designing our future: powering the decade for decisive action
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Designing Our Future: Powering the Decade for Decisive Action
Partnership Opportunities for1. GCNS Summit 20212. Singapore Apex Corporate Sustainability Awards 2021
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Our world is changing.The flaws in our system exposed.
Challenges growing day by day: we need change.Corporations have a huge role to play.Profits with purpose is the new norm:Businesses cannot thrive in a world in which people don’t.
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.Let’s make this the Decade for Decisive Action.
Business as a force for good.
The UN Global Compact believes that by committing to sustainability, businesses can take shared responsibility for achieving a better world.
Our vision is to mobilise a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders to take decisive action in creating the world we want.
Partner with us for two of our flagship events to demonstrate your company’s leadership in sustainability:
1. The 13th GCNS Summit
2. The 6th Singapore Apex Corporate Sustainability Awards Ceremony
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About the
GCNS Summit
The GCNS Summit is where leading minds convene to shape and invent a sustainable future.
BUSINESS ENABLER
Enables business opportunities & partnership
opportunities for companies to achieve the United
Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
CONVENER
Brings together international thought leaders and like-
minded professionals, sparking business-critical
conversations on sustainable development
LEARNING PLATFORM
Helps businesses begin, deepen and broaden their
sustainability journeys
26-27 October 2021
COVID-19 has been identified as the great reset. This
provides societies, governments and businesses the
opportunity to repair the drawbacks of a system that
benefitted a few and exploited many.
The devastating economic and societal disruptions
caused by the pandemic threaten to reverse years of
progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Businesses can play a leading role in how the world
rebuilds amid the pandemic: to rectify the cracks that
existed pre-COVID-19 and co-create a better world in
which no one is left behind.
Theme - Decade For Decisive Action: Designing Our Future
Programme as at 30 June 2021 and is subject to change
GCNS Virtual Summit Programme
Day Day 1 Day 2
0900 am –1015 am
Opening keynote & fireside chat: “Designing Our Future”
Prize presentation of the Young SDG Leaders Awards
Panel Discussion: “Steering a sustainable business in the new normal”
1015 am –1115 am
Panel Discussion: “Leading decarbonisation efforts
towards net zero”
Panel Discussion: “Pushing frontiers on financing the Sustainable Development Goals”
Panel Discussion:“Creating an resilient workforce”
Case study + Panel Discussion:“Innovating through cooperation”
1115 am –1130 am
End of Day 1Closing Remarks by Ms Goh Swee Chen, President, Global Compact Network
Singapore
Post Summit Standalone events (up to 4 events)
Virtual site visit + Coffee with Senior Leadership*
Virtual site visit + Coffee with Senior Leadership*
Virtual site visit + Coffee with Senior Leadership*
Virtual site visit + Coffee with Senior Leadership*
What you can expect at the Summit
• 2 days of exciting content
• Wider reach to
international audiences.
• Pre/Post-event thought
leadership events
• Panel discussions
• Workshops
• Virtual Site visits
Ms Ho Ching
Chief Executive Officer and
Executive Director
Temasek Holdings
Our past Honoured Guests
Mr Masagos Zulkifli
Minister for Social and Family
Development and Second
Minister for Health
Mr Teo Chee Hean
Senior Minister and
Coordinating Minister for
National Security
Mr Chan Chun Sing
Minister for Trade & Industry
Mr Desmond Lee
Minister for National
Development
Ms Grace Fu
Minister for
Sustainability & the
Environment
Some of our past speakers
Mr Bey Soo Khiang
Vice Chairman of
RGE and Chairman
of APRIL Group
Mr Ho Kwon Ping
Executive Chairman
Banyan Tree Holdings
Ltd
Ms Deborah Ho
Country Head,
Singapore & Regional
Head of Southeast
Asia
BlackRock
Ms Pascal de Petrini
Chairman Asia
Danone Asia Pte Ltd
Mr Tan Chong Meng
Group CEO, PSA
International, Chairman,
Jurong Town Corporation
Mr Elliot Harris
Assistant Secretary-
General/Chief Economist
United Nations
Mr Sanda Ojiambo
CEO and Executive
Director
United Nations Global
Compact
Mr Dilhan Pillay
Sandrasegara
Chief Executive Officer
Temasek International
Ms Melissa Kwee
Chief Executive Officer
National Volunteer &
Philanthropy Centre
Ms Pascal Lambert
Group Country Head, Singapore
Head of South East Asia and India
Societe Generale
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
Alan KayComputer Scientist
A.M. Turing Award Laureate
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About the Singapore
Apex Corporate
Sustainability Awards
Ceremony
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Connect with like-minded business leaders and build mutually beneficial
business opportunities
SUPPORT BUSINESS EXCELLENCEThe awards are the most prestigious form of recognition for companies who
have demonstrated excellence in their sustainable practices and solutions.
CAPACITY-BUILDING
Highlights exemplary business practices and innovative solutions in sustainable
development, promoting learning among the business community
NETWORKING
Facilitates meaningful connections and potential strategic partnership
opportunities
The Awards recognises companies that have demonstrated excellence in corporate sustainability.
