KNOWLEDGE BANK

In addition to articles and interviews published in Orient magazine, the Chamber regularly shares thought leadership contributions from our members in our Knowledge Bank library. To publish your article, contact marcoms@britcham.org.sg

 

LATEST ARTICLES

Sustainability

Santa Fe Relocation has launched its 2024 Annual Sustainability Report, highlighting the company's commitment to driving meaningful change across its global operations.

Technology

The impact of when software malfunctions can be significant, affecting businesses of all sizes. What should have been a simple update to CrowdStrike’s Falcon sensor turned into a global IT fiasco, causing system crashes across Windows hosts.

Finance

The Treasury has, today, published a ‘Policy Summary’ which moves us all a few steps forward. It is clear that the Government will be proceeding with the broad proposals as published at the Budget by the then Conservative Government and that they will not be putting forth something totally different.

Diversity & Inclusion
Report

Barclays has outlined the progress made across their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion agendas in 2023 in this report. In particular, Barclays has achieved its ambitions to increase the number of employees from underrepresented ethnicities by 25% in the UK, and 20% in the US by the end of 2025 - two years ahead of time.

ASEAN
Sustainability

Rising energy demand and intensifying climate change call for urgent acceleration of renewable energy production and capital funding.

Report

Shipping delays in Singapore have more than doubled due to a shortage of ships and containers and increased congestion at ports. Due to ongoing supply chain challenges, this may lead to increased costs for those in the relocation industry. Average container prices, already on an uptrend, have spiked by 88% in the last two months.

Future of Work

PwC’s 2024 AI Jobs Barometer goes beyond predictions about AI’s impact to find evidence by analysing over half a billion job ads. The Barometer reveals how AI is transforming the world of work, making people and businesses more productive while changing what it takes for workers to succeed.

Technology

Project Mindforge builds on the work of the Veritas initiative to examine the impact and potential risks of Generative artificial intelligence (AI) on financial services. This whitepaper sets out a private sector perspective for the responsible use of Generative AI.

Future of Work

An overwhelming majority of Gen Zs (89%) and millennials (97%) in Singapore say purpose is important to their job satisfaction. They are also increasingly likely to turn down work or employers that don’t align with their values.

Future of Work

Ministry also addresses concerns about flexible work's impact on local hiring