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Sustainability Innovation Programme

Empowering SMEs to implement sustainability practices and actions

The Sustainability Innovation Programme equips SME business leaders with the tools, frameworks, and expert guidance needed to navigate the evolving sustainability landscape.

SMEs who are keen to embark on sustainability projects may also tap on the Mentorship Support Grant to receive guided advisory from experienced mentors and domain experts.

This programme is part of UOB SkillsFuture Queen Bee’s SME Elevate Programme, to support businesses with upskilling and be future-ready.

Programme Outcomes

What you will obtain from this programme

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Programme Outcomes

What you will obtain from this programme

  • Understand Sustainability Concepts and Frameworks
  • Align Business Strategies with National and Global Goals
  • Improve Business Resilience and Competitiveness
  • Enhance Reporting and Accountability
  • Drive Social and Ethical Impact
  • Develop a Sustainability Action Plan for Your Business
  • A Certificate of Completion

Start your sustainability journey

Past Programme Highlights

Hear from past SME participants on the programme, and how it has guided and transformed their business.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Sustainability Programme (SP) is a 2-week programme curated for SMEs to be equipped with the knowledge, tools and strategies to transform into sustainable businesses. It consists of four one-day courses to address critical topics such as ESG reporting, carbon management, sustainable finance and innovative business strategies.

The programme is open to business owners, founders/co-founders, key-decision-makers, and/or sustainability/business development/marketing functions who can play a part in driving sustainable change within the organisation.

The programme covers four main areas: carbon management, sustainability reporting, waste management, and building a sustainable future for SMEs

Participants will gain applicable and practical knowledge through the unique case study format that this programme offers, allowing participants to pick up theory. as well as practical skills.

The Sustainability Programme is structured around four individual courses. You are strongly encouraged to apply and go through all 4 courses for the programme to have a comprehensive understanding and develop a sustainability strategy for your organisation.

Each course costs $500 before subsidies. There are subsidies of up to 90% for eligible Singapore Citizens / Permanent Residents. More details here.

You may select the course(s) which are available and of interest to you.

You may indicate your details on the registration form and our team will reach out to you within 3 to 5 working days. A submission on the registration form is not a confirmation of participation in the programme and/or courses.

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Lance Ng

Consultant & Trainer, CSO Centre

  • Singapore Institute of Banking & Finance (IBF) accredited trainer.
  • Ngee Ann Polytechnic associate lecturer.
  • Founder of CSO Centre.

Lance is an FSA Credential Holder and GRI Certified Sustainability Professional. Throughout his corporate career, he has worked at JPMorgan, Citibank and Singapore Exchange. As a marketing and corporate communications consultant, his clients have included DBS, Singtel, UOB, Bank of Singapore as well as many other government organisations, SMEs and startups.

He currently specializes in helping corporates with ESG and sustainability reporting as a trainer and consultant. His courses have been taken by individuals and companies from all over the world and accredited by the Institute of Banking & Finance (Singapore). He is also an associate lecturer with Ngee Ann Polytechnic for various sustainability-related courses.

Joyce Goh

Consultant & Trainer, CSO Centre

  • Singapore Institute of Banking & Finance (IBF) accredited trainer.
  • Ngee Ann Polytechnic associate lecturer.
  • Featured in a book on carbon trading (碳交易的28堂课) published by Taiwan Central News Agency in 2024.

Joyce was former Commercial Director at Climate Impact Exchange (CIX), a global carbon solutions provider established by Temasek Holdings, Singapore Exchange, DBS Bank & Standard Chartered in Singapore. She was hired as part of the founding team and represented CIX in multiple public forums on decarbonisation, market development and green finance.

Joyce has close to 20 years of experience in the financial industry. She has helmed leadership roles at Singapore Exchange, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse across various business and operation units. At CIX, she worked with C-Suites, NGOs and financiers on decarbonisation solutions, global carbon market development, as well as alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for long term impact and business resilience.

Melvin Gan

Senior Lecturer, Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Melvin Gan is a senior lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Business and Accountancy, where he specialises in sustainability in business management, ESG reporting, digital marketing, consumer insights, and human-centered design thinking. A founding member of the Sustainability Module Team, he has been instrumental in developing specialised curricula such as Corporate Governance and Reporting for Sustainable Business and has contributed to the growth of the Business Sustainability and Digitalisation specialisation.

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