Sustainability innovation programme 2022

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

The FinLab’s Sustainability Innovation Programme (SIP) is a 5-week programme to help SMEs to transform their companies into sustainable businesses. It provides deep insights across a variety of Sustainability topics such as energy efficiency, clean energy, electric vehicle and food sustainability. SMEs will be introduced to various Greentech solutions that can kickstart their journey to a greener future.

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About Sustainability

EVALUATE

Your Sustainability Quotient

ACCESS

Sustainability Solutions & Partners

FOSTER

Sustainability Goals

SITE VISIT

At A Sustainability Experience Center

programme pillars

Educate – Learn key trends, solutions, and insights into what it takes to build a sustainable future

Evaluate – Understand your sustainability needs and opportunities for growth through sustainability

Execute – Start implementing the sustainable solutions, and plan for future growth leveraging clear sustainable actions

programme Topics

Energy Efficiency

Carbon Reporting

Electric Vehicles

Decarbonisation

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WEEK 1: EDUCATE

Sustainability Innovation Programme 2022: Week 1 – “educate”

No better way to get your sustainability journey started than to better understand the basics of sustainability, and know where you stand with regards to key sustainability metrics! Join us next week for 2 and half-day session to deepen your understanding about sustainability fundamentals through sharing by Ngee Ann Poly, STACS, Enterprise Singapore, and UOB.

Date	Topics	Speaker	Information
11 May 2022 10.00am – 12.00pm	Learning Sustainability 101	Benjamin Soh Co-founder and Managing Director, STACS Dr Jason Tang Director, Environmental & Water Technology Centre of Innovation (EWTCOI), Ngee Ann Polytechnic	You can look forward to learning about: What is sustainability and some key terminologies (e.g. concept of ESG, SDGs etc.) Challenges faced by SMEs in going green – current landscape and trends The role of trustable ESG data in decarbonisation End-to-end solutions for ESG reporting and certification
12 May 2022 10.00am – 11.30am	Learning Sustainability 101	Samuel Tan Vice President, ESG Solutions, Section Solutions Group, Group Wholesale Banking, UOB Shawn Yap Vice President, Wealth Management Advisory and Strategy, Personal Financial Solutions, UOB Shaun Tan Programme Director, The FinLab	You can look forward to learning about: Overview and introduction to UOB green solutions and sustainability financing for SMEs Sustainability solutions for individuals from UOB (e.g. UOB green loans, RECs, UOB sustainability-linked funds) Government grants for sustainability projects available to SMEs

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11 May 2022
10.00am – 12.00pm

Learning Sustainability 101

Benjamin Soh

Co-founder and Managing Director, STACS

Dr Jason Tang

Director, Environmental & Water Technology Centre of Innovation (EWTCOI), Ngee Ann Polytechnic

You can look forward to learning about:

What is sustainability and some key terminologies (e.g. concept of ESG, SDGs etc.)
Challenges faced by SMEs in going green – current landscape and trends
The role of trustable ESG data in decarbonisation
End-to-end solutions for ESG reporting and certification

12 May 2022
10.00am – 11.30am

Learning Sustainability 101

Samuel Tan

Vice President, ESG Solutions, Section Solutions Group, Group Wholesale Banking, UOB

Shawn Yap

Vice President, Wealth Management Advisory and Strategy, Personal Financial Solutions, UOB

Shaun Tan

Programme Director, The FinLab

You can look forward to learning about:

Overview and introduction to UOB green solutions and sustainability financing for SMEs
Sustainability solutions for individuals from UOB (e.g. UOB green loans, RECs, UOB sustainability-linked funds)
Government grants for sustainability projects available to SMEs

11 May 2022
10.00am – 12.00pm

Speaker:

Benjamin Soh

Co-founder and Managing Director, STACS

Dr Jason Tang

Director, Environmental & Water Technology Centre of Innovation (EWTCOI), Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Topics:

Learning Sustainability 101

Information:

You can look forward to learning about:

What is sustainability and some key terminologies (e.g. concept of ESG, SDGs etc.)
Challenges faced by SMEs in going green – current landscape and trends
The role of trustable ESG data in decarbonisation
End-to-end solutions for ESG reporting and certification

