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Demystifying Sustainability Reporting for SMEs
Sustainability reporting isn’t just compliance, it’s a growth strategy. It builds trust, wins bigger customers, and drives efficiency. The UOB FinLab helps SMEs start small and scale through its community and programmes, including the SME Elevate Programme and the Sustainability Innovation Programme (SIP).
Greentech Accelerator Thailand Pilots Showcase
The GreenTech Accelerator Thailand drives sustainability through pilots in energy, waste, agriculture, and building maintenance—delivering cost savings, improved recycling, reduced resource use, and AI-driven efficiency for measurable environmental impact.
From Talk to Action: Turning Sustainability into Measurable Business Outcomes
UOB FinLab helps SMEs turn sustainability intent into measurable outcomes — from cost savings to emissions reduction — by bridging the gap between awareness and action.
Intentional Digitalisation: The Importance of Balancing Speed with Strategy
Digitalisation works best when guided by strategy. SMEs that align tech with business goals see real impact. UOB FinLab helps SMEs digitalise with purpose — through expert programmes, peer support, and sustainable solutions.
Greentech Accelerator Malaysia Pilots: Real Impact for SMEs
UOB FinLab’s GreenTech Accelerator is helping Malaysian SMEs take the first step toward sustainability. Intlife’s AI energy system cut HCK Capital’s electricity use by 26.87%, while IvisTech boosted Great Cosmo’s output and reduced waste through smart factory tools—proving that innovation drives measurable ESG results.
UOB FinLab Thailand announces its Sustainability Innovation Programme 2024
UOB Thailand announced its Sustainability Innovation Programme (SIP) 2024 to support Thai SMEs across all sectors to incorporate sustainability into their businesses.
UOB FinLab drives sustainable innovation in Thailand with GreenTech Accelerator Programme 2024
UOB Thailand has unveiled UOB FinLab’s 2024 GreenTech Accelerator (GTA) programme, marking a significant step towards addressing pressing sustainability challenges.
The Star Online: Moving Towards Sustainability
UOB Malaysia foresees a surge in SMEs adopting sustainability practices in 2024, fuelled by green finance initiatives. Learn how programs like UOB FinLab’s Sustainability Accelerator support this transition and navigate challenges.
UOB FinLab to help 5,000 Vietnam SMEs ramp up digital transformation
UOB FinLab was launched in Vietnam in June this year, with the aim of fostering a network of more than 21,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across South-east Asia.
UOB Malaysia launches Sustainability Accelerator Programme to boost SMEs’ transition to low carbon economy
UOB Malaysia has launched its Jom Transform — Sustainability Accelerator Programme (JT-SAP) to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) adopt sustainable practices and transition to a low carbon economy.
UOB FinLab launches in Indonesia to digitalise and to grow local businesses
UOB Indonesia launched UOB FinLab, UOB’s flagship innovation accelerator to help local businesses grow and transform digitally, on 19 September 2023.
Post GreenTech Accelerator 2024: UOB’s Corporate Real Estate Services (CRES) X Circular Unite
Explore how one of the impactful pilot projects from UOB FinLab’s GreenTech Accelerator 2024 took off, where Circular Unite partnered with UOB’s Corporate Real Estate Services (CRES) to drive sustainable waste management through data-driven innovation.
Home-grown Sonata Dancewear makes a jete into South-east Asia by pirouetting on tradition
Sonata Dancewear, a home-grown Singapore brand, has leapt from a humble balletwear shop to a regional presence across Southeast Asia, blending tradition with innovation and embracing digital tools to inspire a new generation of dancers.
How The FinLab’s Digital Mumpreneur Programme Gave My Tuition Business A Much-Needed Jumpstart
How Genius Plus Academy’s Eileen Toh benefited as both a businesswoman and working mom from the Digital Mumpreneurs Programme
In the Hot Seat: Mumpreneurs of Harnes Singapore
Starting a business is challenging, especially if you’re a resource-strapped mum.
Gen Y Speaks: I Quit A Stable Job I Loved, Because The Pandemic Made Me Rethink My Purpose
Ms Suzanna Tang is the co-founder of the social enterprise Urban Origins, a ground-up initiative connecting communities with local urban food. It all started from an empty supermarket shelf in March 2020.
Innovation Programme Helps SMEs Profit While Helping To Sustain The Planet
The Sustainability Innovation Programme (SIP) – a five-week programme designed by UOB’s innovation accelerator, The FinLab, that helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) transform their companies into sustainable businesses.
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