We speak with Professor CB Bhattacharya about his book, Small Actions, Big Difference: Leveraging Corporate Sustainability to Drive Business and Societal Value, to understand what companies can do to attain true sustainability throughout the corporation.

It's a timely read in 2021 as the world grapples with the consequences of covid-19 and what value companies and corporations will bring to the table when it comes to our shared environment and well-being.

01:07 - The question that led Dr. Bhattacharya to sustainability

04:15 - Shifts in a company's purpose

06:39 - Ownership, and why it's so important

09:25 - How to incubate, transform and entrench

15:34 - Measure is treasure

17:08 - The impact of ESG offerings from financial institutions

Guest:

Dr. CB Bhattacharya, Founder and Director, Center for Sustainable Business | Author, Small Actions Big Difference: Leveraging Corporate Sustainability to Drive Business and Societal Value

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While the Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on many sectors, it has no doubt been a boon for e-commerce and digital payments.

With consumers staying home, sales on e-commerce platforms have skyrocketed. And even when consumers head out, more are opting for contactless forms of payment, instead of handling physical cash.

For instance, DBS Bank saw payments made via its DBS PayLah! mobile wallet increase by 40% in October this year, compared to a year ago.

As part of its line-up for this year’s Singapore Fintech Festival, DBS hosted a panel discussion on the future of e-commerce with representatives from DBS Bank, lifestyle app Fave, super app Gojek and WhyQ, a hawker-first digital ecosystem. The panel was moderated by Jolyn Tan from Group Strategic Marketing and Communications at DBS.

Guests:

Anthony Seow, DBS Head of Payments and Platforms
Ng Aik-Phong, Managing Director of Fave Singapore and Malaysia
Lien Choong Luen, General Manager of Gojek Singapore
Varun Saraf, who is co-founder and CEO of WhyQ

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As Covid-19 moved across borders, various countries faced challenges with food as supply chains were abruptly cut. Even as farms were forced to throw away hundreds of tonnes of produce, many people, especially those in need, were facing food shortages.

It was an exaggerated glimpse into what the world was already facing before the pandemic struck. The business of food failing the basic function of food – which is to feed.

Our guests today look at inequity and imbalance through the lens of our food system, while calling for change in the future of our society. Because what if we aren’t what we eat, but how we eat?

Sunny Verghese is co-founder and group CEO of Olam International, Elaine Heng is CEO of Retail Business of Singapore’s largest grocery retailer – FairPrice Group, and Carolyn Steel is an author, researcher and thought leader on food sustainability and urban systems.

They were part of the DBS Asian Insights Conference 2020, on the panel ‘Food for All – Building a Food-secure Future’, with Mikkel Larsen, Chief Sustainability Officer at DBS moderating.

For the full transcript visit go.dbs.com/futuretense-ep4

01:45 “Today, the global food and agricultural system is clearly broken”

07:07 A free market has produced a system where cheap food is the expectation.

10:00 Are consumers actually willing to pay for better food?

12:03 If countries are willing to change, why aren’t we seeing it happen?

14:37 A new vision of a good life

17:29 Growing each of our environmental intelligence to make the change we need

Guests:

Sunny Verghese, co-founder and group CEO of Olam International

Elaine Heng is CEO (Retail Business) FairPrice Group

Carolyn Steel, author, researcher and thought leader on food sustainability and urban systems

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