Venue:

12 May 2022
10.00am – 11.30am

Speaker:

Samuel Tan

Vice President, ESG Solutions, Section Solutions Group, Group Wholesale Banking, UOB

Shawn Yap

Vice President, Wealth Management Advisory and Strategy, Personal Financial Solutions, UOB

Shaun Tan

Programme Director, The FinLab

Topics:

Learning Sustainability 101

Information:

You can look forward to learning about:

Overview and introduction to UOB green solutions and sustainability financing for SMEs
Sustainability solutions for individuals from UOB (e.g. UOB green loans, RECs, UOB sustainability-linked funds)
Government grants for sustainability projects available to SMEs

Venue:

WEEK 2: EVALUATE

Sustainability Innovation Programme 2022: Week 2 – “evaluate”

Join our Sustainability Business Model Canvas Workshop to learn how to use a tried-and-tested innovation framework, the BMC, to understand the gaps and opportunities in your business. The workshop helps you to clearly identify your specific sustainability problem statement, so that you can find the right green solutions.

The sustainability assessment questionnaire developed by Global Initiatives helps companies start their sustainability journey using an assessment framework based on global standards like the UN SDGs. It provides a competitive positioning vis-a-vis peers, and it allows SMEs to develop a clear action plan for sustainability, based on the data collected.

Date	Topics	Speaker	Information
17 May 2022 9.30am – 3.00pm	Sustainability Business Model Canvas Workshop	Felix Tan Mentor-in-Residence, The FinLab	You can look forward to: Understanding sustainability needs through a business model canvas / lean canvas workshop Structuring clear and specific problem statements so that relevant solutions can be found Designing a roadmap and strategy to enable green efforts to be effective and sustainable Venue : 80RR FinTech Hub SG, 80 Robinson Road, #08-01 Singapore 068898
19 May 2022 2.00pm – 3.00pm	Sustainability Assessment Tool with Global Initiatives	Puneet Chaddha Promoter and Adviser to the Board, Global Initiatives	You can look forward to: Understanding more details about the sustainability assessment questionnaire developed by Global Initiatives Developing an action plan based on the data collected through the tool, which improves competitiveness, facilitates access to Green Finance, and helps businesses with their ESG reporting Getting started on completing the tool in the session

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17 May 2022
9.30am – 3.00pm

Sustainability Business Model Canvas Workshop

Felix Tan

Mentor-in-Residence, The FinLab

You can look forward to:

Understanding sustainability needs through a business model canvas / lean canvas workshop
Structuring clear and specific problem statements so that relevant solutions can be found
Designing a roadmap and strategy to enable green efforts to be effective and sustainable

Venue :

80RR FinTech Hub SG, 80 Robinson Road, #08-01 Singapore 068898

19 May 2022
2.00pm – 3.00pm

Sustainability Assessment Tool with Global Initiatives

Puneet Chaddha

Promoter and Adviser to the Board, Global Initiatives

You can look forward to:

Understanding more details about the sustainability assessment questionnaire developed by Global Initiatives
Developing an action plan based on the data collected through the tool, which improves competitiveness, facilitates access to Green Finance, and helps businesses with their ESG reporting
Getting started on completing the tool in the session

17 May 2022
9.30am – 3.00pm

Speaker:

Felix Tan

Mentor-in-Residence, The FinLab

Topics:

Sustainability Business Model Canvas Workshop

Information:

You can look forward to:

Understanding sustainability needs through a business model canvas / lean canvas workshop
Structuring clear and specific problem statements so that relevant solutions can be found
Designing a roadmap and strategy to enable green efforts to be effective and sustainable

Venue :

80RR FinTech Hub SG, 80 Robinson Road, #08-01 Singapore 068898

Venue:

19 May 2022
2.00pm – 3.00pm

Speaker:

Puneet Chaddha

Promoter and Adviser to the Board, Global Initiatives

Topics:

Sustainability Assessment Tool with Global Initiatives

Information:

You can look forward to:

Understanding more details about the sustainability assessment questionnaire developed by Global Initiatives
Developing an action plan based on the data collected through the tool, which improves competitiveness, facilitates access to Green Finance, and helps businesses with their ESG reporting
Getting started on completing the tool in the session

Venue:

WEEK 3: EXPERIENCE

Sustainability Innovation Programme 2022: Week 3 – “Execute”

Our first session in the “Execute” pillar in our SIP allows you to “Tech-Match” with solutions from SP Digital and E-Tech! Do join us as we showcase the benefits of these solutions offered by our partners, and find out how these innovative solutions can help your business increase productivity and save costs by being more energy efficient.

