Orient - The Official Magazine of the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore - Issue 71 April 2019
This article has suggested various actionable solutions. Tools such as international standards could support global consistency and would, as a result, promote the benefits of green buildings. Adopting a consistent and broader definition of green buildings which focuses on positive impacts, rather than negative ones, could help to kick-start the conversation. Investment in more research and analysis could definitively establish the potential for cognitive enhancement in the workplace. Embracing self-regulation may assist to foster good working relationships with host governments, helping to avoid ever increasing regulatory complexity and red tape.
Moving to a new beat will be no easy task and would involve the co-operation of a diverse range of stakeholders from architects, engineers, surveyors, manufacturers, owners, occupiers and local administrators. But if this can be achieved, it may well bring the future closer than we think.
This article was contributed by the Built Environment Committee.
The Built Environment committee aims to provide a forum for member to member communications, to build relationships with, provide inspiration, encouragement and support to members within the sector, to promote the Built Environment sector and opportunities for member companies through education, best practice & awareness of opportunities, and to encourage diversity and gender equality within the committee and the sector as a whole. The term “built environment” encompasses real estate, architecture, facilities management and all other relevant business functions.
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meaning, purpose and goals;
Composure – assisting with understanding and developing stress management and emotion regulation;
Reasoning – building skills in problem solving, anticipation and preparation;
Health – helping people understand the importance of nutrition, sleep, exercise and its effect on brain health;
Tenacity – building persistence and optimism through adversity, and lastly Collaboration – building support networks and relationships.
The company runs training programmes that help employees to understand themselves, focus on strengths, developing a sense of purpose, collaboration and reasoning. Further work needs to occur in the areas of health and composure development. The content and delivery of these areas is under development but tools do exist to measure resilience, which will create a dialogue with employees so that a journey to strengthen the elements can begin. The brain is a complex electrochemical organ that has amazing capacity to change. It is “plastic” and all that is needed is a compelling narrative to change and a committed company and employee to make it happen.
In the coming months, we will be reaching out to our members to continue the Mental Health conversation. If your company is interested in getting involved in our planned mental health event or in simply sharing your stories, please contact Lucy Haydon at [email protected].
The goal of the Chamber's Diversity and Inclusion Business Group is to provide a forum for members to promote D&I in the workplace by: • Raising awareness and sharing best practice around the various challenges and opportunities; • Building relationships with and providing inspiration, encouragement and support to members; • Engaging with and empowering local business leaders, employees and other communities; influencing relevant stakeholders; and • Generally contributing towards enhancing the reputation of BritCham as an organisation committed to D&I.
For more information visit www.britcham.org.sg/business-group-details/diversity-inclusion