SM Taps Gen Z Employees for Insights; Meralco Explores SMRs with US Firm
Philippine conglomerate SM is establishing an internal "Gen Z Council" to understand young consumers' preferences, while power giant Meralco is partnering with a US firm to study the feasibility of introducing Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
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