Date	Topics	Speaker	Information
23 May 2022 2.00pm – 3.00pm	Managing Rising Energy Costs with Greener and Smarter Solutions	Satinderpal Singh Sandhu Deputy Director, Business Development and Sales, SP Digital Mr. Sean Lee Assistant Director, Project Development, E-Tech Building Services Pte Ltd	You can look forward to: Finding out more about the sustainability solutions offered by SP Digital and their partner, E-Tech Understanding how E-Tech’s SMART solutions can predict and prevent unseen problems with energy efficiency through Expert Energy management, proven Energy Saving technology and Remote Asset Visibility and Control
25 May 2022 2.00pm – 5.00pm	Visit to SP Digital’s Office	Clement Cheong Vice President, Sales and Customer Operations, SP Digital Satinderpal Singh Sandhu Deputy Director, Business Development and Sales, SP Digital	You can look forward to: Seeing sustainability come to life at a sustainability experience space in SP Digital’s office Experiencing the tech showcase by SP Digital on their suite of GET solutions Networking with our partners and other businesses in the ecosystem

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23 May 2022
2.00pm – 3.00pm

Managing Rising Energy Costs with Greener and Smarter Solutions

Satinderpal Singh Sandhu

Deputy Director, Business Development and Sales, SP Digital

Mr. Sean Lee

Assistant Director, Project Development, E-Tech Building Services Pte Ltd

You can look forward to:

Finding out more about the sustainability solutions offered by SP Digital and their partner, E-Tech
Understanding how E-Tech’s SMART solutions can predict and prevent unseen problems with energy efficiency through Expert Energy management, proven Energy Saving technology and Remote Asset Visibility and Control

25 May 2022
2.00pm – 5.00pm

Visit to SP Digital’s Office

Clement Cheong

Vice President, Sales and Customer Operations, SP Digital

Satinderpal Singh Sandhu

Deputy Director, Business Development and Sales, SP Digital

You can look forward to:

Seeing sustainability come to life at a sustainability experience space in SP Digital’s office
Experiencing the tech showcase by SP Digital on their suite of GET solutions
Networking with our partners and other businesses in the ecosystem

23 May 2022
2.00pm – 3.00pm

Speaker:

Satinderpal Singh Sandhu

Deputy Director, Business Development and Sales, SP Digital

Mr. Sean Lee

Assistant Director, Project Development, E-Tech Building Services Pte Ltd

Topics:

Managing Rising Energy Costs with Greener and Smarter Solutions

Information:

You can look forward to:

Finding out more about the sustainability solutions offered by SP Digital and their partner, E-Tech
Understanding how E-Tech’s SMART solutions can predict and prevent unseen problems with energy efficiency through Expert Energy management, proven Energy Saving technology and Remote Asset Visibility and Control

Venue:

25 May 2022
2.00pm – 5.00pm

Speaker:

Clement Cheong

Vice President, Sales and Customer Operations, SP Digital

Satinderpal Singh Sandhu

Deputy Director, Business Development and Sales, SP Digital

Topics:

Visit to SP Digital’s Office

Information:

You can look forward to:

Seeing sustainability come to life at a sustainability experience space in SP Digital’s office
Experiencing the tech showcase by SP Digital on their suite of GET solutions
Networking with our partners and other businesses in the ecosystem

Venue:

WEEK 4: EXECUTE

Sustainability Innovation Programme 2022: Week 4 – “Execute”

Our second session in the “Execute” pillar in our SIP showcases UOB’s sustainability programmes, U-Solar and U-Energy. Join us as we feature the green solutions offered by the programmes, and discover how you can leverage the bank’s green financing to get support for your sustainability projects.

