ESG Awards

For its commitment to sustainability and to Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) standards, the Bank has been honored with the following awards and recognitions.

Highest Sustainable Brand Value in the Philippines at US$175 million
Brand Finance Global Sustainability Perceptions Index 2024
Green Innovation & Solution for the BDO Green Finance Framework
Global Good Governance Awards 2024
Internal Communication Campaign - Wastebusterrr Waste Management Program
2024
Philippine Quill Awards International Association of Business Communicators
Best Advance in Responsible Finance (Governance)
Retail Banker International Asia Trailblazer Awards 2024
Platinum Award
(2010–2023)
The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2022
ESG Category – Bronze Award
Qorus Reinvention Awards APAC 2023
Top Sustainability Advocates in Asia
(2021–2023)
Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) 2023
Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year – Philippines
Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2023
Philippines Domestic Health & Wellness Bank of the Year 
Asian Banking & Wholesale Banking Awards 2023
Philippines Domestic Sustainable Finance Initiative of the Year
Asian Banking & Wholesale Banking Awards 2023
Social Empowerment Category – BDO Foundation
(Financial Education Program for Fisherfolk in the Philippines)
13th Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA)
Best Advance in Sustainability Practices
Retail Banker International Asia Trailblazer Awards 2023
BDO Unibank, Asian Excellence awardee
(2011–2023)
Corporate Governance Asia 13th Asian Excellence Award 2023
Best Investor Relations Company (Philippines) awardee
(2011–2023)
Corporate Governance Asia 13th Asian Excellence Award 2023
Best Corporate Communications awardee
(2014–2015, 2017–2023)
Corporate Governance Asia 13th Asian Excellence Award 2023
Asia's Best CSR awardee
(2020–2023)
Corporate Governance Asia 13th Asian Excellence Award 2023
3G Best Corporate Governance Framework Award, BDO Unibank
Global Good Governance Awards 2023
3G Social Empowerment Award, BDO Foundation
Global Good Governance Awards 2023
Four Golden Arrows
ASEAN Corporate Governance
Scorecard (ACGS)
2023 Golden Arrow Awards
Asset Management Company of the Year, Philippines (BDO Trust)
(2018–2023)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Investing Awards for Institutional Investor, ETF and Asset Servicing Providers 2023
Telecom Acquisition Deal of the Year
(Frontier Towers Associates Philippines PHP50 billion Debt Facilities; Sole lender; BDO Unibank)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2023
 
BDO Capital & Investment Corporation
Project Finance House of the Year
(2015, 2017–2021, 2023)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2023
Green Project of the Year
(Sole issue manager for Arthaland Corporation’s PHP3 billion Green Bond)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2023
Best Corporate and Institutional Adviser – Domestic
(2006–2023)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards 2024
Best Loan Adviser – Domestic
(2015–2023)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards 2024
Best Equity Deal
(Joint issue manager, joint lead underwriter, and bookrunner for ACEN Corporation’s PHP25 billion Preferred Shares)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards 2024
Best Corporate Bond
(Joint issue manager, joint lead underwriter, and joint bookrunner for SM Prime Holdings, Inc.’s PHP33 billion Bonds)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards 2024
Best Acquisition Financing
(Joint issue manager, joint lead underwriter, and joint bookrunner for Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.’s PHP17.45 billion Bonds)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards 2024
Best Gender Equality Bond
(Joint mandated lead arranger and bookrunner for ASA Philippines Foundation, Inc.’s PHP5 billion Corporate Notes)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards 2024
Best Sustainability-Linked Loan – Storage and Packaging
(Mandated lead arranger and bookrunner for Goodpack’s USD790 million Sustainability Linked Loan)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards 2024
Telecom Acquisition Deal of the Year
(Mandated lead arranger for Frontier Towers Associates Philippines’ PHP50 billion Debt Facilities)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2023
Excellence Award for Communication Skills: BDO 2020 Sustainability Report 
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines'
The 19th Philippine Quill Awards 2022
Four Golden Arrows for 2020 ACGS Score 
ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) Awards 2023
 
   
Platinum Award
(13 consecutive years: 2010–2022)
The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2022
Top Sustainability Advocates in Asia
Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) 2022
   
BDO Unibank, Asian Excellence awardee
(12 consecutive years: 2011–2022)
Corporate Governance Asia 12th Asian Excellence Award 2022
Industry Champion of the Year
Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) 2022
 
   
Best Investor Relations Company (Philippines) awardee
(12 consecutive years: 2011–2022)
Corporate Governance Asia 11th Asian Excellence Award 2022
Best Bank for SME in the Philippines
Asiamoney Best Bank Awards 2022
 
