Foundations of Sustainability - Opportunities and Risks

Duration 2 days

Certificate TP Certificate

Course Overview

What is Sustainability? Why is it important to our future? This introductory course on Sustainability is intended to build a solid foundation for understanding the basics of Sustainability, the UN Sustainability Development Goals, global warming and the Paris Agreement, and why it is important for all of us to work together to meet each country’s Nationally Determined Contributions.

Who Should Attend

Business owners, SME senior management, line managers and operators who are new to the topic of sustainability and would like to develop a foundational understanding.

What You'll Learn

Understand the meaning of sustainability and sustainable development
Understand what is global warming, climate change and biodiversity loss and what impact these will have on the economy and habitat
Understand the basic legal and international frameworks underpinning sustainable development – the UN SDGs, UN EP, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement and COP26
Develop an understanding of what it means to be carbon neutral, net zero and net zero climate
Introduction to Singapore’s Green Plan and why this helps to meet the country’s NDCs

Certification

Participants who meet at least 75% of the required course attendance and attempt the assessment will be awarded the Certificate of Performance.

Course Schedule/Apply

Intake Info	Application Closing Date	Course Duration
Not available	NA	2 days 16 hours 9.00am – 6.00pm Synchronous e-Learning	Register Interest

Intake Info

Application Closing Date

Course Duration

Not available

2 days

16 hours

9.00am – 6.00pm

Synchronous e-Learning

Registration may be closed earlier due to overwhelming responses.

For Corporate training, click here.

Submission of course application is not a confirmation of the seat or course commencement. We will inform applicant(s) of their course registration status 3 weeks before the scheduled course commencement date.

Course Fees

Fees Type	Course Fees (w GST)
Singapore Citizens
Full Course Fee / Repeat Students	S$1,016.50
Aged 40 and above / SME-sponsored	S$114.95
Aged below 40	S$304.95
Non-Singapore Citizens
Full Course Fee / Repeat Students	S$1,026.00
Singapore Permanent Residents / Long-Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+) Holder	S$307.80
SME-sponsored (Singapore Permanent Residents)	S$117.80

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With effect from 1 Jul 2020, the Workforce Training Scheme (WTS) will be replaced by the Work Support Scheme (WSS), for more information, please visit:
https://www.wsg.gov.sg/programmes-and-initiatives/workfare-skills-support-scheme-individuals.html

Lecturer/Trainer Profile

Ms Helene Li
Co-Founder & CEO
GoImpact Capital Partners

A seasoned management consultant and finance industry professional, Helene has held various senior management positions in Strategic Planning, Marketing and Branding throughout her career, which includes tenure at global consulting giants Boston Consulting Group and Willis Towers Watson.

Prior to founding the GoImpact platform developed to accelerate the adoption of Sustainable Finance, Helene was Managing Director and Head of Strategic Planning, Brand and Communications Asia Pacific for BNP Paribas Wealth Management, a role she has held for five years. She also held similar roles at J.P. Morgan Private Bank and Swiss wealth management firm Lombard Odier. In these capacities, she was instrumental in advancing the agenda of Sustainable Finance and Investments across a broad client base of family offices and asset owners.

Helene is a known Influencer and Key Opinion Leader in Fintech and Digital Transformation, recognized by Thomson Reuters Refinitiv as Top 5 in the Asia Pacific and globally a Top 2 Influencer in Sustainable Finance. She has received numerous accolades as Top 100 Women in Finance from FinTech Times and Top 50 Hall of Fame Global Fintech Leaders. GoImpact platform has already forged partnerships with key players like Temasek Foundation, UNDP, Financial Times and Bloomberg since its inception one year ago.

A sought-after speaker and moderator at Fintech and Sustainable Finance forums, Helene graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a First Class Honors degree in English and Economics.

Mr Clarence T’ao
Co-Founder
GoImpact Capital Partners

A veteran banker having extensive experience in the financial markets in the APAC region, China and Canada, Clarence has accumulated broad banking and market knowledge which spanned loan syndication, structured finance, acquisition finance and corporate and private banking. Before his last assignment at BNP Paribas in wealth management, Clarence was based in Shanghai and served as the CEO of BNP Paribas (China) between 2010-2014. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, he held various senior positions with Citibank and Chase Manhattan Bank. Since November 2018, Clarence decided to pursue his own interest. He is a Partner of GoImpact and is the Founder of Immortelle Health.

Mr Hsu-sheng Wong
COO
GoImpact Capital Partners

Hsu-sheng has an extensive legal and finance background, having worked for over 16 years as a lawyer, investment banker and commercial banker. In his last banking role, he was appointed as Head Financial Institutions at the regional headquarters of a major Middle Eastern bank and was subsequently appointed as Acting General Manager to manage the operations during the COVID crisis. Prior to joining GoImpact, he was a partner and course facilitator in private equity and educational institute specializing in digitization, business transformation and sustainability.

A keen sustainability proponent, Hsu-sheng has been actively involved in developing ESG frameworks and operationalising them for practical application in the office and at home. He is a Senior Fellow (Sustainability) with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and an Advisor (Sustainability) with TrueVA Capital. He has attended the Yale-SOM Sustainable Finance and Investment program and the SMU GoImpact Impact Investing and Mega Trends in Sustainability program and is a certified Green and Sustainable Finance Professional with the Chartered Banker Institute.

Hsu-sheng holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Cambridge and a post-graduate Diploma in Singapore Law from the National University of Singapore.

Mr Guillaume Huet
Head of Partnership & Growth
GoImpact Capital Partners

As a seasoned banker, transformation and data consultant, Guillaume spent most of his career working with financial institutions in Africa, Europe and Asia, with experiences ranging from retail and life insurance to commercial banking and capital markets. With intrapreneur experience in building JV, advising start-ups or supporting the build-up of new business ventures, he's a stern advocate of lifelong learning with experience in designing learning journeys physically or remotely for digital, data or sustainability. Leveraging his networks, he is leading Partnerships and Growth at GoImpact.

Mr Ewan McEwan
Lead Trainer
GoImpact Capital Partners

Ewan McEwan MBA is a global learning and development professional specialising in leadership, sustainability & climate risk. He is an Accredited Advisor with the Future-Fit Foundation, using and promoting their Future-Fit Business Benchmark Tool – a method to measure achievement of sustainability in absolute terms.

Starting with a career in sports development, management, and adjudication -including attending 2 Olympic Games and America’s Cup - Ewan completed the full-time, two-year MBA programme at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

Currently, he is a Senior Consultant, as an associate, with Korn Ferry - the organisational development company - and is a Lead Trainer Designate with GO!MPACT.

He specialises in integrating sustainability into business strategy, enabling companies to gain the benefits of embracing sustainability – increased revenue, reduced cost, and better risk management. Ewan holds a post-master’s diploma in corporate governance, qualifying him as a non-executive director for listed companies, and is a member of both the Global Association of Risk Professionals and the International Society for Sustainability Professionals.

Mr James Yin
Trainer
GoImpact Capital Partners

James is the founding member of V-Plus Agritech Pte Ltd. A veteran of the Singapore Army for two decades, James pivoted from protecting his country to protecting our planet. He is no stranger to crisis, disasters and conflicts, having deployed for the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami relief, the Defeat ISIS Coalition in Iraq, and Singapore’s COVID-19 response. He saw climate change as a crisis that requires urgent action, and decided to step forward. James combines his deep expertise in strategy & communications with qualifications in integrating ESG, sustainable finance and ESG reporting standards to drive climate action. He is currently scaling circular agriculture and is on the lookout for new opportunities to deliver environmental and social impact.

James is an alumnus of GoImpact’s SMU Advanced Certificate in Sustainability and Sustainable Businesses and was previously a course developer and reviewer in the Singapore Armed Forces masters-level professional military education programme, as well as the Head of Plans & Training for the SAF Volunteer Corps. He has obtained a Certificate in Sustainable Finance from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership.

Course Contact

tsa_shortcourse@tp.edu.sg
67881212
Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 6:00pm
Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm

Closed during lunchtime, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
and on weekends and public holidays.
https://www.tp.edu.sg/tsa
Temasek SkillsFuture Academy (TSA)
Temasek Polytechnic
East Wing, Block 1A, Level 3, Unit 4
21 Tampines Ave 1
Singapore 529757

Temasek Polytechnic reserves the right to alter the course, modify the scale of fee, amend any other information or cancel a course with low enrolment.

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