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Enterprise Sustainability Programme

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Countries, global corporations and consumers are increasingly embracing sustainability and placing emphasis on sustainable practices. Against this backdrop, Singapore companies too recognise the need to integrate sustainability into their businesses in order to remain competitive in the local and global economy.

The Enterprise Sustainability Programme (ESP) supports Singapore companies, especially our SMEs, to build capabilities and capture new opportunities. We are here to support your sustainability journey, no matter which stage you are at.

We will work with industry partners to develop sustainability initiatives and programmes, and foster a vibrant and conducive sustainability ecosystem.

Sustainability Courses
 

Get started on your sustainability journey by participating in the Enterprise Sustainability Programme (ESP) – Sustainability Courses series.

The Sustainability Courses series aims to help local enterprises build awareness and knowledge of sustainability, covering sustainability trends, risks and opportunities, basic concepts and topics. Topics include decarbonisation, circular economy, sustainability reporting, carbon management and waste management. Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from training providers upon completion of the courses.

The first series of the ESP - Sustainability Courses includes:

  • Foundations in Corporate Sustainability by Global Compact Network Singapore
  • ESG Essentials for SMEs – Kickstart your ESG Journey by PwC Singapore
  • Putting Sustainability into Practice for Business by Singapore Environment Council

The respective courses will commence in March 2022 at a fee of S$450* per eligible participant. Partners will be conducting regular runs over the course of the year. You may choose your preferred partner and register your interest with them to get the latest updates.

Eligibility conditions:

  • Course fee of S$450* payable per eligible participant is only applicable for up to 3 participants per business entity registered and operating in Singapore, with a minimum of 30% local shareholding.
  • Participants must be nominated by their company as the company’s representatives for participation in this series of Sustainability Courses.
  • Each individual will only be supported to participate in these sustainability courses once.
  • Company is liable to make full payment for the course fees if company or participants are found to be ineligible or fail to complete the course.

Interested partners who are keen to work with us on future series of sustainability courses can reach out to us here. 

* GST for the original course fee is payable.
Sustainability Capability and Product Development projects
 

Sustainability Capability Development

We will support the following sustainability capability development projects via the Enterprise Development Grant.

Sustainability Strategy

  • Sustainability Strategy projects enable enterprises to identify gaps and/or opportunities, develop plans to be more sustainable and be better equipped to respond to sustainability trends.
  • Projects could include Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting Framework Development, Sustainability Risk Assessment, Material Footprinting, Sustainability Strategy Development and Sustainability Value Creation. Please refer to the Business Strategy Development page for more details.

Resource Optimisation

  • Resource optimisation projects help enterprises mitigate risk and improve sustainability performance in areas such as waste, water, energy and carbon.
  • Projects could include Process Redesign and Integration/Development of sophisticated resource efficient solutions. Please refer to the Process Redesign and Automation pages for more details.

Sustainability Standards Adoption

  • Sustainability Standards Adoption projects help provide transparency and trust of enterprises' sustainability performance, products and services, which enables them to gain market access and recognition for their sustainability efforts.
  • Please refer to the Standards Adoption page for more details.

Product, Service or Solution Development Projects

We will also support you to develop innovative and sustainable products, services or solutions via the Enterprise Development Grant.

Sustainable Product/Service Development projects support enterprises to develop new technologically innovative and sustainable products, services or solutions for commercialisation.

Please refer to the Product Development page for more details.

Eligibility of service or solution providers for Sustainability Capability and Product Development projects

There are no pre-approved vendors* for the EDG. Applications will be assessed by Enterprise Singapore based on project scope, project outcomes and competency of the service provider.

*Companies applying for EDG support for consultancy-related costs must engage management consultants with Enterprise Singapore-recognised certification. More details can be found here.

Other sustainability initiatives and programmes
 

Sectoral Trade Associations and Chambers (TACs)

We will partner and support sectoral TACs to develop sustainability initiatives that address sector-specific sustainability needs. Examples of such initiatives include sustainability roadmaps, sector-specific training courses, and development of tools and resources for the sector.

Several TACs such as SFIC and TaFF have started to embark on sustainability initiatives for their sectors, and we welcome more TACs to onboard this journey with us.

Industry Partners

We will partner with industry players and stakeholders to provide sustainability-related services to local enterprises. We are also looking to work with corporates to improve sustainability capabilities of SMEs within their supply chains and sectors.

Here are the programmes you can participate in:

Partners Details
Financing
  • DBS
  • UOB
  • OCBC
  • HSBC
  • Enterprise Financing Scheme-Green (EFS-Green) enables better access to green financing for enterprises that are Project Developers, System Integrators and Technology & Solution Enablers which develop enabling technologies and solutions to reduce waste, resource use or greenhouse gas emissions, especially in sectors of Clean Energy, Circular Economy, Green Infrastructure and Clean Transportation
  • Click here for more information on EFS-Green.
Standards & Certification TÜV SÜD PSB
  • The Sustainability-as-a-Service (SaaS) programme supports local enterprises in meeting customer and regulatory requirements. It will help raise awareness and drive standards adoption to fulfill their sustainability roadmap.
  • The SaaS programme supports standards adoption through 3 steps: 1) Digital Gap Analysis, 2) Training, 3) Certification.
  • Click here for more information and registration details for the SaaS programme.
Workshops and Tools on Carbon Management Global Compact Network Singapore
  • LowCarbonSG is a capability building programme that empowers businesses to monitor and reduce their carbon emissions through carbon management workshops and the Carbon and Emissions Recording Tool.
  • Click here for more information and registration details for the LowCarbonSG programme.

Interested partners can reach out to us here to explore collaboration opportunities for sectoral or ecosystem initiatives and programmes.

FAQs
 

Click here for frequently asked questions on ESP.

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