Produced by Special Projects | Marketing Division | SPH SINGAPORE SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2014 The Singapore Sustainability Awards 2014 winners with guest-of-honour Mr Lee Yi Shyan and Mr Teo Siong Seng, chairman of Singapore Business Federation. First row from the front (left to right): Ms Esther An, City Developments Limited; Mr Victor Tay, Singapore Business Federation; Mr Venkataramani Srivathsan, Olam International; Mr Teo Siong Seng, Singapore Business Federation; Senior Minister of State, Mr Lee Yi Shyan, Ministry of Trade & Industry and Ministry of National Development; Ms Wang Look Fung, Keppel Corporation; Mr Assaad Razzouk, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources Second row (left to right): Mr Stephan Schablinski, DHL; Mr V. R. Srivatsan, Autodesk Asia; Mr Chris Sim, Clean Energy Holdings; Mr Ronnie Tay, National Environment Agency; Mr Gerald Ng, DSM Singapore Industrial; Mr Lam Siew Wah, Building and Construction Authority; Mr Mark Leslie, Alternative Energy Corporation More businesses going green T HE Singapore Business Federation’s (SBF) Singapore Sustainability Awards attracted an overwhelming number of applications this year from diversified sectors and enterprises, showing that sustainability is high on the minds of businesses here. There was an all-time record participation by 44 applicants from across energy, property, construction, real estate development, infocomm, agriculture and even government agencies seeking to be recognised for their sustainability efforts. The awards, which were given out for the fifth year on Oct 8, honour organisations for their innovation, leadership and excellence in the local sustainability arena through two award categories — the Sustainable Business Award and the Green Technology Award. “We had good quality of applications this year. There were both quantitative and qualitative improvements in the applicants’ for our sustainability awards this year,” says SBF chief operating officer Victor Tay. The momentum of sustainability development can be felt among the business community. Singapore’s ability to triumph over resource constraints has been recognised as a sustainable urban solutions showcase modelled by many global cities, he adds. “Significantly, there was more diversity too this year with the Building and Construction Authority and the National Environment Agency, and from the private sector, we had global commodities firm Olam International applying for the awards,” he says. As it turns out, all three were among the 15 winners who were honoured at the Award Presentation and Gala Dinner held at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. The award categories have been structured to emphasise corporate social responsibility and innovation to encourage companies to demonstrate strengths in these areas. This is to encourage businesses to pay greater attention to inclusive growth while pursuing productivity and innovation improvements to underpin the competitiveness of their industries. To ensure a level playing field, both awards have separate categories for large organisations, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Among the notable winners this year are Ricoh Asia Presented by: Pacific, winner of the Green Technology Award consecutively for 2013 and 2014; and City Developments Limited (CDL), a two-time award winner of the Sustainable Business Award (2010 and 2014). CDL was accorded the Top Honours award in the Large Oganisation category of the Sustainable Business Awards, while Sindicatum Sustainable Resources received the Top Honours award in the SME category. In the Green Technology Award category, the Top Honours award was accorded to Sky Urban Solutions Holdings. Founded in 2011, it operates Singapore’s first commercialised vertical farm and aims to help the country increase its local food production and food resilience. A significant new development is that Nanyang Technological University has come onboard as a new strategic partner. Here are this year’s winners: SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AWARDS Small and Medium Enterprises • Sindicatum Sustainable Resources* Large Enterprises • • • • • • • • Sustainable future The Sustainable Business Awards recognise excellence in the “adopter” community — organisations which show implementation of sustainable practices in the three key areas of economic, social and environmental dimensions, to help achieve the goal of a sustainable future, says Mr Tay. Winners in this category are exceptional organisations that have shown outstanding leadership in managing the four aspects of economic (strategy and performance), social (people and communities), environment (management systems and performance) and value creation. Best -of-class technology The Green Technology Awards recognise excellence in what SBF calls the “enabler” community — organisations that provide best-of-class green technology solutions, meeting sustainability needs of businesses, environment and society. Organisations that win in this category have shown strong and compelling green technology solutions, while ensuring a high level of commitment and performance to other criteria of corporate environment responsibility, measurement of impact and innovation. “The sustainability agenda has advanced significantly Strategic Partners: Reaching the apex of sustainability excellence The Singapore Sustainability Awards are an initiative of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF). They comprise the Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) and the Green Technology Awards (GTA). Inaugurated in 2009, the awards recognise Singapore organisations for their outstanding sustainable business practices and innovative green technology solutions. The award serves as a yardstick for enterprises to benchmark themselves against leading companies’ sustainable business practices, and to encourage companies to strive for sustainability excellence as the ultimate winning edge. Record number of applicants from across diverse sectors seek to be recognised for their efforts By Narendra Aggarwal Third row (left to right): Mr James Lim; Uniseal Singapore; Mr Rohit Girdhar, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific; Mr Jack Ng, Sky Urban Solutions Holdings; Mr Nobuaki Majima, Ricoh Asia Pacific; Mr Chew Hwee Hong, Ecospec Global Technology Building and Construction Authority City Developments Limited* DHL DSM Singapore Industrial Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Keppel Corporation National Environment Agency Olam International GREEN TECHNOLOGY AWARDS Small and Medium Enterprises in Singapore in recent years,” says Mr Tay. While previously the bigger companies had pushed ahead in adopting sustainable business practices, more SMEs are doing so now. “It is heartening that particularly in the green technology space, local SMEs are forging ahead and doing pretty well,” he adds. The Singapore Sustainability Awards have gone from strength to strength since their launch in 2009. To date, the awards have seen a total of 245 applications, of which 68 have emerged winners. This is a significant achievement for SBF, which is Singapore’s apex business chamber representing more than 21,000 companies, says Mr Tay. • • • • • Sky Urban Solutions Holding* Alternative Energy Corporation Clean Energy Holdings Ecospec Global Technologies Uniseal Singapore Large Enterprises • Ricoh Asia Pacific * These organisations are awarded Top Honours for being the best in their category. Knowledge Partners: GTA Sponsor:
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