GLOBAL INITIATIVES

As one of the world’s leading engineering companies, we help our customers to use electrical power efficiently, to increase industrial productivity and to lower environmental impact in a sustainable way.  A global leader in power and automation technologies, ABB employs 145,000 people and operates in approximately 100 countries, with strong and established operations across Asia and around the globe.

www.abb.com

Established in 1870, Amcor is a global leader in responsible packaging solutions supplying a broad range of rigid and flexible plastic packaging products into the food, beverage, healthcare, home and personal care and specialty folding cartons. Amcor has more than 195 sites in 43 countries.

Amcor believes that as a market leader we are capable of developing a differentiated product offering through a relentless pursuit of excellence in innovation.

Packaging plays a vital role in product safety and integrity. Protecting the product throughout the supply chain to the consumer is a fundamental requirement of packaging and we at Amcor are committed to excellence in this pursuit.

We have dedicated teams of sales, marketing, R&D and innovation specialists who work alongside our customers to understand consumer needs.

As one of the world’s largest packaging companies, we take sustainability seriously. We have a global network and technical knowhow to drive sustainability improvements throughout the packaging value chain.

https://www.amcor.com/

Building on a heritage that spans over 180 years, ANZ provides a wide range of banking and financial products and services in 34 markets across Australia, New Zealand, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and America. Sustainability at ANZ is about ensuring our business is managed to take account of social, environmental and economic risks and opportunities.

By taking these factors into consideration across all areas of our business, we can create and preserve value for customers, shareholders, our people, the environment and the communities in which we operate. We formally report on our performance through the publication of our interim and full year Corporate Sustainability Reviews.

https://www.ap.org/en-us/

APRIL Group is a leading producer of fibre, pulp and paper with plantations and manufacturing operations in Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The company is a business unit of Singapore-headquartered global resources company, Royal Golden Eagle (RGE). Headquartered in Singapore, with supporting offices in Jakarta, APRIL operates an integrated pulp and paper mill in Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau Province, Sumatra. Fiber for the pulp and paper mill is derived from 445,660 hectares of plantation maintained by PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (PT. RAPP), the operating arm of APRIL Group, as well as supply partners and community fiber plantations. With a combined total of 370,070 hectares of conservation and restoration forest area, APRIL is 83% towards the achievement of its 1-for-1 commitment, that aims to conserve or restore one hectare of forest for every hectare of plantation.

For more information, visit www.aprilasia.com 

Autodesk’s mission is to build software tools to enable people to experience their ideas before they are real.

As a world leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk delivers the broadest product portfolio, helping over 10 million customers, including every member of the Fortune 100, to continually innovate through the digital design, visualization, and simulation of real-world project performance.By enhancing collaboration and communication and digitally improving the real-world performance of projects before they are built, Autodesk customers are solving their business challenges, avoiding costly rework, accelerating project cycles and time to market, and ultimately gaining competitive advantage.

www.autodesk.com

http://www.beritasatu.com/

Bloomberg connects influential decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Our strength - quickly and accurately delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology - is at the core of everything we do. With over 15,000 employees in 192 locations, we deliver business and financial information, news and insight around the world.

www.bloomberg.com

BSR is a global nonprofit business network of more than 250 member companies. We develop sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. Visit www.bsr.org for more information about BSR’s 25 years of leadership in sustainability.

https://www.cdp.net/en

http://www.clc.gov.sg/

CLP was founded in Hong Kong in 1901, at a time when electricity was still a novelty worldwide. Today we power millions of homes and businesses across the Asia Pacific region. In Hong Kong, we operate a vertically-integrated electricity supply business providing a highly-reliable supply of electricity to 80% of the city’s population.

Outside Hong Kong, we invest in the energy sector in Mainland China, India, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Australia. Our business includes power generation, transmission and distribution, and electricity and gas retail activities. Our goal is to meet Asia-Pacific's energy challenge in a sustainable manner from one generation to the next.

https://www.clp.com.hk/en

Conservation International (CI) uses an innovative blend of science, policy and partnerships to protect the nature people rely on for food, fresh water, and livelihoods. Founded in 1987, CI works in more than 30 countries on six continents to ensure a healthy, prosperous planet that supports us all. Conservation International has been working in Indonesia since 1991, sustaining the nature that sustains Indonesia. For more information, visit www.conservation.org

Convergence.Tech is a digital transformation company based in Toronto, Canada. Partnering with clients and leveraging today's leading technologies along with deep industry- specific expertise, Convergence enables innovation to take place so that organizations can become digital leaders. Operating globally, with projects  worldwide, our team also works closely with government bodies, humanitarian agencies, and corporations. 

