We have compiled the most memorable and insightful quotes from our RBF Singapore speakers all in one place! These experts from their respective fields hit the nail on the head with analysis and passionate pleas for change in the areas of sustainable development. One thing that all the speakers agree on is that we all need to play our part for the SDGs to be achieved together. Click on the link here/below to start the slideshow.

1. “Transparency breeds accountability and
we need creative solutions to deal with
family labour.”
Andrew McConville
Head of Corporate Affairs
Syngenta Asia Pacific

2. “We need to reduce impact on water
supply, diversity, land health and
biodiversity going forward.”
Andrew McConville
Head of Corporate Affairs
Syngenta Asia Pacific

3. “Putting people and consumers in
the center of competition and innovation will lead
to a completely different take on competitive
advantage.”
Anthony Hehir
Director, Nutrition Improvement Program
DSM

4. “Working with partners is an
absolute necessity for DSM to
deliver on the SDGs”
Anthony Hehir
Director, Nutrition Improvement Program
DSM

5. “Governments need to help bring
competitive business partners together
to create better change.”
Erin Meezan
Chief Sustainability Officer
Interface

6. “The SDGs have provided us a
very clear zero risk map.”
Erin Meezan
Chief Sustainability Officer
Interface

7. “Without reciprocity between the
recipient and the supplier, there is no
way to achieve sustainability.”
Katharine Tapley
Head of Sustainable Finance
ANZ Institutional Banking

8. “We believe in bringing financial literacy to
those who are generally excluded.”
Katharine Tapley
Head of Sustainable Finance
ANZ Institutional Banking

9. “Optimize design so that you can retain the
use of high value resources.”
Leonie Schreve
Managing Director, Global Head Sustainable Finance
ING Bank

10. “We must accelerate sustainability as a
business opportunity. Sustainability is
better business.”
Leonie Schreve
Managing Director, Global Head Sustainable Finance
ING Bank

11. “Nutrition clubs are not established to
change the world but a vehicle to pass
health messages along.”
Tod Gimbel
Vice President, Government Affairs, Asia Pacific
Herbalife Nutrition

12. “Ultimately behavioral change of
individuals at the very micro level will
create the solutions that we will need.”
Tod Gimbel
Vice President, Government Affairs, Asia Pacific
Herbalife Nutrition

13. “Partnerships are an integral part of
our business which will help us
overcome future challenges.”
Jake Layes
Global Director, Entrepreneur Impact
Autodesk

14. “Autodesk believes design has the
power to solve sustainability
challenges ahead.”
Jake Layes
Global Director, Entrepreneur Impact
Autodesk

15. “If we don’t include women in what
we’re doing, your investment will be at
risk.”
Jeannette Gurung
Executive Director
Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and
Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)

16. “We generate women empowerment
units and sell them, putting the money
back into society.”
Jeannette Gurung
Executive Director
Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and
Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)

17. “In places like rural India it’s about
making smartphones more accessible
and pricing strategies that fit the
market.”
Chia Boon Chong
Associate Director, Group Corporate Social
Responsibility
Singtel

18. “Today people expect as a human
right to have access to
telecommunications.”
Chia Boon Chong
Associate Director, Group Corporate Social
Responsibility
Singtel

19. “We are passionate about getting
innovative technologies to the
mass audience.”
Chris Lindley
Founder & Chief Executive
FoundationFootprint

20. “We need to protect the inventors - it's
a cutthroat market.”
Chris Lindley
Founder & Chief Executive
FoundationFootprint

21. “We have to look at the whole
ecosystem as well as the city
development strategies.”
Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer
City Developments Limited

22. “How do we serve the community better
while not causing much damage to the
existing neighbourhood.”
Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer
City Developments Limited

23. “There are a lot of things governments can
do that we can't do.”
Fokko Wientjes
Vice President Nutrition in Emerging Markets
DSM

24. “I would urge both public & private
sectors to focus on due diligence before
entering partnerships.”
Fokko Wientjes
Vice President Nutrition in Emerging Markets
DSM

25. “We can get into transformational
partnerships but we need to build
trust.”
Lucita Jasmin
Director, Sustainability & External Affairs
APRIL Group

26. “No single SDG can stand on
its own - Work your way to interlinkages
between the goals.”
Lucita Jasmin
Director, Sustainability & External Affairs
APRIL Group

27. “Currently the invitation for education
training is only for the male farmers.”
Margareta Fatima
Farmer
West Nusa Tengara, Indonesia

28. “Financial literacy is key to help
people manage their money.”
Margareta Fatima
Farmer
West Nusa Tengara, Indonesia

29. “If you’re really going to change the
world in business you are going to do
so at a profit.”
Steven Okun
Director of Asia-Pacific Public Affairs
KKR

30. “It's about recognising and supporting
innovators in industry.”
Steven Okun
Director of Asia-Pacific Public Affairs
KKR

31. Kevin Teng
Executive Director, Sustainability
Marina Bay Sands Singapore
“Every time you open your wallet,
think about what product and
business you're supporting.”

32. “The average resident in Singapore
wastes 140kg a year.”
Kevin Teng
Executive Director, Sustainability
Marina Bay Sands Singapore

33. David Clark
Vice President, Safety, Environment and Sustainability
Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific
“It's not how we get rid of plastic but
how do we use it so that it can be
used again.”

34. “We must consider culture, innovation
and financing models to bring right
partnerships together.”
David Clark
Vice President, Safety, Environment and Sustainability
Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific

35. Roelof Westerbeek
President
Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific
“We see circular economy not just as a
corporate responsibility but as a
business imperative.”

36. “The problem is raw materials are
so cheap. There are no real
incentives to recycle.”
Roelof Westerbeek
President
Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific

37. Holy Ranaivozanany
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
Huawei
“It is a challenge to work with governments
to achieve connectivity.”

38. “Within Asia, it is clear that there is a
gender priority even though it
remains unspoken.”
Holy Ranaivozanany
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
Huawei