A Forward Looking Institution

At Temasek, we seek to make a difference, actively shaping and building a better tomorrow for today’s and future generations. We do this by investing in human potential, which, in turn, builds and sustains our portfolio, our institution and our wider communities, always with tomorrow foremost in our minds.

Sustainability is at the core of everything we do. Our commitment to ensuring a more sustainable planet, for all our people, drives our focus as an investor, institution and steward.

We look for opportunities to invest in companies addressing global sustainability challenges, and to help companies transform business models to be more sustainable. We incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance considerations into our investment decision making and management.

As an owner, we work to understand issues that may impact our portfolio companies and how they might navigate them. This helps us form views about how we might put capital to work, deploy resources to create new platforms and businesses to address future needs. We encourage companies to adopt policies and practices that safeguard and enhance long term sustainability and resilience of their business.

We foster community partnerships and provide gifts to Temasek Trust to uplift lives and build resilience in our communities. We look across generations as a steward, investing with tomorrow in mind. For instance, our philanthropic gifts are structured on twin pillars of governance and sustainability, providing support for Temasek Foundation to strengthen social resilience among beneficiaries and the wider community, broaden collaborations and partnership between peoples, and advance science and nature for a better world. These philanthropic programmes range from education and healthcare, to community building and research; from public service capabilities to sustainability initiatives.

We believe that dialogue and robust exchanges of information, best practices and ideas between stakeholders from the public and private sectors are critical enablers of sustainable solutions and growth.

We support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to promote inclusive prosperity while protecting our planet. The decisions we make today are growing more urgent in the face of evidence that the window is closing for timely and impactful changes to bring about a more sustainable world. We sponsor calls for action to stimulate more innovative solutions for an abc World of active economies, beautiful societies and a clean, cool Earth, as a common good.

We engage our stakeholders and partners on sustainability issues, to share wider perspectives, forge partnerships and catalyse solutions.

One of our key engagement platforms is our annual Ecosperity conference, held since 2014. Global business leaders, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs and academics exchange views and share best practices on sustainable development as well as to drive action to achieve a clean and green future. During the COVID-19 period, we engaged our portfolio companies and the public regularly through virtual Ecosperity Conversations sessions.

We continue to promote stewardship through the Stewardship Asia Centre (SAC) which focuses on creating awareness and capability for the practical application of good stewardship through research, education, engagement and advisory services. In April 2021, SAC and the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, jointly designed The Stewardship Edge, an executive education programme aimed at enabling both personal and organisational growth while addressing the existential threats facing humanity today, especially in the post-pandemic world.

As part of its mission to accelerate the stewardship movement, SAC is also leading the ongoing development of the Singapore Stewardship Principles for Responsible Investors (SSP), an industry-driven initiative supported by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX).