Dear Members and Friends
When your
Chamber decided it should champion the
circular economy a couple of years ago,
it was far from mainstream. The good
news is that has changed. Activists,
students, other young people,
businesses, civil society and more
governments now recognize that the clock
is ticking. We can’t keep consuming this
planet’s resources the way we have been
since 1945. As I intimated in last
week’s issue, businesses will have to be
the ones who adopt circularity to
mitigate the effects of climate change.
Only last week, the UK
Parliament recognized that climate
change is an emergency. Other voices are
calling for us all to eat less red meat
to reduce methane emissions and to
reduce air travel to reduce carbon
emissions. Changes are coming…with
implications that will impact all our
lives and all our businesses.
If
you want to learn more about the
circular economy from a credible
practitioner, you could not do better
than join me on 29 May for the Chamber’s
2nd Circular Economy Forum this year.
We’ll be featuring Chamber member
Philips, a world-leading health
technology company, which has embraced
true sustainability because of its
benefits to society and because it
believes sustainability is a driver for
economic growth.
Guest
speaker, Mr. Low Cheaw Hwei, Head of
Design for Philips in Asia and Head of
Government and Public Affairs for
Philips in Singapore, will
share how Philips Design enables a
rethink of business models that can
contribute to the circular economy
a.k.a. the virtuous circle.
Register here now! I hope to see you
there.
All the very best for a
productive week ahead.
Warmest regards
Victor Mills
Chief Executive
UPCOMING EVENTS
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C-suite Networking Night, 15 May
2019
All C-suite
members are warmly invited to an
exclusive networking cocktail
hosted by Swiss Club. The
reception will take place at the
elegant Rifle Lounge of the Club
House.
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SICC Circular Economy Forum, 29
May 2019
The
Chamber’s second Circular
Economy Forum this year will
showcase how member Philips, a
world-leading health technology
company, enables a rethink of
business models that can
contribute to the circular
economy.
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more
Diversity and Inclusion at
Shell, 11 June 2019
Ms Lyn R. Lee, Chief Diversity &
Inclusion Officer at Shell will
share insights from her
company’s journey to weave
diversity and inclusion into
their business plans.
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more
ATA Carnet Seminar: The
Passport for Goods, 12 June 2019
Understand how the ATA Carnet
works, and how your business can
benefit from using it. This
half-day seminar will equip
participants with all they need
to know to apply for and use the
ATA Carnet.
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SICC AGM Luncheon, 20 June 2019 *This event is fully subscribed!
Your Chamber’s AGM
Luncheon will take place on 20
June at Grand Hyatt Singapore.
The Guest of Honour is Mr Heng
Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister for Finance,
and he will deliver a keynote
address and participate in a Q &
A session during the lunch.
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Making or Breaking the Future, 1
August 2019
Join us
as our guest speaker Mr Devadas
Krishnadas, Chief Executive
Officer of Future-Moves Group
shares his perspectives on
changes in demography,
technology and politics. He will
also identify emergent
challenges, opportunities as
well as implications for
governance.
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