CEO Roundtable
The CEO Roundtable is an exclusive event bringing together top business leaders to discuss strategic approaches to sustainability and responsible business practices.
Globally, businesses are recognising the opportunities and risks arising from sustainability-related topics.
In Singapore, the movement towards sustainability has accelerated on multiple fronts, including the introduction of new regulations and the launch of the Singapore Green Plan. How can you then build a resilient enterprise and generate business value for stakeholders while mitigating risks?
UN Global Compact Network Singapore’s Foundations in Corporate Sustainability is an introductory course for working professionals, which will provide an overview of global and regional sustainability trends and an understanding of how sustainability can be applied to improve business practices and enhance existing work functions. Spanning environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics. This 2 day course is part of the ESP Sustainability Course series designed to provide foundational knowledge, practical guidance, as well as tools and resources to help companies, especially SMEs, to jumpstart their sustainability journey.
Upon completion of the course, participants will also have the opportunity to join the UN Global Compact community and tap onto additional resources.
Understand what sustainability is and how it drives business competitiveness. Day 1 will provide insight into the global and local drivers accelerating sustainability and how businesses can identify and understand the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) related opportunities and risks. In addition to exploring how material issues can impact business strategy as well as the importance of Governance, the session will introduce how-to frameworks such as the UN Global Compact Management Model and easy to use onboarding tools such as Responsibility Index Communicator for Enterprises (RICE) Tool.
Download a copy of the NEW course brochure
Watch a briefing to the “Foundations in Corporate Sustainability” programme
The course duration is two (2) days.
Full Fee : S$1500
Subsidised fee *: S$450
*Enterprise Singapore co-funds 70% of the workshop fees for participants, capped at 3 per eligible company for all ESP sustainability workshops.
Subsidy is applicable to all business entities registered and operating in Singapore. This excludes (a) non-pro t organisations and charities (registered as public companies limited by guarantee); and (b) foreign companies operating in Singapore (registered as branch or representative offices).
The subsidy also applies to employees of Trade ssociations and Chambers in Singapore
The classroom learning will be facilitated by e perienced industry professionals. This will be complemented by guided use of tools to accelerate practical application and peer learning opportunities
Upon completion, participants will be awarded a certi cate of completion by UN Global Compact Network Singapore
The Enterprise Sustainability Programme (ESP) supports Singapore businesses on sustainability initiatives and to capture new opportunities in the green economy.
These courses aim to build awareness and knowledge of sustainability amongst local business leaders and enable participants to access tools and resources to help them assess their current sustainability readiness and
performance. It serves as a foundation to help local enterprises build capabilities for the green economy and develop a clear plan for sustainability efforts.
Visit here for more information about the ESG’s ESP program
| FORMAT | ATTEN EES | MONTH | DATE | REGISTRATIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-person | Public | July 2024 | 25th & 26th | Register Now |
| In-person | Public | July 2024 | 14th & 15th | Register Now |
| In-person | Public | July 2024 | 7th & 8th | Register Now |
ESP, a project of Enterprise Singapore, is part of the Singapore Green Plan launched to help enterprises, especially SMEs, embrace and develop capabilities in sustainability, and ride the green wave. GCNS is a training partner of Enterprise Singapore to build capacity.
International Enterprise Singapore and SPRING came together on 1 April 2018 as a single agency to form Enterprise Singapore.
Enterprise Singapore is the government agency championing enterprise development. They work with committed companies to build capabilities, innovate and internationalise. They also support the growth of Singapore as a hub for global trading and startups. As the national standards and accreditation body, we continue to build trust in Singapore’s products and services through quality and standards.
Entreprise Singapore sees a vibrant economy with Singapore companies being globally competitive.
Grow stronger Singapore enterprises by building capabilities and accessing global opportunities, thereby creating good jobs for Singaporeans.
Refocused priorities and sharpened strategies for enterprise development towards enabling companies to stay ahead of the curve and navigate the evolving business environment.
Changemakers in companies such as directors, senior and middle management executives from
This is a prescribed course that directors may attend to fulfill the new SGX requirements with regard to director’s training on sustainability. More information can be found here.
Course fee of S$450 (subject to prevailing GST) payable per eligible participant is only applicable for up to 3 participants per business entity registered and operating in Singapore.
Participants must be nominated by their company as the company’s representatives for participation in this series of Sustainability Courses*.
Each individual will only be supported to participate in these sustainability courses once.
Company is liable to make full payment for the course fees if company or participants are found to be ineligible or fail to complete the course.
For any enquiries, please contact us at training@unglobalcompact.sg
| FORMAT | ATTENDEES | MONTH | DATE | REGISTRATIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-person | Public | Sep | 16 & 17 | Registrations open |
| In-person | Public | Nov | 4 & 5 | Registrations open |
Get a copy of the brochure for more details and information on the course.
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Deputy Director
UN Global Compact Network Singapore
Sue Meng is Deputy Director of Sustainability and Capability-Building at UNGCNS Sue Meng oversees a team at UN GCNS that develops and manages capability-building initiatives encompassing training, trainer and alumni engagement, partnerships, thought-leadership publications, and conversations to inspire SMEs to engage in sustainability. Sue Meng has 14 years of experience developing sustainability programmes and 20 years in stakeholder engagement and change management.
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