As a leader of industry or society, Harvard Singapore Foundation would like to invite you to participate in our first occasional Social Capital (Enterprise) event for 2010 "The Business of Green: Post Copenhagen" on 27 January 2010.

Harvard Singapore Foundation, DBS Bank and Carbon Conservation are bringing together a select group of leaders to explore opportunities to capitalize on Singapore's National Climate Change Strategy. We are pleased to secure Time Magazine 2009 Environmental Hero, Dorjee Sun, Green Moghul- turning green into social enterprise proposition. He will also explain how his company Carbon Conservation participates in climate change:

  • Generate commercial outcomes
  • Do social good and support the National Climate Change Strategy
  • How the United Nations Copenhagen Climate Change Conference affects your business

    • DBS Bank will showcase examples of its involvement in the social enterprise space in Singapore and Hong Kong.

    Event Date         : 27 January 2010 (Wed), 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

    Venue                 : DBS Auditorium, 6 Shenton Way, Level 3, DBS Building Tower One [ View Map ]

    Guest Speaker : Mr Dorjee Sun, CEO of Carbon Conservation (CC)

    Programme:
    5:30 pm -- Drinks and Canapés
    6:30 pm -- Film Screening
    7:00 pm -- Presentation and Q & A with Dorjee Sun
    7:30 pm -- End

    Registration:
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    Last month, the world convened at Copenhagen to decide the fate of our planet. Bringing to the negotiating table a pledge of 16% cut in emissions business-as-usual trajectories by 2020, Singapore has made clear its commitment to curbing climate change. In recent years, the Singapore government has pushed forth significant policies and legislation aimed at reducing the carbon intensity of the country. What do these changes mean for businesses and how can companies keep in sync with Singapore's National Climate Change Strategy? 2010 is the year of social capitalism. Give your business a head start to the year by attending the first of the Harvard Singapore Foundation lectures. Join us as we talk about how climate change can be about opportunities as much as a threat.

     
    Directed by Cathy Henkel and Narrated by Hugh Jackman
    Every year, the recurring haze that shroud Singapore's skies are largely a result of forest fires and farmers engaging in slash and burn agriculture. The Burning Season touches upon an issue close to our hearts, and explains the innovative solution that carbon trading has to offer. This is an award winning documentary that has been nominated at the New York Tribeca Festival 2009, Sydney Film Festival 2009, an EMMY award for Oustanding Documentary on a Business Topic, as well as the prestigious Gold Panda award at the Sichuan TV Festival. It was also been broadcasted on major television channels worldwide (PBS WideAngle, BBC, ABC Australia etc).

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    The Burning Season
     



    Dorjee Sun, CEO of Carbon Conservation (CC), is the subject of the Burning Season. Since the founding of the company, he has demonstrated his ability to strike deals and bring carbon projects to fruition. His entrepreneurial spirit has been recognised by Environmental Finance Magazine who awarded CC's avoided deforestation project in Aceh the "Carbon Finance Deal of the Year 2008". His drive for environmental protection was honored by the African Rainforest Conservancy in April 2009, which named a new species of chameleon after him, kinyongia dorjeesuni. As well as being one of "TIME Magazine Environmental Heroes of 2009", Dorjee was named as one of 10 young leaders who have demonstrated the ability to come up with fresh ideas in the Weekend Australian Magazine. During the 2009 APEC meetings in Singapore, Dorjee was also invited to speak on the climate change panel alongside prominent industry players.

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