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Singapore Business School Launches Southeast Asia’s First Sustainability Major

Singapore Business School Launches Southeast Asia’s First Sustainability Major

A Singapore business school has launched Southeast Asia’s first major on sustainability.

The new course at Singapore Management University (SMU) aims to grow and promote the understanding of sustainability in Southeast Asia, a region with social and environmental issues ranging from deforestation and plastic pollution to overtourism and migrant labour.

The curriculum will cover topics such as what businesses can do to reduce their negative impact on communities and the environment. 

As reported by Eco-Business.com,  modules include sustainable finance, social entrepreneurship, economic development in Asia, development, underdevelopment and poverty, and sustainability and marketing. Compulsory modules include sustainability management and governance. 

This DBS-SMU Sustainability Initiative will also fund research fellowships, scholarships, study missions and a talent development programme. Image: TODAY File photo
This DBS-SMU Sustainability Initiative will also fund research fellowships, scholarships, study missions and a talent development programme. Image: TODAY File photo

 

The major, which will be offered by SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business, will equip students with “knowledge and skills to implement sustainable practices in businesses that lead to long-term, measurable impact”, said SMU in a statement.

Professor Gerard George, Dean of SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business said, “Increasingly, businesses have embraced sustainability as part of their strategic goals. Many companies consider a sustainability strategy necessary to be competitive today and in the future.”

One condition for the course is that is done concurrently with another chosen first major. The course will be available to SMU students from this year onwards.

The course is backed by Southeast Asia’s largest bank, DBS, under DBS-SMU Sustainability Initiative, launched Tuesday (Feb 12) which will see the bank committing more than S$1 million to support academics, businesses and students in tackling sustainability issues.

DBS-SMU Sustainability Initiative. Image: smu.edu.sg
DBS-SMU Sustainability Initiative. Image: smu.edu.sg

 

The initiatives include research fellowships, annual undergraduate scholarships, an annual business study mission as well as a talent enterprise development programme.

which plans to commit more than $1 million in funding to sustainability research, scholarships and fellowships.

The bank’s Singapore country head, Shee Tse Koon, said sponsoring the course aligned with DBS’ legacy as the country’s development bank.

DBS Singapore country head Shee Tse Koon said to TODAY Online, “In many ways, Singapore is well-placed to become a model city for sustainable development and our hope is that this partnership will cultivate a thriving pool of talent and businesses.”

 


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Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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