8 - 9 March 2012
Raffles City Convention Centre, Stamford Ballroom

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In today’s Fast paced world And rapidly changing business environment, success hinges upon the Organisation’s ability to evolve quickly and Effectively to ever changing business needs in a constantly fluid Global consumer environment.

Business sustainability is both an imperative and an opportunity. It is, in short, a strategic issue – arguably, THE strategic issue facing business in the 21st century. “Business Sustainability” is a paradigm shift from today’s conventional thinking. It proposes a strategy where business practices are intended to restore environmental quality and build social equity, while increasing long-term profitability.

On the imperative side, the inherent lack of significant sustainability in our current industrial system is creating concerns about the health impacts of toxins and emissions, climate change, environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity, poverty, global working conditions, and the impact of multinationals on local communities.

In response to pressure from all quarters – consumer markets, corporate customers, regulatory agencies, stakeholder activists, and the investment community – the business environment is gradually but clearly shifting to favor environmentally and socially responsible products and practices.

On the opportunity side, sustainability is one of the key stimuli for value creation in the future business environment. It is the opportunity for imaginative sources of innovation, new market opportunities, and moral energy.

Those companies, ventures, public agencies, and even nations taking the lead in proactively developing more sustainable strategies, technologies, products, production processes, distribution systems, and relationships are positioning themselves to survive and thrive in the emerging global marketplace.

Further, they are stepping up to the leadership challenge of the 21st century, using business to address the world’s most pressing problems, allowing corporate Earth and international corporate entities to be significant change agents.