4 SEP 2019

Highlights from Ecosperity 2019

Temasek Holdings Chairman Lim Boon Heng welcoming delegates at the start of the Ecosperity 2019 conference

The 2019 Ecosperity Conference on 6 June 2019 gathered global business leaders, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs and academics in Singapore. Themed “Tomorrow Starts Today: From Ambition to Action”, the conference focused on actionable pathways to accelerate the transition to a resource-efficient future.

Eminent international leaders in the fields of climate science, energy, water and resource management spoke about the sobering realities of the climate crisis. A common thread in the discussions was the urgent need for governments, businesses, academics and individuals to work together to co-create and deploy innovative solutions at scale. The speakers also shared business approaches and successful collaboration models in implementing circular economy principles, energy transition and water management.

Read more from the post-conference report below:

Ecosperity 2019 Post-Conference Report
File size: 14.3 MB

View photos and power quotes from the speakers on the Ecosperity Facebook page here.


Ecosperity 2019 opening video: Rising Seas

Sea levels are rising faster than ever. They are an indicator of a warming world, resulting from our increasing carbon emissions. This opening video for the Ecosperity 2019 conference is a reminder that we must act now before it's too late.

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Videos from Ecosperity Week 2019

Missed the event? Catch up with the playlist of interviews and videos below, including a full recording of the Ecosperity Conference (last video).


More from Ecosperity Week

The Ecosperity Conference was co-located with key sustainability events as part of the inaugural Ecosperity Week to drive thought leadership and action on sustainable development. Together with key partner events, Ecosperity Week welcomed over 3,000 delegates from more than 80 countries.

Innovate4Climate

The first-ever Innovate4Climate in Asia attracted over 1,200 delegates from 82 countries. Priority themes at the summit were battery storage, sustainable cooling, and climate-smart cities.

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Stewardship Asia Roundtable

200 business leaders from 135 organisations came to learn about re-discovering stewardship and what it means for business tomorrow.

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Sleeping Financial Giants

The Asian financial community has great influence on capital markets, economic activities and Earth System tipping points around the world. Hence it also has a chance to spearhead financial leadership for climate stability, in Asia and globally

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The Liveability Challenge

Sophie's Kitchen emerged as the winner of the S$1 million prize money with its sustainable protein made from microalgae. The protein can be used in anything from dietary supplements and cooking oil to biofuel.

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Stewardship Commons

The inaugural Stewardship Commons introduced science-based targets for companies and cities, to encourage private sector leadership to step up to accelerate systems change and contextualise these boundaries into operational targets for their businesses.

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Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) Spotlight

The SIWW Spotlight 2019 gathered industrial water users for a sharing of top approaches, best practices and technologies that companies can adopt to improve their water management.

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Highlights from Ecosperity 2019