Orient Magazine Issue 80 - February 2021 | Page 32

THE 21ST ANNUAL BUSINESS AWARDS :
PRESENTING THE WINNERS OF THE 21ST ANNUAL BUSINESS AWARDS
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE YEAR
Simon is GM for Sustainable Development for both SPO and The China Navigation Company ( CNCo ), the Swire group ’ s privately owned deepsea company . A strong advocate of sustainable shipping , Simon has been championing SD programmes in Swire for the past twelve years . Simon has been the key member of the Sustainable Shipping Initiative ( SSI ) from its inception which led to setting up of Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative ( SRTI ) to promote social , environmental and economical way of recycling ships at the end of their economic lives – meeting and going beyond international conventions and norms .
WINNER :
SIMON BENNETT DEVELOPMENT
DEEPAK RAJ MANAGING DIRECTOR
PEIQIAN LIU CHINA ECONOMIST
DR . KENNETH LOW ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR , PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
SIMON BENNETT
DEVELOPMENT
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
WINNER :
SHELL EASTERN PETROLEUM
Shell is a global energy company with 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries . Shell uses advanced technologies and takes an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy future . It has expertise in the exploration , production , refining and marketing of oil and natural gas , and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals .
SHELL EASTERN PETROLEUM
SHELL INTERNATIONAL EASTERN TRADING CO
CATEGORY PARTNER :
TECHNOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE YEAR
WINNER :
Rolls-Royce is a leading industrial technology company that delivers clean , safe , competitive solutions to power the planet ’ s vital needs . Innovation is in their DNA ; and , in creating new ways of engineering and manufacturing products and solutions , and serving customers , digitilisation has been a key enabler . A strategic pillar of Rolls-Royce is to ’ reinvent with digital ’. Data and digitalisation have helped them generate new insights , solutions and opportunities to transform their engines , improve customer care , enhance the efficiency of operations , and upskill their people .