Sustainability at the Core
Driving Partnerships for Change
Proactive and committed collaboration can drive systemic changes required to solve sustainability challenges.
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Governments, corporations, multilateral agencies, financiers, and investors must work together to define transition roadmaps and drive adoption of new solutions, due to the urgency, scale, and cross-disciplinary nature of the necessary transitions.
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At Temasek, we actively collaborate with various partners and stakeholders to develop solutions for a more sustainable world
We have a role to play and we continue to catalyse solutions and advocate change by adding our voice to international platforms and networks that share our vision of achieving an abc World of active and productive economies, beautiful and inclusive societies, and a clean, cool Earth.
We are a member of the World Economic Forum, the Focusing Capital on the Long Term Initiative, and the Investor Advisory Group of the International Sustainability Standards Board. We also participate in the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Markets and continue to engage various global industry groups that drive the transformation of the financial industry towards sustainability, including the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, Principles for Responsible Investment, and others.
We continue to catalyse solutions and advocate change by adding our voice to international platforms and networks.
As a member of the Green Finance Industry Taskforce under Singapore’s Financial Centre Advisory Panel convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, we were involved in shaping recommendations to promote green finance and transition financing in Asia. We also participated in the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures Asset Owner pilot to better understand the methodologies to assess the portfolio dependency and impact on nature.
In support of an accelerated energy transition, we continue to participate in the Hydrogen Council alongside close to 150 multinational companies representing the entire hydrogen value chain. Our participation has enabled us to stay informed of the latest developments and industry updates, as well as to collaborate with organisations across the value chain.
Our annual Ecosperity conference, first held in 2014, promotes the twinning of ecology and prosperity for sustainable growth. It brings together key decision makers to share insights and best practices on sustainable development. Themed "Accelerating Action at Scale", Ecosperity Week in 2022 drew over 3,000 delegates in-person and virtually to deep-dive into solutions and levers to accelerate the energy revolution, decarbonise transport and heavy industries, and finance Asia's green transition. The event also saw the launch of two in-depth reports that provided insights into the green transition of Asia, namely Southeast Asia's Green Economy Report 2022 and On Thin Ice.
In partnership with the Singapore Government, Temasek also hosted several panel discussions at the inaugural Singapore Pavilion at COP27, as part of our ongoing Ecosperity Conversations series. The sessions provided insights on accelerating the energy transition, effective carbon markets, solutions for carbon capture and storage, and growing healthy, sustainable food.
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(From left to right) Meg Argyriou, former Head of International & Country Context, Climateworks Centre; Tyler Christie, Managing Director, Decarbonization Partners; Ann Mettler, Vice President, Europe, Breakthrough Energy; Frederick Teo, CEO, GenZero; and Jesper Nielsen (moderator), Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group, spoke at the Ecosperity Conversations panel at the Singapore Pavilion at COP27
We continue to contribute to efforts to catalyse the impact investing ecosystem, especially in Asia. Temasek, together with EQT Foundation and Visa Foundation, committed US$4.5 million to launch the Global Impact Investing Network's Impact Lab, an industry initiative to create analytic tools for optimising the positive impact of financial investments on people and planet.
We also partner companies within our global network, such as Brookfield Global Transition Fund; Breakthrough Energy Ventures; BlackRock for Decarbonization Partners; HSBC for Pentagreen Capital; and others, to catalyse innovative sustainable solutions.
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