Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL CO CHAIR
The Singapore Sustainability Council aims to help council members to review and reset the way we design, build, and manage assets towards a Net Zero Carbon target through:
Co-Chairs Esther An of CDL and Nina Yang of SJ CityGlobal share their vision for the Council
The Council firmly believes that the notion of sustainability transcends cities and buildings. Therefore at city level, it seeks to examine city transformation through actions on emergency management, food security, health and safety across formal and informal settlement, climate change and reduction of carbon footprint. At real estate level, it seeks to focus on the business case of sustainability integration, raising building performance efficiency, mitigating risks, adding long-term value and attracting investors, financiers and consumers.
The Council programme is designed to engage members based on their expertise and passion within the land use industry in an intimate setting. The goal is to create a topically focused, multidisciplinary group of senior professionals involved in a specific field, who commit to meet on a regular basis to share best practices and develop lasting relationships.
Meetings are closed-door discussions to share knowledge of sustainability best practices. Members share case studies for sustainable buildings, districts, and infrastructure. Co-chairs host conversations to promote the nexus between the built environment and resource efficiency, health and well-being of users and natural systems. Over all, the Council supports strategic alliances, partnerships and initiatives that benefit and incentivise sustainable development.
Esther An, council co-chair, moderating a panel on Financing a Sustainable Economy with speakers Mikkel Larsen of DBS Sustainability Council, Shinbo Won of BlackRock Investment Stewardship, and Chitra Hepburn of MSCI at the inaugural launch meeting.
Dr Robert Yap, executive chairman of YCH Group sharing his vision about how smart city supply chain can help urbanising cities to thrive sustainably.
Surbana Jurong’s group chief financial officer Andy Atkin sharing how its sustainability linked bond was created and how it differs from a green bond.
Council members must attend two of three consecutive meetings to retain their seat, or obtain an excused absence from Council co-chairs. To the extent a member misses two out of three sessions, they may not be asked to renew their application. Participation and attendance are key to the success of the entire council, so each member is expected to participate actively. This includes helping to brainstorm topics for council meetings, attending each meeting and actively engaging with panelists and moderators to ensure a rich environment of ideas.
12 September 2022 * Brookfield Asset Management office + After-meeting note
30 May 2022 * Surbana Jurong Global Academy
7 December 2021 * Singapore Sustainability Academy
30 June 2021 * Singapore Sustainability Academy
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL CO CHAIR
CEO, SJ CityGlobal, Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte. Ltd.
SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL CO CHAIR
Associate Principal, Arup Singapore Pte Ltd
Sustainability Director, Lendlease Asia Holdings Pte Ltd
Executive Director, Portfolio Management, PGIM Real Estate
Group Chief Corporate Officer, Frasers Property Limited
Managing Director, Regional Head Private Real Estate, Partners Group
Head of Energy & Sustainability Services, South East Asia, JLL-SINGAPORE
Group Director (Physical Planning), Urban Redevelopment Authority
Managing Director, SE Asia, The Oval Partnership, Ltd.
Director, PIMCO Prime Real Estate
Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (Singapore) LLP
Chief Executive Officer, Edmund Tie & Company (SEA) Pte Ltd
Assistant Chief Executive, Singapore Land Authority
Chief Sustainability Officer, CLI, CapitaLand
Senior Managing Director, Keppel Corporation Limited
Managing Partner, Head of Asia Pacific and Middle East, Private Funds, Brookfield Asia Pacific
Asia ESG & Sustainability Practice Lead, AECOM
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Esther An, council co-chair, moderating a panel on Financing a Sustainable Economy with speakers Mikkel Larsen of DBS Sustainability Council, Shinbo Won of BlackRock Investment Stewardship, and Chitra Hepburn of MSCI at the inaugural launch meeting.
Dr Robert Yap, executive chairman of YCH Group sharing his vision about how smart city supply chain can help urbanising cities to thrive sustainably.
Surbana Jurong’s group chief financial officer Andy Atkin sharing how its sustainability linked bond was created and how it differs from a green bond.