I started my career in the energy sector at a time when sustainability was taking centre stage. Power generation being a massive contributor to GHG emissions, we had to transition to renewable energy and greener solutions. This is what really started my journey and then I worked on energy efficiency and today on broader ESG issues with Zuno Carbon.

Our organization is built around sustainability.

As an entity, while we have a relatively low impact compared to other sectors, we are hosting our platform on a cloud provider using renewable energy. All our employees are adopting sustainable habits such as using public transportation, using re-usable containers at lunch or participating in community initiatives.

We also have a strong impact with the organizations we work with since our core business is to help them progress on their sustainability journey. We have the knowledge and technology to implement decarbonisation strategies with them.

There are a couple of key challenges I have observed while working with our customers.

• Lack of in-house expertise on ESG matters: some people suddenly become in charge of sustainability with little to no prior experience on the topic. They often feel overwhelmed and require guidance on how to get started.
• Very competitive market to hire sustainability professionals: there is a very high demand for ESG talent in Singapore and the wider APAC market. While there is a fair amount of professionals with less than 5 year’s experience, it is quite challenging to find more senior experts.
• Lack of proper processes and tools to manage large amounts of ESG data: this is where it gets messy for a lot of companies. Especially for mid to large organisations, there is a huge amount of data involved and the lack of tools to properly collect the data prevents standardization, traceability and accuracy.

Our team and work ethic. There are a lot of climate tech companies out there, the team and the culture is really what made me decided that this the best place to do meaningful work.