GCNS Virtual Summit 2020 - Day 3

Reporting on ESG forms a critical component of a company’s governance practices; the failure of which can result in a lack of trust among stakeholders.

On one hand, regulatory and stakeholder expectations on more transparency requires companies to better track ESG data.

On the other, investors are increasingly harnessing digital assessment tools to make informed investment decisions.

• How do these issues interact and influence decisive corporate action on the SDGs?

Speakers:

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  Ms Deborah Ho, Country Head, Singapore & Regional Head of Southeast Asia, BlackRock
   
• 
  Ms Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
   
• 
  Mr Pascal Lambert, Group Country Head, Singapore and Head of South East Asia and India, Societe Generale
   

Moderator:

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  Mr Michael Tang, Head, Listing Policy & Product Admission, Singapore Exchange Regulation
   

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Speakers:

• 
  Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Republic of Singapore
   

Moderator:

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  Ms Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
   

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Partnerships that involve multiple stakeholders, if implemented in good faith, hold the key to attaining just, inclusive and long-term sustainable development.

• How are partnerships crucial in sustainability and in the achievements of the SDGs?
• What are the perceived challenges to building partnerships and how can they be overcome?

Speakers:

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  Mr Bey Soo Khiang, Vice Chairman of RGE and Chairman of APRIL Group, APRIL Group
   
• 
  Mr Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General/Chief Economist, United Nations
   

Moderator:

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  Mr Frederick Teo, Director, Sustainability, Temasek International
   

The world came together to commit to the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. Much progress has been since then, yet there remains much to be done.

In a similar vein, though we have made progress in managing COVID-19, there is the risk of similar crises occurring in the future.

It will take resolute and decisive action, beyond what governments, regulators and stakeholders demand but truly keeping people and the planet at the centre of decision making.

• What must companies do today to protect themselves and their stakeholders tomorrow?
• What are the trade-offs that countries and businesses must achieve so as to enable inclusive technological transformation that augments the role of workers instead of replacing them?

Speakers:

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  Ms Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact
   

Moderator:

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  Mr Ho Meng Kit, Vice President, Global Compact Network Singapore, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Business Federation