 
Best Corporate Communications awardee
(2014, 2015, 2017–2022)
Corporate Governance Asia 11th Asian Excellence Award 2022
Best Sustainability Bond - Financial Institution
The Asset Triple Country Awards for Sustainable Finance 2022
Best IPO (Philippines)
The Asset Triple Country Awards for Sustainable Finance 2022
Best Transition Bond (Philippines)
The Asset Triple Country Awards for Sustainable Finance 2022
Asset Management Company of the Year, Philippines (BDO Trust) (2018–2022)
The Asset Triple A Sustainable Investing Awards for Institutional Investor, ETF and Asset Servicing Providers 2022
Platinum Award
(12 consecutive years: 2010–2021)
The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2021
BDO Unibank: The Best of Asia awardee
Corporate Governance Asia 16th Asian ESG Award 2021
   
BDO Unibank, Asian Excellence awardee
(11 consecutive years: 2011–2021)
Corporate Governance Asia 11th Asian Excellence Award 2021
Asia’s Best CSR awardee
Corporate Governance Asia 11th Asian Excellence Award 2021
 
   
Best Investor Relations Company (Philippines) awardee
(11 consecutive years: 2011–2021)
Corporate Governance Asia 11th Asian Excellence Award 2021
Top Sustainability Advocates in Asia
Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES) 2021
 
 
Best Corporate Communications awardee
(5 consecutive years: 2017–2021) 
Corporate Governance Asia 11th Asian Excellence Award 2021
3G Championship Award in Service Excellence
Global Good Governance Awards 2021
   
3G Championship Award in Transparency
Global Good Governance Awards 2021
3G Excellence Award in Education & Literacy Programme
Global Good Governance Awards 2021
   
BDO Foundation: COVID Management Initiative of the Year – Philippines
Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2021
BDO Foundation, Inc. for the COVID-19 Pooled Testing and Other Initiatives for Underserved Sectors of Society Programme (Category: Health Promotion)
Enterprise Asia’s Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2021
   
Women in the Workforce
Rank #1 in Asian Banks and in the Philippines: Women as percentage of total staff
Rank #4 in Asian Banks and #3 in the Philippines: Percentage of women VPs
Rank #1 in the Philippines: Percentage of recent graduate hires that are women
Asiamoney Leaders for Women Survey 2021
 
   
Platinum Award
(11 consecutive years: 2010–2020)
The Asset ESG Corporate Awards 2022
Asia’s Best CSR awardee
Corporate Governance Asia 10th Asian Excellence Award 2022
BDO Unibank, Asian Excellence awardee
(10 consecutive years: 2011–2020)
Corporate Governance Asia 10th Asian Excellence Award 2020
Best Environmental Responsibility awardee
Corporate Governance Asia 10th Asian Excellence Award 2020
Best Investor Relations Company (Philippines) awardee
(10 consecutive years: 2011–2020)
Corporate Governance Asia 10th Asian Excellence Award 2020
Best Corporate Communications awardee
Corporate Governance Asia 10th Asian Excellence Award 2020
Best Investor Relations in the Philippines
FinanceAsia 20th Best Companies in Asia Poll 2020
Ranked 2nd in Best Corporate Governance
FinanceAsia 20th Best Companies in Asia Poll 2020
BDO Foundation (Category: Social Empowerment)
Enterprise Asia’s Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2020
BDO Foundation, Financial Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2020
Platinum Award
(10 consecutive years: 2010–2019)
The Asset Corporate Awards 2019
Best of Asia Awardee: BDO
(15 consecutive years: 2005-2019)
Corporate Governance Asia 15th Asian ESG Awards 2019
BDO Unibank, Asian Excellence awardee
(9 consecutive years: 2011–2019)
Corporate Governance Asia 9th Asian Excellence Award 2019
Industry Champion of the Year
Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards 2019
Best IR Company (Philippines)
(9 consecutive years: 2011–2019)
Corporate Governance Asia 9th Asian Excellence Award 2019
Best Corporate Communications
Corporate Governance Asia 9th Asian Excellence Award 2019
BDO Foundation: Social Empowerment Category for the Financial Education Program for Public Schools in the Philippines
Enterprise Asia’s Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2019
BDO Foundation: Outstanding Financial Education Partner Award
2019 Awards for Stakeholders of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
BDO Foundation: Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year (Gold Award) for the Financial Education Program for Public Schools in the Philippines
Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2019

 

Platinum Award
(9 consecutive years: 2010–2018)
The Asset Corporate Awards 2018
Best of Asia Awardee: BDO Unibank
(14 consecutive years: 2005–2018)
14th Corporate Governance Asia Recognition Awards 2018
BDO Unibank, Asian Excellence awardee
(8 consecutive years: 2011–2018)
Corporate Governance Asia 8th Asian Excellence Award 2018
Best Corporate Communications
Corporate Governance Asia’s 8th Asian Excellence Award 2018
Best IR Company (Philippines)
(8 consecutive years: 2011–2018)
Corporate Governance Asia’s 8th Asian Excellence Award 2018
Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year (Gold Award)
Asian Banking & Finance Retail Banking Awards 2018
BDO Foundation: Highly Commended Initiative in Social Responsibility
The Asset Corporate Awards 2018
BDO Foundation for the program “Typhoon Haiyan” (Category: Social Empowerment)
Enterprise Asia’s Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards (AREA) 2018