SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT Achieving Purposeful Business Success Together
SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT Achieving Purposeful Business Success Together In Support of FOREWORD Singapore is a small country with big dreams. Through the shared determination and will of our earlier generations, we have turned our vulnerabilities into strengths and built a strong and safe home centred on our people. Our present and future generations, however, will face a different gamut of decisions and challenges. Social stresses exist globally and this emanates, at least in part, from inequality. As a small and open city-state, Singapore is more exposed to emergent pressures surrounding what I term the 3 ‘D’s – Disruption, S.S. Teo Chairman, SBF Demographics and Dissatisfaction. We do not want to see the Sustainable Employment Report Sponsor 3 ‘D’s exacerbating inequality in Singapore as this will turn our country Executive Chairman & Managing Director, Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd upside down. Our Government has rolled out concerted policies and initiatives to tackle issues related to inequality, and will continue to do so. The business community, too, plays a critical role in our economy and in fostering a cohesive and happy society. Businesses provide jobs, develop our employees, and increasingly, commit themselves to acting in socially responsible ways. This is good, but we must do more. Firstly, because the actions of businesses impact social dynamics and communities. We hold critical levers including our relationships with the workforce and others in the business ecosystem. Secondly, the potential contributions and concerns of each of the 347,000 companies in Singapore vary vastly. Thus, our effectiveness will be maximised if we are proactive in exploring, adopting and sharing ideas that play to our strengths.
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