With strong support of our local partners, the Singapore visit organised by China Entrepreneur Club Green Alliance delegate in conjunction with 30th Anniversary of Sino-Singapore diplomatic relationship was completed successfully.

The six-day programme saw the delegate members visiting Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), Wealth Management Institute (WMI), SGX Group, Seviora Group, Fullerton Fund Management, Azalea Investment Management, Pavilion Capital, National Gallery Singapore, UBS, Haidilao etc.

The delegate members gained insights on how ESG is managed and practiced on corporate and fund levels, regional economic policy and outlook, geopolitical risks, Singapore’s strategic positioning as a global wealth management hub, risks and opportunities in globalisation process etc. the visiting programme concluded with an refreshing walk and meditation at the world heritage site the Singapore Botanic Garden.

Impressive insights on how to construct a PE portfolio, how PE ESG investments can generate market-rate PE returns, portfolio diversification strategy and fund performance.

Seviora is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek with AUM around $55bn. As a Singapore-based asset management group, Seviora Group provides investment access for a wide range of multi-asset portfolio.

China Entrepreneur Club was established in 2006 by a group of 31 China’s most influential first –generation entrepreneurs, economists and diplomats, to foster the entrepreneurial spirit, develop intra-club business collaboration and forge international relationships. Its members represent the 1st generation of modern Chinese entrepreneurs such as founders of Lenovo, Alibaba Group, Meng Niu Dairy Group, Xiaomi Technology, Huawei, Fosun, Baidu Inc., Tencent, GEELY, New Hope, etc. Their last visit in 2015 in Singapore coincided with 25th diplomatic anniversary of Singapore and China.

Founded as a non-profit organisation, CEC is committed to business integrity, mutual support and sustainable social and economic development. The 64 CEC council members collectively generate $751bn annual revenue as of 2019, employ over 2.9mn employees and 54.6mn employees indirectly. Green Alliance comprise of 160 member companies to promote ESG- aligned business.

Notable members include e-commerce mogul Jack Ma (founder of Alibaba), manufacturing giant Liu Chuanzhi (Chairman and CEO of Lenovo), real-estate tycoon Wang Jianlin (CEO and founder of Wanda Group) and pharmaceutical guru Guo Guangchang (founder of Fosun Group). Incorporating China’s ancient Confucius and Tao values, CEC members are also known as Daonong, literally translated as farmers who practice the law of Tao. As part of its staple annual program, CEC feature China Entrepreneur Golf Education, Daonong Gala, Green Company Alliance, GECG cross-border visits and CEC cross-border high-level visit, the latter of which has seen CEC members received by world-known politicians such as Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Tony Abbott and Barack Obama.