Deloitte Southeast Asia and LEVEL3 have teamed up to create a three-part webinar series to discuss how the current COVID-19 crisis can be a catalyst to sustainability transformation.
As the COVID-19 situation evolves, businesses are starting to look to the horizon of recovery. But there is another crisis looming that threatens to strike harder and last longer: the crisis of climate change. While business leaders are focused on taking immediate short term actions to tackle the current COVID-19 situation, they should adopt a macro outlook and view this situation not as a crisis, but as a catalyst for change, to help them make decisive actions as the next crisis of climate change approaches.
Viewing climate change and sustainability more broadly as an opportunity rather than a threat empowers businesses to identify future opportunities, unlock new innovations and ignite unexpected collaborations. Just as companies rapidly transform their business strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, they must radically transform themselves in order to thrive in this era where tackling the issue of sustainability is an urgent imperative.
By examining several forward-thinking organisations, we have identified three basic actions that they undertook to turn sustainability from a risk into an opportunity.
First, these companies look ahead to identify and understand future threats as well as opportunities.
Second, they look inside themselves to see how sustainability can spur innovation within their business.
Finally, they look around for opportunities to leverage their business ecosystem to share risks, while simultaneously creating competitive advantage.
In this three-part series, Sarah Kerrigan , Strategy Lead from Deloitte’s Centre for the Edge Asia Pacific will explore what each of these actions entail, and draw lessons from corporates, VCs and startups that are determined to catalyse their sustainability efforts amidst the current crisis.
Part 1: Look ahead to your future business | Mon, 4 May 2020 5.00PM - 6.00PM
Discover how COVID-19 is shaping the future of sustainability and trends around the shifts in different industry.
Guest speaker: Mason Tan, CEO and Co-founder of Garden Impact Investments Pte Ltd
Part 2: Look inside for ways to accelerate your transformation | Mon, 11 May 2020 5.00PM - 6.00PM
Explore the business changes that COVID-19 has driven and the vision of businesses to thrive in the future amidst the emergence of new sustainable business innovations.
Guest speaker: Petra Meekers, Global Head of Sustainable Sourcing at Unilever
Part 3: Look around and leverage your business ecosystem | Mon, 18 May 2020 5.00PM - 6.00PM
Learn how can businesses take COVID-19 as a catalyst for change and how companies can leverage the capabilities – knowledge, skills, technology – within the ecosystem.
Guest speaker: Alistair Douglas, Founder and Partner of Eachmile Technologies
*By registering, you will be invited to all three parts of the series. Each of the webinar link will be given closer to the date.
Speakers:
Sarah Kerrigan | Strategy Lead, Deloitte’s Centre for the Edge
With over a decade of global consulting experience in guiding new clients in the sustainable transition of their strategies, operations and investments, Sarah combines her expertise in strategy, transformation and sustainability to help senior executives identify and make sense of emerging disruption, innovation transformation and new growth opportunities across the region.
Mason Tan | CEO and Co-founder, Garden Impact Investments Pte Ltd
As the CEO and Co-founder of Garden Impact Investments Pte Ltd, Mason Tan provides strategic vision making investments in sustainable and scalable social enterprises in the South East Asia region, primarily in the sectors of Agriculture and Food, and Community Inclusion and Services. He has more than 25 years of global working experience in various sectors.
Petra Meekers | Global Head of Sustainable Sourcing, Unilever
Petra Meekers has international experience in quality management consultancy, including environmental and social impact assessments. Prior to joining Unilever, she was the Director of CSR and Sustainable Development for Musim Mas, and the Group Sustainability Manager of New Britain Plantation Services in Singapore and Papua New Guinea as well.
Alistair Douglas | Founder and Partner, Eachmile Technologies
With almost two decades of experience in the seafood industry, Alistair Douglas has established importing companies in Japan and the United Kingdom to import and sell tuna at auctions throughout Japan, as well as direct to traders, retailers and restaurants in both countries. He also has his own research, such as the world’s first digital grading and sensory analytical profiling of sashimi grade tuna and a fillet level traceability system.
About the Company:
Deloitte’s commitment to sustainability drives them to manage operations responsibly, champion ecological initiatives across their global network, and help their clients manage operations and supply chains in ways that address environmental and social impacts and reduce risks.
