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.
Imagine if you could make sustainable living interesting and fun, and more importantly, ensure that efforts to go green are truly tangible.
For Alibaba Group’s Ant Financial (renamed as “Ant Group" in 2020), its corporate social responsibility (CSR) project, Ant Forest, is the real deal.
So how did a China fintech company pave the way in gamifying green behaviour?
Ranked the world’s best in human capital development, named the smartest city internationally for three consecutive years, and boasting a GDP that has grown at the fastest rate in a decade, Singapore is well-regarded as a
In the midst of the Asian Century — during which the economy of the region is larger than any other in the world, immense growth can only be supported by a robust financial regime, which, in turn, is built on a strong foundation of legal infrastructures. Legal governance plays a pivotal role in not only sustaining the stability of the financial regime, but promoting the integration of finance and technology in a digital economy.
Retail is undergoing a digital revamp like no other, as customers become the new king in the age of digital commerce. Retailers need to focus on building authenticity and trust - as they look at enhancing the customer experience.
At the recent SMU Retail Centre of Excellence (RCoE) Asia Retail Leaders Conference 2021, Shantanu Bhattacharya, SMU Professor of Operations Management, shed light on the impact of digitalisation on the retail supply chain.
Last Update: 12 June, 2023
Rising environmental problems and concurrent increase in public awareness have influenced the uptake of responsible investments in sustainable organisations. Referred to as impact investing, it generates a financial return, more specifically when accompanied by a disclosed intention to draw and measure social and environmental benefits. Taking into consideration the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors of investment products, investors may work towards achieving a portfolio that aligns with their goals and values.
The pandemic has made it clear that we need to be more adaptive. From the way our lifestyles are changing with the continuation of home-based work and learning, to long-term effects on the economy and expectations on accountability and personal autonomy, we must all learn how to adapt for us humans (and other living creatures) to survive into the future generations.
Last Update: 06 June, 2024
