Executive Leadership Seminar Panel 2: “ESG & Climate Change - Succeeding in a New World”

Panel 2 of the Executive Leadership Seminar was “ESG & Climate Change - Succeeding in a New World”.  Leadership in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and in climate change refers to the role of leaders in driving sustainability initiatives within their organisations.  Leaders need to educate themselves and build their climate-risk competency, gaining an understanding of industry-specific global warming, international debate, risk literacy, and more.  Leaders are responsible for integrating ESG principles into their organisation’s strategy and operations.  This includes setting ESG goals, tracking progress, and reporting on ESG performance.  Leaders play a crucial role in addressing climate change by reducing their organisation’s environmental impact, investing in clean technologies, and advocating for policies that support a low-carbon economy.

This panel explored developments since the last United Nations Climate Change Conference, 28^th Conference of Partners, at Dubai, and how we need to adapt to the new regulatory framework, the sociopolitical realities, and the onset of carbon credits as a proposed financial instrument.  This upends the financial market, and shapes economic policy globally. 

The panel was moderated by Mr. Kin Ng, Chief Executive Officer of Red Sycamore Group.  The panellists were Mr. David Chen, Chief Executive Officer of AgriG8; Mr. Kevin Lim, Chief Executive Officer of Megaton Shipping; Dr. Victor Tay, Chief Executive Officer of Global Catalyst Advisory, Governing Council of the China-ASEAN Business Alliance, and Regional Managing Director of Asia; Stout Investment Bank; and Dr. Vincent Lim, Chief Financial Officer, Asia-Pacific of Datalogic Singapore, and Associate Faculty of the Singapore Institute of Technology.