submission Date extended to 30 april 2024!

A Benchmark of Excellence in Corporate Sustainability

The Singapore Apex Corporate Sustainability Awards are one of the most prestigious awards in Singapore for corporate sustainability and recognize companies whose business operations or solutions have exemplified the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact, on environment, human rights, labour, and anti-corruption. The annual award spotlights companies that have taken decisive steps to advance the UN SDGs and aims to inspire more organizations to share the responsibility of achieving a more sustainable future. The award in the Sustainable Solutions category specifically recognizes businesses that outperform in products or services meeting the sustainability needs of other businesses, the environment and society.

Why You Should Participate

Be Recognised

The Awards serve as a competitive advantage for winning companies. Winners are recognised as leading champions of sustainable business practices for other organisations to learn from.

Unlock New Business Opportunities

The rigorous application process provides companies with greater insights into their business policies and practices, unlocking new business opportunities.

Gain Access to Our Network

The Awards Gala Dinner facilitates meaningful connections and potential strategic partnership opportunities.

Gala Dinner

The Apex Awards Gala Dinner offers an excellent networking opportunity for Singapore business leaders.

About The Organiser

The Awards are organised by UN Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS), the local chapter of the United Nations Global Compact.

As the leading voice on corporate sustainability, GCNS drives multi-stakeholder action to forge a more sustainable future, founded on the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Through various platforms and partnerships, GCNS advances the stewardship of sustainable business practices and Singapore’s national agenda of becoming a regional sustainable business hub. In addition, GCNS nurtures the next generation of responsible business leaders through its youth initiatives.

GCNS is a Collaboration Partner for GRI ASEAN Regional Hub and supports the Singapore chapter of the World Bank Group’s Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC). GCNS is also proud to have the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) as Principal Members.

About The Organiser

The Awards are organised by UN Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS), the local chapter of the United Nations Global Compact.

As the leading voice on corporate sustainability, UN GCNS drives multi-stakeholder action to forge a more sustainable future, founded on the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Through various platforms and partnerships, UN GCNS advances the stewardship of sustainable business practices and Singapore’s national agenda of becoming a regional sustainable business hub. In addition, UN GCNS nurtures the next generation of responsible business leaders through its youth initiatives.

UN GCNS is a Collaboration Partner for GRI ASEAN Regional Hub and supports the Singapore chapter of the World Bank Group’s Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC). UN GCNS is also proud to have the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) as Principal Members.

Help Us Build A Sustainable Business Ecosystem

With less than a decade to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a shared blueprint to end poverty, rescue the planet and build a peaceful world – we need business leaders to take more ambitious and comprehensive action across their operations and value chains.

GCNS’ annual Singapore Apex Corporate Sustainability Awards celebrates exemplary companies that have taken decisive action to advance the SDGs. With each recognition, a tiny ripple effect is created: inspiring more companies to join the movement on responsible business.

Help us amplify this ripple effect. Your donation helps us to inspire, guide, and support companies to do business responsibly and take action for a more sustainable future. Join us in proving that principles and profits can go hand in hand.

Meet Our 2024 partners & Sponsors

Knowledge partners

Category: Sustainable Business
Category: Sustainable Solutions
Category: LowCarbonSG

Platinum Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

Media Outreach Partner

official media distribution Partner

PR Partner

Meet our 2023 partners & Sponsors

Knowledge partners

Category: Sustainable Business
Category: Sustainable Solutions
Category: LowCarbonSG

Platinum Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

Media Outreach Partner

official media distribution Partner

PR Partner

Engie Impact

ENGIE Impact delivers sustainability solutions and services to corporations, cities and governments across the globe. ENGIE Impact brings together a wide range of strategic and technical capabilities, to provide a comprehensive offer to support clients in tackling their complex sustainability challenges from strategy to execution. With 21 offices worldwide and headquarters in New York City, ENGIE Impact today has a portfolio of 1,000 clients, including 25% of the Fortune 500 Companies, across more than 1,000,000 sites. ENGIE Impact is part of the ENGIE Group, a global leader in the zero-carbon transition.

ENGIE Impact is part of the ENGIE Group, a global leader in the zero-carbon transition.

Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best in class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company’s Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO’s Growth Team with disciplined research and best practice models to drive the generation, evaluation and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages over 50 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 40 offices on six continents.

Newcastle Australia Institute of Higher Education

The Newcastle Australia Institute of Higher Education (Newcastle Australia IHE) is a wholly owned entity of The University of Newcastle, Australia. As the Asia Pacific hub of the University, Newcastle Australia IHE delivers highest quality programs and undertakes collaborative research in partnerships with education institutions in Singapore and across the regions. Over the years, it has graduated more than 6,000 graduates from 39 countries, and its alumni are making meaningful and lasting contributions to businesses and wider community in Singapore and worldwide.

Strategically located in the heart of Singapore, Newcastle Australia IHE aims to be the nexus of nations, opening its degrees to students from all walks of life. With a team of leading academics, teaching and learning staff based locally, it brings the University’s excellent support schemes directly to students.