Outsourcing Impact Award on Community Building (Gold)
Rooted in Community
With its “Rooted in Community” initiative, Booth Philippines Inc. proves that global outsourcing can deliver business results while creating positive, lasting impact for people and the planet.
Booth Philippines Inc., a Certified B Corporation, focuses its expertise and resources on strengthening communities, restoring environments, and preserving cultural heritage. Through hands-on partnerships with MAD Earth and ARK Solves, Booth builds programs from the ground up, ensuring both environmental restoration and food security leave a tangible and sustainable legacy.
Every engagement delivers measurable value: with MAD Earth, employees take part in reforestation and cultural immersion activities—planting seeds, restoring landscapes, and preserving the stories of the Dumagat tribe. With ARK Solves, Booth Philippines Inc. supports the Feed Back Program, addressing hunger head-on by empowering families to grow their own food, earn new income, and build resilient local food systems.
Rooted in a belief that outsourcing can and should benefit everyone it touches, Booth Philippines Inc. puts impact into the design of every partnership—not just as an afterthought. From small acts, like seed potting, to scaling a proven food security program across 101 communities, the initiative centers on listening to local voices, sharing responsibility, and growing together.
Data shows that Booth Philippines Inc.’s efforts go beyond numbers: reforestation projects restore ecosystems and support indigenous culture, while ARK Solves’s model shifts communities from food insecurity to sustained prosperity. This work enables families to move from dependency to independence, feeding children and generating income through their own crops.
Aiza, from Biga-a, La Libertad, turned her backyard into a thriving vegetable garden after joining the Feed Back Program. She fed her family and sold surplus produce, lifting her household’s prospects and demonstrating the ripple effect of community-led change. This journey was featured in a Featr documentary highlighting how genuine partnership fosters hope and self-sufficiency.
In numbers
101
communities graduated from the ARK Solves Feed Back program across 9 provinces
Nearly 30,000
farming and fishing families achieved food security through the initiative
81
employee volunteers contributed
1,367
volunteer hours in environmental and cultural activities spent
80%+
of participating families now earn at least 25% of their income from homegrown vegetables
Now in its third year, the OIR Awards recognize outsourcing companies that have made positive impacts in areas such as community building, education, diversity, and health.
Accompanying the OIR Awards is the comprehensive OIR Report that analyzes each outsourcing company’s impact initiatives and highlights how their projects are transforming lives and industries.
This two-pronged campaign comprises an OIR Awards event, which honors outstanding impact initiatives by outsourcing companies, and an OIR Report, encapsulating the compelling case stories behind these initiatives.
By documenting and acknowledging the far-reaching impacts and corporate social responsibility efforts of outsourcing companies, we aim to foster a broader, more nuanced understanding of the outsourcing landscape and its potential to drive positive change.