SINGAPORE APEX CORPORATE

SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS

GALA DINNER 2016

Strategic Partners:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 03

ABOUT THE AWARDS

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GALA DINNER

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AWARD WINNERS

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PHOTO GALLERY

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AWARD PARTNERS

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DONORS

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CONTENT

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Singapore Apex Corporate Sustainability Awards Gala Dinner

2016 was held on 26 October 2016 at PARKROYAL on Pickering

and graced by Mr. Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment

and Water Resources.

180 guests were present to witness the presentation of the awards

to the organisations that were recognised for their outstanding

performance in corporate sustainability. These organisations were

lauded for their sustainable business model and operations or as a

contributor to the field of clean technology. In addition, a

posthumous award was presented to the late Mr. Kwek Leng Joo’s

family to express our deepest appreciation for his service to the

local Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) movement. The

dinner was also a platform to acknowledge our partners and

donors of Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS).

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ABOUT THE AWARDS

Introduction

The Singapore Apex Corporate Sustainability Awards represents the most prestigious

form of recognition for companies in Singapore on Corporate Social Responsibility and

Corporate Sustainability. It aims to identify and motivate business leaders who are able

to influence and guide their industry peers to join them in the sustainability pursuit.

Award Categories

Clean Technology (SME1)

Clean Technology (Large Organisation)

Sustainable Business (SME)

Sustainable Business (Large Organisation)

In the Sustainable Business category, winners must exemplify their commitment to the

Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact covering the four pillars of human

rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.

In the Clean Technology Category, winners have to demonstrate innovative

developments that bring about environmental and social benefits to their adopters.

Outcome

A maximum of three “Winner”s is selected for each category annually. Of the three, one

may be awarded the title “Apex Winner”. This title is given to the organisation that

stands out within each category and exhibits holistic performance across all criteria.

The “Apex Winner” title is only given once to any organisation. In the following years,

they can continue to apply for the Awards but the highest honour they may clinch is the

“Winner” title.

1 SMEs are defined as companies with Annual Sales turnover of not more than S$100million OR

Employment size of not more than 200 workers. (SPRING Singapore)

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Judging Process

Applicants have to go through a preliminary round of evaluations based on their

application and are subsequently shortlisted done by GCNS and the knowledge partners.

The knowledge partners are Frost & Sullivan and KPMG for the Clean Technology and

Sustainable Business categories respectively.

Shortlisted finalists were then invited to present their case to an independent panel of

judges from various sectors, which then decided on the winners. The Sustainable

Business Category finalists were also required to conduct a site visit before the final

presentation.

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Judging Panel

Our panel of judges (five for each category) includes the knowledge partner for the

respective category, and esteemed representatives from different sectors of the local

economy including academia, business and government.

Clean Technology

Ravi Krishnaswamy

Vice President &

Global Leader Energy

& Environment

Practice Singapore

Frost & Sullivan

Dr. Chen Wei Long

Director

Sustainable

Manufacturing Centre,

SIMTech

Leow Thiam Seng

Group Director

(Cluster Group)

JTC Corporation

Professor Robert

Kooij

Senior Scientist

TNO

Kok Yixiong

Head, Cleantech

SPRING Singapore

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Sustainable Business

Ian Hong

Partner

KPMG

Tan Suee Chieh

Group Chief

Executive

NTUC

Ho Meng Kit

Chief Executive

Officer

Singapore Business

Federation

Professor Ravi

Kumar

Associate Provost

(Special Projects)

Nanyang

Technological

University, Singapore

Dalson Chung

Director (Industry

Development and

Promotion Office) and

Director

(Sustainability Office)

National Environment

Agency

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GALA DINNER

Nine winners were announced and recognised at the Singapore Apex Corporate

Sustainability Awards Gala Dinner 2016. Mr. Masagos Zulkifi, Minister for the

Environment and Water Resources was the Guest-of-Honour for the evening and

presented the awards to the winners, together with Mr. Ho Meng Kit, Vice President of

the Global Compact Network Singapore.

The dinner was also a platform to acknowledge our donors and partners.

This year, a posthumous award was presented to the late Mr. Kwek Leng Joo to express

our deepest appreciation for his service to the national CSR movement. This award was

accepted by Mr. Kwek’s son, Mr Brian Kwek.

Some 180 guests from the business, trade associations, business chambers and

government sectors attended the dinner.

Gala Dinner at PARKROYAL on Pickering

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AWARD WINNERS

This year, a total of nine winners across three categories were awarded.

Group photo of all nine award winners with Mr. Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the

Environment and Water Resources, at the Gala Dinner

Clean Technology (SME)

En-trak Pte Limited

Sunseap Leasing Pte Ltd

WEnergy Global Pte Ltd

Sustainable Business (SME)

LooLa Adventure Resort Pte Ltd

Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd

ONG&ONG Group Pte Ltd

Sustainable Business (Large Organisation)

Keppel Corporation

StarHub Ltd

Singtel – Apex Winner

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PHOTO GALLERY

Award Winners

Clean Technology Category

Clean Technology (SME) Winner:

En-trak Pte Limited

Clean Technology (SME) Winner:

Sunseap Leasing Pte Ltd

Clean Technology (SME) Winner:

WEnergy Global Pte Ltd

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Sustainable Business Category

Sustainable Business (SME) Winner:

LooLa Adventure Group Pte Ltd

Sustainable Business (SME) Winner:

Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Sustainable Business (SME) Winner:

ONG&ONG Group Pte Ltd

Sustainable Business (Large Organisation) Winner:

Keppel Corporation

Sustainable Business (Large Organisation) Winner:

StarHub Ltd

Sustainable Business (Large Organisation)

Apex Winner: Singtel

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Posthumous Award

A posthumous award was presented to the late Mr. Kwek Leng Joo for his contribution to

the CSR movement in Singapore. The award was presented by Mr. Masagos Zulkifli and

Mr. Ho Meng Kit; and received by Mr. Brian Kwek, son of the late Mr. Kwek.

Screening of video in tribute of the late Mr. Kwek Leng Joo

Mr. Brian Kwek (middle) receiving the Posthumous Award from

Mr. Masagos Zulkifli and Mr. Ho Meng Kit

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Valued Donors

We would like to thank these organisations for their generous contribution to GCNS.

APRIL

City Developments Limited

DBS Bank Ltd

Musim Mas Group

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Other Highlights

Cocktail reception

Cocktail reception

Cocktail reception

Mr Masagos’ arrival

Mr. Masagos interacting with VIP guests

Mr. Masagos interacting with VIP guests

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Welcome Address by Mr. Ho Meng Kit,

Vice President, GCNS

Address by Mr. Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the

Environment and Water Resources

Performance by Ms. Lily Goh, Director & Founder

of ExtraOrdinary Horizons, social enterprise run by the hearing impaired

Performance by homegrown talents, ShiLi & Adi

Guests interactions at the dinner

Guests interactions at the dinner

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AWARD PARTNERS

Strategic Partners

Supporting Partners

Knowledge Partners

Supporting Organisations

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DONORS

Cargill Tropical Palm Holdings Pte Ltd

Ere-S Pte Ltd

Suntory Beverage & Food Asia Pte Ltd

Global Compact Network Singapore 10 Hoe Chiang Road #22-01 Keppel Towers

Singapore 089315

info@csrsingapore.org

www.csrsingapore.org

Global Compact Network Singapore 10 Hoe Chiang Road #22-01 Keppel Towers

Singapore 089315

info@csrsingapore.org www.csrsingapore.org