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Sustainability Charter |
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A new
initiative from the French Chamber of Commerce Sustainability
Committee
 Asia
is enjoying strong economic growth, while at the same time there
is a need to balance this growth with the sustainability
challenges of environmental conservation and social progress.
We believe that we, as
businesses operating in the region, have a key role for the
sustainability agenda in Asia...
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more)
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32 companies officially signed the
FCCS Sustainability Charter!
The Working Together
Forum (Forum Travailler Ensemble) is a great initiative that aims
at reinforcing business links between French Small & Medium-sized
Enterprises and large groups established in Singapore.
This year Forum presented
an enhanced edition with a morning session featuring study cases
of companies working together on sustainable partnerships.
This morning session
of panel presentations and discussions on "Engaging together for
Sustainability": Green, inclusive and responsible economy gathered
numerous high-level speakers and 150 participants.
On this occasion, 32
companies officially signed the FCCS Sustainability Charter at the
French Residence...
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more)
Click here to go to the Photo Gallery
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 40+
companies have joined our
Sustainability Committee
as of Q1 2012!
We are pleased and proud to
announce that a wide array of companies are now actively involved
in the Committee... (more)
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Our Objectives |
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Position FCCS Companies as sustainability pioneers & leaders
Create a platform for exchange on sustainability
Foster
networking and catalyze business collaboration
Share best practices
Reach out to other business communities in Asia
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How to contribute?
Just
contact us or
register to our next Sustainability Committee Meeting on Tuesday
15 May! |
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Sustainability
Best Practices |
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Would
you like to share your best practice(s) with us?
This is very simple:
Just fill-up the
Best Practice Form
and submit to
charter@fccsingapore.com for our
Committee review.
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This quarter's best practices:
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Best
Practices in Sustainable Development Projects...
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Delivering clean and safe water in Cambodia project...
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Promote
the Sustainable Development in SDV daily businesses...
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Reduce the energy consumption of its operations by 20% by 2020...
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Member Interviews |
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The Leader in Digital Security is dedicated to make CSR and
Sustainability part of the company ‘s business mission.
Mr
David Byrne, Asia HSE Manager,
shares his and Gemalto’s Philosophy on Sustainability...
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Did you know?
About France and
Sustainability |
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The Grenelle Environment Roundtable (“Le Grenelle de
L’Environement”):
This Conference was funded in 2007 with the main goal of unifying
positions and define the key points of public policy on ecological
and sustainable development issues for the coming five years.. For
the first time ever, this series of political encounters brought
together (on an equal footing), the State, local communities,
professional associations and NGOs to define “a road map” for
sustainable ecology, development and town and country planning...
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12
Trophies
awarded from the French Ministry for Ecology, Sustainability,
Transport and Lodging to Companies actively involved in
Patronage...
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This Quarter Theme: Energy Efficiency |
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Energy use among APEC member economies equals 60% of world energy
demand, and that figure is set to grow more than 30% by 2030...
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Major
Japanese breweries share logistics to cut co2 emissions
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How
to reduce global CO2 emissions by 7.6 gigatonnes by 2030?
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Focus on Asia |
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CSR push for French firms in Singapore
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Why going green makes sense for Asian leaders?
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Survey: 69% of businesses to lift green spending
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Green jobs to grow up in India by 60% in 2012
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Green building: a sustainable concept on the rise!
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FlexiWorks: a Milestone in Singapore! A government initiative
towards an enhancing Workplace Environment/Motivations and to also
reduce Carbon footprints
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Around the World… |
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GLOBAL CSR SUMMIT 2012 and RIO+20
The first one is Asia's most prestigious event on corporate social
responsibility, and the second the second one is the famous and
interesting gathering in Brazil…
Don’t
we wish we could all go!
(Click on the images below to access the sites)
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Upcoming Events |
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Sustainability
Committee Meeting - Tuesday 15 May 2012
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Join us for our next
committee meeting on Tuesday 15 May 2012, from 8.30 to 10am at the
FCCS.
Register here
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Fairness
and transparency in climate funding – Workshop in Bangkok, 11 May
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2012 has been declared the year of Sustainable Energy for All by
the UN,
a workshop organized by Nexus
will gather project developers, public institutions and private
investors on May 11 in Bangkok to discuss these issues.
For more information about the
workshop, please contact Marion Santini,
m.santini@nexus-c4d.org
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Singapore International Water Week - 1-5 July 2012
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Singapore
International Water Week (SIWW) is the global platform for water
solutions. It brings policymakers, industry leaders, experts and
practitioners together to address challenges, showcase
technologies, discover opportunities and celebrate achievements in
the water world.
More information
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Singapore Sustainability Awards
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The Singapore
Sustainability Awards is an initiative of the Singapore Business
Federation and comprises the Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) and
the Green Technology Awards.
Inaugurated in 2009,
the awards aim to recognize companies for their outstanding
Sustainable Business and Green Technology practices.
More information |
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Guidebook for Sustainability &
CSR |
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The Guidebook for Sustainability and
Corporate Social Responsibility is online!
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This SME
Sustainability Guide, launched by our Sustainability Committee,
aims at inspiring SMEs, inviting them to engage in Sustainability,
and providing them with practical guidance to do so.
In this guide, some
topics will be relevant to your activity, some others less.
As Sustainability
should be implemented progressively with continuous improvement
approach, you may feel it is too early to implement some steps.
You can leave them aside and come back to them later, when your
company is more advanced. Thus we encourage a flexible use of this
guide – without overlooking any significant issue.
Click here to read the guidebook
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