Our third session in the “Execute” pillar in our SIP features solutions introduced to us through our government agency partners. Find out more about the benefits of these solutions focusing on energy efficiency, and what kind of government subsidies and grants are available for these solutions.

Date	Topics	Speaker	Information
1 June 2022 10.00am – 11.00am	UOB U-Solar and U-Energy Solutions	Jasper Wong Head, Construction and Infrastructure, Section Solutions Group, UOB Teo Feng Ni Vice President, Section Solutions Group, UOB	You can look forward to: Understanding more details about UOB’s green solutions for SMEs, offered in their U-Solar and U-Energy programmes Seeing the showcase of the benefits of the solutions and how it can help SMEs Knowing how you can leverage the bank’s green financing to assist you in your green journey
2 June 2022 10.00am – 11.30am	ESG and SGI Solutions	Emir Nurov Co-founder & CEO, Resync Nilesh Jadhav Co-founder & CEO, BtrLyf William Temple CEO, Ampotech	You can look forward to: Discovering more about the features and benefits from our solutions focusing on energy efficiency Getting connected and matched with our solution partners Understanding how you can take advantage of the subsidies and grants given by government agencies to support the use of these green solutions

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1 June 2022
10.00am – 11.00am

UOB U-Solar and U-Energy Solutions

Jasper Wong

Head, Construction and Infrastructure, Section Solutions Group, UOB

Teo Feng Ni

Vice President, Section Solutions Group, UOB

You can look forward to:

Understanding more details about UOB’s green solutions for SMEs, offered in their U-Solar and U-Energy programmes
Seeing the showcase of the benefits of the solutions and how it can help SMEs
Knowing how you can leverage the bank’s green financing to assist you in your green journey

2 June 2022
10.00am – 11.30am

ESG and SGI Solutions

Emir Nurov

Co-founder & CEO, Resync

Nilesh Jadhav

Co-founder & CEO, BtrLyf

William Temple

CEO, Ampotech

You can look forward to:

Discovering more about the features and benefits from our solutions focusing on energy efficiency
Getting connected and matched with our solution partners
Understanding how you can take advantage of the subsidies and grants given by government agencies to support the use of these green solutions

1 June 2022
10.00am – 11.00am

Speaker:

Jasper Wong

Head, Construction and Infrastructure, Section Solutions Group, UOB

Teo Feng Ni

Vice President, Section Solutions Group, UOB

Topics:

UOB U-Solar and U-Energy Solutions

Information:

You can look forward to:

Understanding more details about UOB’s green solutions for SMEs, offered in their U-Solar and U-Energy programmes
Seeing the showcase of the benefits of the solutions and how it can help SMEs
Knowing how you can leverage the bank’s green financing to assist you in your green journey

Venue:

2 June 2022
10.00am – 11.30am

Speaker:

Emir Nurov

Co-founder & CEO, Resync

Nilesh Jadhav

Co-founder & CEO, BtrLyf

William Temple

CEO, Ampotech

Topics:

ESG and SGI Solutions

Information:

You can look forward to:

Discovering more about the features and benefits from our solutions focusing on energy efficiency
Getting connected and matched with our solution partners
Understanding how you can take advantage of the subsidies and grants given by government agencies to support the use of these green solutions

Venue:

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Sustainability Innovation Programme - SMEs features

This video features previous and current programme participants Cheng Fong Enterprises, Container Printers Pte Ltd, Trust Cleanz Initiative, and Urban Origins.

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Sustainability innovation programme 2022

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

LEARN

About Sustainability

EVALUATE

Your Sustainability Quotient

ACCESS

Sustainability Solutions & Partners

FOSTER

Sustainability Goals

SITE VISIT

At A Sustainability Experience Center

programme pillars

programme Topics

Energy Efficiency

Carbon Reporting

Electric Vehicles

Decarbonisation

This event has ended!

Sustainability Innovation Programme 2022: Week 1 – “educate”

Sustainability Innovation Programme 2022: Week 2 – “evaluate”

Sustainability Innovation Programme 2022: Week 3 – “Execute”

Sustainability Innovation Programme 2022: Week 4 – “Execute”

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Sustainability Innovation Programme - SMEs features

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