(SINGAPORE) Don’t miss your chance to enter the CDL-GCSN Young SDG Leaders Award 2022
Sustainability has become a mainstream business plan, and the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the transition to building a more sustainable world.
Global challenges such as poverty, climate change, biodiversity loss, and gender inequality can be tackled through the convergence of will and commitment of businesses as we build back better and greener. Studies show that responsible companies committed to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) integration generally outperform those lagging in climate action and sustainability practices.
Are you aspiring to drive change in our society and accelerate businesses’ commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Suppose you believe that companies can do good for the community and the environment while doing well financially. In that case, the CDL-GCNS Young SDG Leaders Awards is for you!
Are you aspiring to drive change in our society and accelerate businesses’ commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Suppose you believe that companies can do good for the community and the environment while doing well financially. In that case, the CDL-GCNS Young SDG Leaders Awards is for you!
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CDL – GCSN Young SDG Leaders Award 2022
The 12th edition of the CDL-GCNS Young SDG Leaders Award is back with a new and exciting format!Find out if you have what it takes to be the next SDG champion and participate in the SG Green Plan: Hackathon!
Finalists stand a chance to win cash prizes worth up to $10,000 while also getting the opportunity to implement real, sustainable business solutions within an organization.
Co-organized by City Developments Limited (CDL) and Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS), this annual competition provides a forum for young people to support sustainable development and SDG integration into business for positive change.
Since its beginning in 2011, the competition, formerly known as the CDL-GCNS Young CSR Leaders Award, has developed almost 2,400 young leaders. This award aspires to educate and equip young leaders with SDG knowledge and skills while motivating Singapore firms to take meaningful steps towards the SDGs.
Who Can Be Young SDG Leaders ?
Students between the ages of 17 and 25 are encouraged to join groups of three to five people. Participants must be Singaporeans, Permanent Residents, or holders of a Student Pass who are presently enrolled in Integrated Programme schools, Junior Colleges, Institutes of Technical Education, Polytechnics, Universities, or International Schools in Singapore.
Winners and finalists will receive attractive cash prizes. Prizes and certificates will be given out at an award ceremony at the GCNS Summit 2022 organised by the Global Compact Network Singapore in October 2022.
The article was initially published on 24th January 2022.
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