Internationally Seasoned Finance & Accounting Leader | CFO | Sr Financial Advisor Driving Operational & Financial Results | Digital Transformation Champion | Singapore PR
Just spent some time at the Singapore FinTech Festival and had the opportunity to hear thought leaders share their experiences tackling ESG challenges and driving innovation: 🌍 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀: It was heart-warming to relive some of the Paris Olympic Games’ great vibe as Valerie Pécresse shared how Paris 2024 became a large-scale sandbox for sustainability initiatives. This highlighted the complexity and interconnected nature of scientific, technological, educational, social, financial and organizational efforts required to address sustainability holistically. 🏦 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀: The session on supply chain financing brought attention to the evolving nature of ESG metrics, with an interesting point about integrating "greenwashing" KPIs into ESG assessments. Dr. James Ong left us with an inspiring question: it’s not just about “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦?” but also “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳?” 📊 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: In the session on climate-related financial risks, Harry Lee led a discussion on the crucial role of comprehensive data catalogues for ESG reporting, underscoring the need for transparency, standardization, and cross-functional collaboration. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 !! 💚 Great insights and a reminder of the exciting progress and challenges we face in the ESG space! #ESG #SFF2024 #Sustainability #Paris2024 #Innovation #Fintech #SupplyChain #AI #DataCatalogues #ClimateAction #SustainableFinance
