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EuroCham Launches The Sustainability Whitebook 2020/2021
The Sustainability Whitebook outlines the common interest in sustainability that the EU shares with Singapore, efforts at EuroCham to advocate for a more sustainable future, and European companies positioned to lead the journey to greater sustainability. In doing so, it aims to present the many ways in which European and Singaporean companies can work together in the common pursuit of “Excellence in Sustainability”.
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Ursula von der Leyen joined our Guest-Of-Honour, Grace Fu Hai Yien, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Barbara Plinkert, Ambassador of the European Union to Singapore in congratulating the five winners of the 2020 EuroCham Sustainability Awards.
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EuroCham’s focus on the future of healthcare and wellbeing stems from the increasingly complex challenges faced by the healthcare sector. Through our healthcare programme 'The Future of Healthcare and Wellbeing', we re-imagine how healthcare services are delivered to the public and how incremental changes in lifestyle can improve health outcomes and overall wellbeing throughout the life-course. The series of activities cover three main areas of focus, underpinned by three activity pillars. View a brief introductory video here.
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Webinar: EUSFTA First Anniversary - A strong partnership for a resilient and sustainable recovery
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Date: 3 December (Thursday)
Time: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Venue: Online
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Webinar: Circular Economy - Alternative Energy
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Date: 10 December (Thursday)
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Venue: Online
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The safety of all attendees is our top priority. All events are online until further notice.
We are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and will implement
further precautionary measures as and when announced by the government.
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Alvin Lee, Head of Government Relations, Asia Pacific at HERE Technologies is based in Singapore. Alvin joins HERE from the LEGO Group where he was Director of Government and Public Affairs for the Asia Pacific. To enhance the reputation of the toy industry, Alvin also co-founded the Southeast Asia Toy Association (SEATA) where he served as its first Chairman. Prior to LEGO, Alvin was formerly Microsoft Devices/Nokia’s Head of Communications for the Asia Pacific and Time Warner’s Executive Director for International Relations and Public Policy for the Asia Pacific.
Alvin was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and was educated at the University of British Columbia.
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Anthony Luk is an accomplished tax specialist with over 15 years of experience with Big 4s and global MNCs in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. He is currently working for the LEGO Group with responsibility for the APAC region based in Singapore.
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ING Wholesale Banking (WB) meets all banking needs of large corporations, multinationals and financial institutions. With a history that stretches back some 200 years, we have made a name for ourselves by helping clients build successful businesses. We do this by ensuring we understand their unique needs, by being a trusted advisor to them for the long term and by proactively creating innovative solutions and executing them flawlessly. In addition to the basic banking services of lending, payments & cash management and treasury, we provide tailored banking solutions in areas including corporate finance, leasing, structured finance, commercial finance (factoring), equity markets and debt capital markets. In short, we can finance growth, manage the day-to-day banking needs of our clients and provide them with a full range of banking solutions to help to achieve their business goals. We are a truly international team of more than 11,000 banking professionals with local knowledge and a presence in more than 40 countries. Learn more here: www.ingwb.com
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Airbus is a global aerospace leader. Airbus has been successful in Singapore in every area of its business, including commercial aircraft, defence, space and helicopters. The company has developed a strong local presence primarily focused around high-value services, with the Airbus Singapore Campus serving as its regional hub. Located at Singapore’s Seletar Aerospace Park, the new campus covers an area of 51,000 square metres. Beyond the commercial achievements, Airbus has incorporated several companies in Singapore that focuses on regional customer support, maintenance and training operations. They include Airbus Services Asia Pacific, which manages the company’s customer support activities for operators in the region, the Satair spare parts hub for Airbus aircraft for operators in the Asia-Pacific and the Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), a joint venture with Singapore Airlines. Learn more here: www.airbus.com
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HERE Technologies, a location data and technology platform, moves people, businesses and cities forward by harnessing the power of location. By leveraging our open platform, we empower our customers to achieve better outcomes – from helping a city manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely. To learn more about HERE, including our new generation of cloud-based location platform services, visit https://buff.ly/2wSLEc4 and https://buff.ly/38iP1N9.
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Novartis is reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. As a leading global medicines company, we use innovative science and digital technologies to create transformative treatments in areas of great medical need. In our quest to find new medicines, we consistently rank among the world’s top companies investing in research and development. Novartis products reach nearly 1 billion people globally and we are finding innovative ways to expand access to our latest treatments. About 125 000 people of more than 140 nationalities work at Novartis around the world. Novartis has a presence in Singapore since 1986 and employs around 1,000 associates across our divisions – Innovative Medicines, Sandoz, Asia Pacific headquarters, Global Drug Development, Novartis Technical Operations and Novartis Business Services. Learn more here: www.novartis.com
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Radiant Group was established in 2003. Currently have a direct presence in over 7 countries, with HQ being Singapore. Extensive global reach with strong financial strength and robust logistics. Achieved turnover of 2.5 Billion USD in the year 2019. The group business primarily into commodity trading in Iron Ore, Mill Scale, Met Coke, etc. We have a strong presence in the entire supply chain, i.e. from sourcing, logistics, and shipping stockyards at load & destination port. Further, we have the family-office investments in Treasury Bonds, Global Equity Markets with more than AUM of USD180 million. Our safety protocols include the preservation of nature’s balance. Measures are undertaken for maintaining employee’s health & productivity. Our Corporate Social Responsibility includes Environmental efforts, Philanthropy, charities, ethical labour practices and social causes. As part of CSR, from the inception of the Group, focused in educating socially & economically backward children, built school buildings, regular Eye camps, Charity for Senior Citizen, helping underprivileged Children so on and so forth. Learn more here: www.radiantworld.sg
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Webinar: Personalised Healthcare As A New Frontier In Medical Innovation
4 Nov - In this session of the Best Practice Sharing Sessions, EuroCham explored how personalised healthcare can improve patients’ access to treatment and care, lend them agency to make decisions on personal health and wellbeing, and pave the way for more affordable and sustainable healthcare financing.
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Webinar: EuroCham Sustainability Awards 2020 Virtual Seminar
17 Nov - Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission graced the EuroCham Sustainability Awards 2020 Virtual Seminar with her remarks, joined by our Guest-Of-Honour, Grace Fu Hai Yien, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Barbara Plinkert, Ambassador of the European Union to Singapore, and Federico Donato, President of the European Chamber of Commerce, Singapore.
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Webinar: Impact Investment - The role of Asset Managers in Green Finance
15 Oct - In this session, we heard from experts about the role of Asset Manager in developing more sustainability in capital markets. EuroCham's Financial Services Committee shared some of the key findings from their position paper which they produced in collaboration with Accenture on the topic of Green Finance in Singapore and ASEAN: Opportunities and Challenges.
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Webinar: How to Address Human Rights Risk in Supply Chains and Trade
30 Nov - EuroCham organised for the first time a cross-committee exchange where experts addressed the human rights risk present in supply chains and trading and how companies can be a force for good in ASEAN.
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Webinar: Europe – Singapore Jobs webinar with MOM Singapore
Date: 4 December (Friday)
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Venue: Online
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Webinar: Singapore Fintech Festival 2020
Date: 7 - 11 December (Monday - Friday)
Time: 24 Hours
Venue: Online
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Webinar: Healthcare & Medical Technologies
Date: 8 - 11 December (Tuesday - Friday)
Venue: Online
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