Future Tense by DBS
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<p>What's to come for Asia and the world as technology evolves at an accelerating pace? Get comfortable with the future as business leaders tackle big questions about sustainability, innovation, fintech and more. </p>
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March 11, 2021
6. What steps can a company take to reach true sustainability?
<p>We speak with Professor CB Bhattacharya about his book, Small Actions, Big Difference: Leveraging Corporate Sustainability to Drive Business and Societal Value, to understand what companies can do to attain true sustainability throughout the corporation.</p> <p>It's a timely read in 2021 as the world grapples with the consequences of covid-19 and what value companies and corporations will bring to the table when it comes to our shared environment and well-being.</p> <p>01:07 - The question that led Dr. Bhattacharya to sustainability</p> <p>04:15 - Shifts in a company's purpose</p> <p>06:39 - Ownership, and why it's so important</p> <p>09:25 - How to incubate, transform and entrench</p> <p>15:34 - Measure is treasure</p> <p>17:08 - The impact of ESG offerings from financial institutions</p> <p>Guest: </p> <p>Dr. CB Bhattacharya, Founder and Director, Center for Sustainable Business | Author, Small Actions Big Difference: Leveraging Corporate Sustainability to Drive Business and Societal Value</p> <p>For full transcript visit go.dbs.com/futuretense-ep6</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
December 10, 2020
5. Is a 100% cashless society just on the horizon?
<p>While the Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on many sectors, it has no doubt been a boon for e-commerce and digital payments.</p> <p>With consumers staying home, sales on e-commerce platforms have skyrocketed. And even when consumers head out, more are opting for contactless forms of payment, instead of handling physical cash.</p> <p>For instance, DBS Bank saw payments made via its DBS PayLah! mobile wallet increase by 40% in October this year, compared to a year ago.</p> <p>As part of its line-up for this year’s Singapore Fintech Festival, DBS hosted a panel discussion on the future of e-commerce with representatives from DBS Bank, lifestyle app Fave, super app Gojek and WhyQ, a hawker-first digital ecosystem. The panel was moderated by Jolyn Tan from Group Strategic Marketing and Communications at DBS.</p> <p>Guests:</p> <p>Anthony Seow, DBS Head of Payments and Platforms<br>Ng Aik-Phong, Managing Director of Fave Singapore and Malaysia<br>Lien Choong Luen, General Manager of Gojek Singapore<br>Varun Saraf, who is co-founder and CEO of WhyQ</p> <p>For the full transcript, visit go.dbs.com/futuretense-ep5</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
November 23, 2020
4. What if we are how we eat?
<p>As Covid-19 moved across borders, various countries faced challenges with food as supply chains were abruptly cut. Even as farms were forced to throw away hundreds of tonnes of produce, many people, especially those in need, were facing food shortages.</p> <p>It was an exaggerated glimpse into what the world was already facing before the pandemic struck. The business of food failing the basic function of food – which is to feed.</p> <p>Our guests today look at inequity and imbalance through the lens of our food system, while calling for change in the future of our society. Because what if we aren’t what we eat, but <strong>how</strong> we eat?</p> <p>Sunny Verghese is co-founder and group CEO of Olam International, Elaine Heng is CEO of Retail Business of Singapore’s largest grocery retailer – FairPrice Group, and Carolyn Steel is an author, researcher and thought leader on food sustainability and urban systems.</p> <p>They were part of the DBS Asian Insights Conference 2020, on the panel ‘Food for All – Building a Food-secure Future’, with Mikkel Larsen, Chief Sustainability Officer at DBS moderating.</p> <p>For the full transcript visit go.dbs.com/futuretense-ep4</p> <p>01:45 “Today, the global food and agricultural system is clearly broken”</p> <p>07:07 A free market has produced a system where cheap food is the expectation.</p> <p>10:00 Are consumers actually willing to pay for better food?</p> <p>12:03 If countries are willing to change, why aren’t we seeing it happen?</p> <p>14:37 A new vision of a good life</p> <p>17:29 Growing each of our environmental intelligence to make the change we need</p> <p>Guests:</p> <p>Sunny Verghese, co-founder and group CEO of Olam International</p> <p>Elaine Heng is CEO (Retail Business) FairPrice Group</p> <p>Carolyn Steel, author, researcher and thought leader on food sustainability and urban systems</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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