Feb 17 2025 24 mins
Andrew Buay is VP of group sustainability for Singtel and Optus.
He has spent the last eight years in sustainability in a dual role that also covers talent development, based in Australia – a country that has motivated him to work in sustainability, such is its exposure to climate impacts. He was in Australia in 2012, when the most intense cyclone in the country’s history – Cyclone Yasi – struck.
Tune in as we discuss:
Why a SingTel “lifer” pivoted to sustainability
Responding to anti-ESG sentiment
Doing two jobs at once – how to avoid burnout
Driving the sustainability agenda across cultures
Physical and transition risks in Singapore and Australia
Survival strategies for CSOs
Advice for aspiring sustainability practitioners
Dealing with “Chief Anti-Sustainability Officers”
He has spent the last eight years in sustainability in a dual role that also covers talent development, based in Australia – a country that has motivated him to work in sustainability, such is its exposure to climate impacts. He was in Australia in 2012, when the most intense cyclone in the country’s history – Cyclone Yasi – struck.
Tune in as we discuss:
Why a SingTel “lifer” pivoted to sustainability
Responding to anti-ESG sentiment
Doing two jobs at once – how to avoid burnout
Driving the sustainability agenda across cultures
Physical and transition risks in Singapore and Australia
Survival strategies for CSOs
Advice for aspiring sustainability practitioners
Dealing with “Chief Anti-Sustainability Officers”