Companies that wish to succeed in today’s environment need to innovate by tapping on a wide range of partners with differing skills, experience, capacities and networks.
International trade is a double-edged sword for the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), says SMU Lee Kong Chian Visiting Professor of Law, Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas.
How can you change a 2.6-million-year-old habit?
That’s when humans first added meat and marrow to their diet, providing us with a rich (and delicious) source of protein, iron, zinc, B vitamins, as well as essential fatty acids.
Wealth management in Asia has traditionally been dominated by traditional financial institutions. In recent years, however, as Asian markets matured and the number of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in the region has spiked, External Asset Management (EAM) organisations have begun to fill the niche for bespoke services with more competitive pricing.
The United Nations 26th Annual Climate Change Conference COP26 wrapped up in November with the adoption of the Glasgow Climate Pact. Negotiated by over 200 countries, the new pact to reduce global warming reaffirms the Paris Agreement to keep temperature increases below 1.5 degrees Celsius, which translates into tougher national pollution policies across every sector, particularly those related to transportation and energy production.
Two startups from Singapore Management University’s (SMU) Business Innovations Generator (BIG) incubation programme emerged as winners at the HSBC Swing for the Game Changers 2021 competition.
Magorium and Crunch Cutlery impressed judges with their sustainable solutions to reduce plastic waste in Singapore. They were recognised as the nation’s very own game changers, inspiring others to be forward-looking and ambitious in creating a better and more sustainable future for all.
SMU alumnus, Jaden Teo, arrived in Vietnam just as Covid-19 started grounding travellers the world over. Instead of returning home, he pushed ahead with the launch of his edtech start-up amidst global lockdowns to amazing results.
In an episode of Changemakers' Conversations, a panel of speakers share their journeys on creating value in sustainability.
In the ‘Science’ section of Impossible Foods’ website is a page with the giant headline: HEME + THE SCIENCE BEHIND IMPOSSIBLE™. The page explains thus:
“Heme is what makes meat taste like meat. It’s an essential molecule found in every living plant and animal -- most abundantly in animals -- and something we’ve been eating and craving since the dawn of humanity.”
Price points, fundraising, and scaling are the unavoidable and necessary parts that turn sustainability dreams into reality. It helps to have investors that believe in both the mission and business.
Price points, fundraising, and scaling are the unavoidable and necessary parts that turn sustainability dreams into reality. It helps to have investors that believe in both the mission and business
Countries around the globe have experienced an acceleration in their digital transformation in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Too often, the media spotlights how apps, big data, automation and artificial intelligence have found their way into everyday life and business processes. Headlines highlight businesses scaling at turbo speed – think of the latest start-up unicorn or the fast-growing sector of tech-enabled firms.