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For our 20th anniversary year, our flagship UNGCNS Summit returns with a clear message – Forward Faster: Collective Action and Leadership for a Sustainable Future. The event will galvanise 600+ business leaders, changemakers, and innovators to accelerate sustainability across Singapore and the Asia Pacific.

Join us on 08 October 2025 to shape strategy, scale ambition and accelerate action.

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Why Attend?

Gain insights from global experts on emerging sustainability trends and practices.

Network with influential decision-makers and thought leaders.

Discover actionable strategies to embed sustainability into your business and drive long-term value.

Highlights from the 2024 UNGCNS Summit

The 16th UNGCNS Summit offered a platform for dialogue, collaboration, and action towards advancing the SDGs in the Asia-Pacific region, with focus on the need for urgent change through the theme, ‘Forward Faster: Accelerating Corporate Action for Sustainable Development.’

Key Takeaways

  • Businesses need 3 T’s to unlock sustainable growth: Mr Chee Hong Tat highlighted the need to focus on TECHNOLOGY, TALENT and TRADE-OFFS to encourage innovation and support workers through the transition by upskilling and reskilling in order to remain competitive.
  • Ms. Sandra Wu, Board member of United Nations Global Compact, stressed that with 15% of the SDGs on track, there is an urgent need for more collective action to solve sustainability challenges together.
  • Businesses need to “level up, skill up and team up” as a whole-of-nation approach is needed to co-create a sustainable future.
  • The ecosystem must collaborate to support SMEs, with clear definitions for cross-border interoperability, aligning carbon credits with net-zero goals, and addressing both climate and social challenges through measurable sustainability targets.
  • MNCs need to lead the way. Larger corporations need to guide SMEs in sustainability reporting to drive supply chain transformation, as collaboration and capacity-building are key to achieving Scope-3 reductions and levelling the playing field.
  • Achieving net-zero requires a multifaceted approach. This includes energy efficiency, diverse emissions reduction methods, and rapid deployment of low-carbon technologies to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Key Highlights


Date :

03/10/2024


Venue :

One Farrer Hotel, Singapore


Number of participants

600


Theme

Forward Faster: Accelerating Corporate Action for Sustainable Development


Honoured Guests
Mr. Chee Hong Tat

Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance

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