Mr Ong Ye Kung
Minister for Transport
Our past Honoured Guests
President Halimah Yacob Mr Tharman
Shanmugaratnam
Senior Minister and
Coordinating Minister for
Social Policies
Mr Heng Swee Keat
Deputy Prime Minister,
Coordinating Minister for
Economic Policies and Minister
for Finance
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Partnership
Opportunities
• Increase brand visibility and impact: your contribution provides access to both the Summit and the Awards
• Obtain 2.5 times tax deductibility on 75% of your contribution
• Gain speaking opportunities
• Redeem complimentary Summit & Awards passes
Join two of the most exciting, well attended & recognised sustainability events in Singapore.
• Academia
• Consultants & Strategists
• Corporate Development & Communication Managers
• C-suite Executives
• Entrepreneurs
• HR, Legal, & Compliance Professionals
• Non-profit Organisation Representatives
• Policymakers
• Sustainability Professionals
• Trade Union & Co-operative Leaders
• Youth
Data for 2020 Summit & Awards
70%
11%
6%
5% 4%2% 1% 1%
Business
Non-Profits
Academia
Government
Student
TAC
Others
Media
Attendee Profile
Partnership Opportunities
Gold Silver Bronze
S$15,000* S$10,000* S$5,000*
*75% of the sponsorship amount will be entitled to 250% donation tax deductibility
Partner Category Gold Silver Bronze
ContributionSGD
15,000
SGD
10,000
SGD
5,000
SUMMIT
Summit website √ √ √
Logo in Media Release √ - -
Listing as partner in media release √ √ √
Social Media Mentions 3 2 1
Screening of corporate video √ - -
Conference e-agenda √ √ √
Verbal Mention by Emcee at the beginning & end of each session √ - -
Named as host of a session* √ - -
E-goody bag insert (eg: reports, discount coupons, promotional
materials etc)
√
(3 inserts)
√
(2
inserts)
√
(1
insert)
Dedicated EDM on partner’s sustainability story √ - -
Benefits at the GCNS Summit
* Pending programme suitability and approval from summit advisory committee
Partner Category Gold Silver Bronze
ContributionSGD
15,000
SGD
10,000
SGD 5,000
SUMMIT
Pre/post event virtual Decade for Decisive Action thought
Leadership session
(Proposed formats: Coffee Session with Senior
Leadership/ Leadership Lessons/Ask-me-anything)
√ - -
Complimentary Passes to virtual event 20 12 8
Opportunity to host a virtual site visit* √ - -
Speaking opportunity at virtual sessions* √ - -
Benefits at the GCNS Summit
* Pending programme suitability and approval from summit advisory committee
Partner Category Gold Silver Bronze
ContributionSGD
15,000
SGD
10,000
SGD 5,000
AWARDS
CEREMONY
Awards website √ √ √
Logo in Media Release √ - -
Listing as partner in media release √ √ √
Social media mentions 3 2 1
Logo in programme booklet √ √ √
E-goody bag insert (eg: reports, discount coupons,
promotional materials etc)
√
(3 inserts)
√
(2 inserts)
√
(1 insert)
Networking access to VIP holding room* 1 1 -
Benefits at the Apex Awards Ceremony
* Pending approval from GOH office
Partner Category Gold Silver Bronze
ContributionSGD
15,000
SGD
10,000
SGD 5,000
YEAR
ROUND
BENEFITS
Logo in GCNS training programmes √ √ -
Verbal acknowledgement during training programmes √ - -
Opportunity to host GCNS events at your office venue** √ - -
Opportunity to address event attendees √ - -
Free access to GCNS members’ events √ √ -
Year Round* Benefits at other GCNS events
* September 2021 – August 2022
** GCNS will manage all the logistics for the event
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Attendee
Testimonials
“Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges both for people and society, it
has given businesses the opportunity to “Reset, Reimagine and Rebuild”. This was well resonated
throughout the first virtual GCNS Summit 2020.
The virtual Summit bridged the gaps of personal interactions by organising several breakout sessions
allowing the participants to have dialogues with thought leaders in their field of interest. The diverse
background of speakers in the panel discussion encouraged the conversation to encompass the multi-
disciplinary, cross-border goals of sustainability.
I am thankful to GCNS for facilitating this important conversation and look forward to attending the
Summit again next year.”
Mr Nirmal Vineeth Menon
Senior Engineer
Sembcorp Marine Limited
“The GCNS Summit was an interesting learning and networking session that focused on sustainable
development. There were several interactive breakout sessions through which participants were given
opportunities to select the subject topics they were interested in.
‘A Tangled Web - Overcoming the Challenges in Building Sustainable Supply Chains’ was a very constructive
breakout session which addressed the challenges SMEs face in developing a sustainable supply chain, along
with the risks associated if such challenges are not appropriately addressed.
The other breakout session which I attended was also interesting -"Developing the Workforce of the Future -
Utilising Untapped Sources of Manpower" conducted in a Human Library format, in which real people were on
loan to participants to share their life experiences. Being a foreigner, I thought the site visits organized by GCNS
were also a good experience.”
Ms Vajira Karunathilake
Head of Quality Assurance,
Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC
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Supporting Partners
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Senior Manager (Strategic Initiatives)
(65) 6386 9330
Ms Esther Chang
Executive Director
(65) 6386 9330
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