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Mr Wong Kee Joo

                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        HSBC Singapore








            Average global temperatures have increased to a  sustainability journey while helping our youth develop
            troubling 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial  and acquire green skills through education and hands-
            levels, and the consequences are stark and undeniable:  on experiences, giving them better job opportunities
            extreme weather events are becoming more frequent  in the growing green economy.
            and intense. Now more than ever, there is an urgent
            need to confront climate change head-on.             It heartens me to see how youths, initially unfamiliar
                                                                 with the intricacies of climate change, are increasingly
            As we work to mitigate climate change, not only is time  empowered to collaborate with businesses, resulting
            of the essence, but our endeavour also demands a  in mutually beneficial outcomes.  This synergy
            united effort from all quarters – individuals, businesses,  underscores a pivotal truth: we must create more
            and governments alike.  We must have a clear and  avenues and platforms for our young generation to
            actionable  path forward  and  a profound shift in  our  assume responsibility and stewardship, protecting our
            mindset, where everyone assumes ownership and  environment and steering us towards a greener future.
            embraces their role, regardless of its scale.        By nurturing our young generation into agents of
                                                                 change for sustainability, I firmly believe that a future
            At HSBC, we have always been committed to supporting   in which sustainability is guaranteed for all can turn
            our  customers and  the  community,  particularly  as   into reality.
            they face challenges brought by climate change, in
            creating  a  sustainable  future  for  all.  In  Singapore,
            our collaboration with NYAA allows us to support
            local small and medium-sized enterprises on their







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