Sustainability

UOB FinLab’s GreenTech Accelerator (GTA) strives to develop and market green technology solutions for business sustainability.

Join us as we walk through the memory lane of 5 weeks with UOB FinLab’s Sustainability Innovation Programme 2024

Find out how UOB FinLab empower SMEs in accelerating their sustainable journey through UOB FinLab’s Sustainability Innovation Programme 2024

Join us as we walk through the memory lane of 5 weeks with UOB FinLab’s Sustainability Innovation Programme 2024

The good news for SMEs is that various grants are available by government agencies to ease the strain for Singaporean firms looking to implement business transformation initiatives through digitalisation and sustainability.

Learn how UOB FinLab’s Sustainability Innovation Programme (SIP) is driving SMEs toward net zero, featuring insights from our expert panel discussion.

Uncover the challenges SMEs in Southeast Asia face as they navigate the adoption of AI.

UOB FinLab unveils the 33 greentech finalists for the GreenTech Accelerator 2024 programme.

Discover how UOB FinLab’s Sustainability Innovation Programme (SIP) is leveraging digitalisation to accelerate sustainability journeys for SMEs.

Uncover UOB FinLab’s insights on macroeconomic trends and our commitment to empower SMEs through sustainability development with our Sustainability Innovation Programme.

Uncover the impact of the Singapore Budget and the May Day Rally 2024 for SMEs in their digitalisation and sustainability initiatives.

UOB FinLab is leading the charge in Southeast Asia by enabling SMEs to embrace the circular economy, reducing waste and sparking innovation. Dive into how these efforts are shaping a sustainable future for businesses and the environment.

Discover how UOB FinLab is championing sustainable innovations with SMEs to drive positive change with transformative programmes. Join us in making a difference this Earth Day.

This is the second iteration of UOB FinLab’s Sustainability Series, in which we discuss greenwashing challenges in Southeast Asia and the adequate steps SMEs can take to tackle them.

With Asean contributing to roughly 25 per cent of waste worldwide, innovative tech solutions could help to manage waste and prevent refuse from contaminating the environment. While more climate tech start-ups are eager to drive change, many still lack support, exposure, and a platform to grow.

We now approach the final weeks before applications for UOB FinLab’s GreenTech Accelerator 2024 come to a close. We have received outstanding applications from hundreds of innovative greentechs that have the potential to make impactful contributions to the world’s sustainability goals of net zero.

UOB FinLab’s GreenTech Accelerator (GTA) strives to develop and market green technology solutions for business sustainability.

UOB FinLab’s GreenTech Accelerator (GTA) มุ่งมุ่งเน้นการพัฒนาและผลักดันโซลูชันเทคโนโลยีสีเขียว (green technology solutions) เพื่อความยั่งยืนของภาคธุรกิจ โดยจัดการอบรม, ให้รับคำปรึกษาจากผู้เชี่ยวชาญ, เน็ตเวิร์คกับเครือข่ายอันกว้างขวางของ UOB FinLab และได้รับเงินทุนสนับสนุนสูงสุดรวม 100,000 ดอลลาร์สิงคโปร์

Learn more about UOB FinLab’s key milestones in 2023 and how the team is staying committed to helping SMEs in the region.

Read this article to learn more about our key takeaways from the COP28 event.

First iteration of UOB FinLab’s Sustainability Series – a series of articles that address a different area of sustainability and its impact in Singapore and the region. Our first piece will deep dive into the world of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).

The FinLab’s Sustainability Innovation Programme (SIP) is a 2-week programme to help SMEs transform their companies into sustainable and green businesses.

Uncover key takeaways from our CNA 938 interview with Shaun Tan, Programme Director, UOB FinLab, on the Sustainability Innovation Programme.

The Acceleration Programme for the Arts 2023, by UOB FinLab and National Arts Council, aims to help arts organisations strengthen their business and digital capabilities to achieve their vision for growth and development.

How WeavAir’s Natalia Mykhaylova benefited from the Sustainability Innovation Programme.

For many of us, 2023 is off to an unusual start, due in part to recent economic forecasts and headlines reporting worrying business outlooks.

Amid all of this, few seem to be talking about the thousands of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that represent nearly half of Singapore’s GDP – and are more likely to feel the pinch. While the weakening global economy and inflation affects the performance of trade-dependent industries, overall SMEs have been found to be generally positive about their near-term business outlook.

Moving towards a net-zero future is non-negotiable — and while it’s important to take steps towards being more eco-friendly, it’s challenging to implement long-term change.

Local accelerator programme bridges the gap between providers and SMEs, lowering the costs of adopting new technologies

As the climate crisis mounts, green technologies help reduce environmental footprint while driving sustainable growth.

Discover the highlights of UOB FinLab’s 2022 Deep Dive Programme, part of the GreenTech Accelerator, and how it grows greentech solutions.

Shifting to business models that are grounded in the principles of the circular economy will not only bring SMEs cost-savings and efficiency gains but will also open doors towards innovation and new sources of revenue and innovative customer engagement models.

For hundreds of years, humanity has used coal, oil, and natural gas to run civilizations and wage wars.

The FinLab’s Sustainability Innovation Programme (SIP) is a 5-week programme to help SMEs to transform their companies into sustainable businesses.

Sustainability is arguably one of the biggest buzzwords today, driven by the government’s unveiling of the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and its commitment to the United Nation’s (UN)’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, one of the foremost authorities on the circular economy, defines it as, “an industrial system that is restorative and regenerative by intention and design.

Southeast Asia is on the cusp of entering a golden age for economic growth and technological innovation thanks to rising mobile internet penetration rates, adoption of digital lifestyles and the number of start-up investments in the region.

The FinLab’s Sustainability Innovation Programme (SIP) is built for leaders looking to transform their companies into sustainable businesses.