Possessing extensive consultancy experience, Convergence advises, develops, and implements technology solutions on a global scale; to include complex regions such as India, Mongolia, and Afghanistan. Our approach to digital transformation considers the digital and the transformational drivers required to help you integrate digital into organizations for maximum effect.  Many of our solutions get powered by blockchain technology centered on environmental impact and sustainability initiatives. Convergence is intensely focused on traceability as well as digital identity, enhancing revenue lines, optimizing costing, and providing increased risk control.

Dow combines one of the broadest technology sets in the industry with asset integration, focused
innovation and global scale to achieve profitable growth and become the most innovative, customer
centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company. Dow’s portfolio of performance
materials, industrial intermediates and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated
science-based products and solutions for our customers in high-growth segments, such as packaging,
infrastructure and consumer care. Dow operates 113 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and
employs approximately 37,000 people. Dow delivered pro forma sales of approximately $50 billion
in 2018.

Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. By connecting its unique competences in life sciences and materials sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders simultaneously.

DSM delivers innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM and its associated companies deliver annual net sales of about €10 billion with approximately 25,000 employees. The company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. More information can be found at product website or www.dsm.com

http://www.econsense.de/

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region. Made up of 53 member States and 9 associate members, with a geographical scope that stretches from Turkey in the west to the Pacific island nation of Kiribati in the east, and from the Russian Federation in the north to New Zealand in the south, ESCAP the most comprehensive of the United Nations five regional commissions. It is also the largest United Nations body serving the Asia-Pacific region.

http://fortune.com/

Forum for the Future is an independent non-profit that works globally with business, government and other organisations to solve complex sustainability challenges.

We aim to transform the critical systems that we all depend on, such as food and energy, to make them fit for the challenges of the 21st century. We have 19 years’ experience inspiring new thinking, building creative partnerships and developing practical innovations to change our world. System innovation is at the heart of our strategy. One of our key approaches is creating innovation coalitions, bringing together groups to solve bigger sustainability challenges across whole value chains.

www.forumforthefuture.org

FoundationFootprint provides organizations worldwide with tools to significantly improve the effectiveness of their non-financial reporting. Our industry-leading and award winning software and services drive operational excellence in sustainability, environmental compliance and health & safety.

With a global presence, we serve more than 600 companies, across the financial, telecommunications, manufacturing, energy, food and public sector industries, including Singtel, Optus, NCS, National Australia Group, Shell and Unilever. For more information, visit www.foundationfootprint.com. 

Herbalife is a global nutrition company that has been changing people’s lives with great products and an opportunity to earn a part or full time income since 1980.

Our nutrition, weight-management, energy and fitness, and personal care products are available exclusively through dedicated Independent Herbalife Members in more than 90 countries.

We support the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) and its Casa Herbalife programs to help bring good nutrition to children in need.

We also sponsor more than 200 world-class athletes, teams and events around the globe, including Cristiano Ronaldo, the LA Galaxy and champions in many other sports. For more company information, visit http://www.herbalife.com/

Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Our aim is to enrich life and improve efficiency through a better connected world, acting as a responsible corporate citizen, innovative enabler for the information society, and collaborative contributor to the industry. Driven by customer-centric innovation and open partnerships, Huawei has established an end-to-end ICT solutions portfolio that gives customers competitive advantages in telecom and enterprise networks, devices and cloud computing. Huawei’s 170,000 employees worldwide are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers. Our innovative ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world’s population. Founded in 1987, Huawei is a private company fully owned by its employees.

For more information, please visit Huawei online at Huawei.com.

Please follow us on:

Twitter.com/Huawei

Facebook.com/Huawei

YouTube.com/Huawei

ING is a global financial institution with a strong European base, offering banking services through its operating company ING Bank. The purpose of ING Bank is empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. ING Bank's more than 52,000 employes offer retail and wholesale banking services to costumers in over 40 countries. ING's wholesale banking business is present and active in 13 major economies in Asia Pacific. Sustainability forms an integral part of ING's corporate strategy, which is evidenced by ING Group shares being included in the FTSE4Good index and in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (Europe and World) where ING is among the leaders in the Banks industry group. For more information, visit: www.ingwb.com/asia

Interface, Inc. is the worldwide leader in design, production and sale of environmentally responsible modular carpet. Recognized globally as one of the most environmentally responsible manufacturers on the planet, Interface is dedicated to ‘Mission Zero’. This commitment to sustainability equates to the complete elimination of any negative impact Interface has on the environment by the year 2020. Launched in 1994 to find an alternative to the traditional take-make-waste manufacturing model, Mission Zero is embedded within the company's philosophy and business strategy. Interface sets the bar in respect to closed loop manufacturing; annually recycling thousands of tons of old carpets to transform them into beautiful new carpets. For more information, visit www.interface.com.

