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Built around you | September 2023

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PwC’s Global Crisis and Resilience Survey 2023

The key to success in a rapidly changing world is resilience: the ability to navigate through crises, and the capacity to adapt and succeed in the face of constant disruption. Our survey delves into how organisations are directing their resources, efforts, and investments toward building resilience to thrive in a state of permacrisis.

Five actions your private company can take to manage short-term challenges

Given the rapidly changing environment and a constant threat of an economic downturn, private companies need to be agile to meet evolving business needs. It is crucial to assess all areas of your business to preserve cash flow and drive growth. Here are five things you can do to help tackle today’s challenges and emerge stronger in the end.

How to develop an intrapreneurial culture

Fostering an intrapreneurial culture involves providing employees with autonomy, resources, and a supportive environment to innovate in. Find out what are the five foundational building blocks that can help innovators maximise value creation inside their organisation.

How climate adaptation can both protect and grow your business

More than half of CEOs polled for PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey say their companies will be exposed to some degree of climate risk in the next five years. This finding underscores the clear need for organisations to adapt to climate change. At the same time, it points to opportunities for businesses to deliver solutions that promote climate resilience.

Embarking on your Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) journey

Sustainability Playbook for Enterprises

Taking small, incremental steps towards sustainability is crucial for businesses looking to grow and thrive in today’s world.

Jointly developed by Enterprise Singapore, Singapore Business Federation, and SkillsFuture Singapore, with PwC Singapore supporting as a Knowledge Partner, this playbook provides businesses with the fundamental knowledge and understanding of sustainability concepts and insights, to kickstart your ESG journey.

Read the playbook to assess your ESG readiness, and elevate your knowledge further by enrolling in our upcoming ESG Essentials for SMEs course - refer to our 'Upcoming workshops' section below for more information.

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ESG Masterclass series

Carbon Management

As countries and industries globally transition to low carbon economies, our Carbon Management masterclass will help equip participants with vital knowledge and skills needed to embark on their decarbonisation journey, mitigating risks and capturing emerging opportunities. The course provides a comprehensive approach to carbon management, from calculating your Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon footprints, to setting decarbonisation targets, applying decarbonisation methodologies and reporting.

Date: 10 - 11 October 2023
Time: 9am - 5pm
Format: In-person
Applications deadline: 18 September 2023

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ESG Essentials for SMEs

The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Essentials for Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) upskilling course is designed in partnership with Enterprise Singapore to help local SMEs kickstart their ESG journey.

With the support of PwC’s Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainability Excellence (APAC CSE), this course will provide SME leaders and senior management with a fundamental understanding and practical tools needed to incorporate ESG principles into their businesses and drive their ESG agenda.

Date: 24-26 October (Virtual), 31 October (In-person)
Time: 9am - 12:30pm
Applications deadline: 10 October 2023

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Sustainable Finance

In partnership with Enterprise Singapore, our Sustainable finance masterclass provides a practical approach to understanding the sustainable finance landscape and process of obtaining financing, ensuring that companies have the key insights needed to access sustainable finance. Joined by a number of industry practitioners, participants will have the opportunity to speak directly to financiers and peers who have undergone the sustainable financing process. 

Date: 7 - 8 November 2023
Time: 9am - 5pm
Format: In-person
Applications deadline: on 16 October 2023

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David Toh

David Toh

Entrepreneurial and Private Business Leader, PwC Singapore

Tel: +65 9186 3006

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