this report. The Statement also contains the assurer’s findings and recommendations for our Company’s succeeding reporting period.
FEEDBACK
We welcome inquiries and feedback on this report. For investor concerns, you may e-mail [email protected]. Meanwhile, for sustainability concerns, you may e-mail [email protected].