KKR is a leading global investment firm that manages investments across multiple asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world‐class people, and driving growth and value creation at the asset level. KKR invests its own capital alongside its partners' capital and brings opportunities to others through its capital markets business. References to KKR's investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds. For additional information about KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE: KKR), please visit KKR's website at www.kkr.com and on Twitter @KKR_Co.

As a responsible corporate citizen, Marina Bay Sands is committed to sustainable building development and resort operations, as well as giving back to the local community. Our sustainability strategy -- Sands ECO360° is spearheaded by our corporate headquarters in Las Vegas and  is designed to help minimise environmental impact through implementation of sustainable practices into our operations. Sands for Singapore, our CSR strategy, identifies underserved Singapore communities, leverages our unique offerings and mobilises our over 9,000 workforce to make a positive impact to those in need.

www.marinabaysands.com

Metabolic is a research, consulting and venture building firm that applies systems thinking, data science and expert knowledge in advising governments, businesses and NGOs on how to adapt to a fast-changing global context, while creating disruptive solutions that can dramatically shift how the economy functions. Practically, they crunch and visualize data, provide strategies and tools, build pilots, and create new ventures that develop scalable solutions to critical problems. Much of Metabolic's work is driven by the circular economy, a model that it helped pioneer. Core to achieving its mission is the transition to an economy that is regenerative and circular by design.

Website: https://www.metabolic.nl/ 

Nestlé Indonesia is a subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., the leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness company. We enhance lives with science-based nutrition and health solutions for all stages of life, helping consumers care for themselves and their families. Our values are based on respect for people, future generations, the environment and for the diverse world we live in.

Nestlé Indonesia has four factories with around 3,400 employees, and producing dairy, food and beverage products.

Nestlé has the world’s largest food and nutrition Research and Development (R&D) with about 5,000 people involved in 41 R&D and Product Technology centres worldwide.

www.nestle.com

NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd was founded by the labour movement in 1973, with a social mission to moderate the cost of living in Singapore. From one supermarket, it has grown to become Singapore’s largest retailer serving over half a million shoppers daily, with a network of over 130 outlets, comprising FairPrice supermarkets, FairPrice Shop, FairPrice Finest and FairPrice Xtra. Today, with its multiple retail formats, NTUC FairPrice has kept pace with the changing needs of its customers while remaining committed to its social mission. Its aspiration to be Singapore’s leading world-class retailer with a heart is aligned with strong Corporate Social Responsibility commitments in place in four key areas – Responsible Retailing, Community Care, Sustainable Environment and Wonderful Workplace.

For more information on NTUC FairPrice, visit http://www.fairprice.com

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 208,000 people committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services.

Our sustainability and climate change advisory team combines 800 experts globally. We help our clients to plan, source, deliver, finance and measure the impact of products and services in a way that builds a more resilient, agile and sustainable business. We have developed innovative diagnostic tools to help assess the relevance of the SDGs to a business with a view to incorporating them into strategy and long term planning, measurement and reporting.

Singtel is Asia’s leading communications group providing a portfolio of services including voice and data solutions over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms as well as infocomm technology and pay TV. We have presence in Asia, Australia and Africa with over 600 million mobile customers in 25 countries, including India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. We also have a vast network of offices throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States.

Singtel aims to create sustainable and long-term growth for our business, while leading and shaping positive changes for our marketplace and customers, the communities we operate in, our people and the environment. Read more about Singtel’s corporate social responsibility and programmes at: http://www.singtel.com/sustainability

South Pole Group is a leading provider of global sustainability solutions and services. The company has delivered climate-proven solutions to a wide range of public, private and civil society organisations for over a decade. Areas of expertise cover key sustainability-related areas of climate change, including but not limited to: forests & land use, water, sustainable cities & buildings, green finance, as well as renewable energy and energy efficiency. A pioneer in emission reduction and renewable energy projects, the South Pole Group’s portfolio is at present the largest available on the market. For more information, visit www.thesouthpolegroup.com or follow the company @southpolegroup.

https://www.sustainabilityconsortium.org/

The Swedish Association for Responsible Consumption is a non-profit organization and NGO, based in Stockholm operating throughout Sweden, aiming to raise awareness about the impact of consumption on the
environment and those who work in the industries. Our aim is to make it easy for people to start participating in the sharing or circular economy that is the future, and for this purpose we organize campaigns and events that centers on these concepts.

White Monday is our largest campaign over the course of the year. White Monday is the antidote to Black Friday, and the day for circular economy. It always occurs the Monday before Black Friday (25th of November in 2019).  The whole idea is to share circular alternatives to the linear consumption that Black Friday entails. Swedish enthusiast Henning Gillberg started it in 2017, and SARC have been on board since 2018 as organizers. This year we are going global.

Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities. To learn more visit www.syngenta.com and www.goodgrowthplan.com. Follow us on Twitter® at www.twitter.com/Syngenta. Our ambition in Africa is to support the inclusion of smallholder farmers into viable value chains so that they produce more of what local and global markets want. We strive to transform farmer yields at scale and increase their profitability in a way that creates sustainable value.  

Our expertise lays in bringing top class technology and agronomic knowledge tailored to the needs of diverse growers. However, because farmers face multiple barriers to increasing their profitability, we operate by building strong partnerships with like-minded organisations who share our ambition and who can complement our skills and expertise with their own. Examples include mobile technology providers, and financial institutions.

https://www.theclimategroup.org/

The Fair Labor Association combines the efforts of business, civil society organizations, and colleges and universities to promote and protect workers’ rights and improve working conditions globally through adherence to international standards. The FLA conducts independent monitoring and verification to ensure that the FLA’s workplace standards are upheld wherever FLA affiliates source their products, and to identify root causes of noncompliance with its code of conduct. Initially focused on apparel and footwear factories, the FLA has added major programs in agriculture and electronics. The FLA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices Geneva, Switzerland and Shanghai, China, and staff based in seven more countries around the world.

http://time.com/

http://www.ukgbc.org/

https://www.unglobalcompact.org/

UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women works across 32 countries in Asia and the Pacific in collaboration with Governments, Civil Society Organizations, the Private Sector, and the UN System. Our work has reached the most marginalized women and girls by tackling stark and rising inequalities and multiple forms of discrimination

UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in more than 170 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

UNEP is the leading global environmental authority and the environmental voice of the United Nations. UNEP’s work is focused on seven thematic areas—Climate Change, Disasters and Conflicts, Ecosystem Management, Environmental Governance, Chemicals and Waste, Resource Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption and Production; and Environment Under Review. UNEP and partners are working to ensure that the environment, along with the social and economic dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals, deliver benefits to the people by ensuring access to financing and technology, addressing the needs of vulnerable communities, respecting human rights, enabling education and awareness and leaving no one behind. UNEP’s governing body, established in 2013 by the UN General Assembly, is the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) that includes 193 member States of the United Nations, as well as observer States and other stakeholders. 41 of these member States are in the Asia Pacific region.

http://web.unep.org/

UNESCO was created in order to respond to the firm belief that political and economic agreements are not enough to build a lasting peace. Peace must be established on the basis of humanity’s moral and intellectual solidarity. UNESCO strives to build networks among nations that enable this kind of solidarity, by mobilizing for education, building intercultural understanding, pursuing scientific cooperation and protecting freedom of expression. Today, UNESCO's message has never been more important. We must create holistic policies that are capable of addressing sustainable development in all its dimensions. At a time when the world is looking for new ways to build peace and sustainable development, people must rely on the power of intelligence to innovate.

http://en.unesco.org/

WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses and partners working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. We help make our member companies more successful and sustainable by focusing on the maximum positive impact for shareholders, the environment and societies. Our member companies come from all business sectors and all major economies, representing a combined revenue of more than $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees.

Our global network of almost 70 national business councils gives our members unparalleled reach across the globe. WBCSD is uniquely positioned to work with member companies along and across value chains to deliver impactful business solutions to the most challenging sustainability issues.

Together, we are the leading voice of business for sustainability: united by our vision of a world where more than 9 billion people are all living well and within the boundaries of our planet, by 2050.

www.wbcsd.org

WOCAN is a women-led international membership network of women and men professionals and women's associations. We have 1100 members from 109 different countries, with expertise on gender, agriculture and natural resource management. WOCAN's purpose is to advance women’s empowerment and collective action to tackle climate change, poverty and food insecurity within enabling environments. For more information please visit www.wocan.org

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the world’s largest and most experienced independent conservation organisations. Established in 1961, WWF has grown to be one of the largest environmental organisations in the world with more than 5 million supporters worldwide; and present in more than 100 countries to conserve and protect our natural environment. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of our planet's natural environment, and build a future in which people live in harmony with nature.

http://www.worldwildlife.org/