LinkedIn Top Voices Green: The 12 experts to follow in Singapore

The 2022 LinkedIn Top Voices Green Singapore list highlights 12 creators sharing their perspectives on the sustainability challenges the world is facing, as well as providing insights on how to tackle the climate crisis.

Awareness of climate change is growing and professionals are becoming more conscious of environmental issues. With Asia accounting for 99 out of 100 top cities facing the biggest environmental risks, the pursuit of sustainability have never seemed so crucial.

To coincide with the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), taking place from 6-18 November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, LinkedIn News Asia is highlighting 12 experts who regularly share their knowledge on climate and environmental issues. By following them, you'll get more insights in your feed on the latest sustainability and green growth news, helping you navigate these changing times.

While this is our latest Top Voices list, it joins a family of features highlighting experts in areas ranging from company culture to gender equity. All Top Voices lists are editorially curated by the LinkedIn Editorial team and highlight the creators to follow who are writing and sharing about today’s important workplace, career and industry topics. You can find more about how we compiled the list and who is eligible to be a Top Voice at the bottom of this article.

Check out this year’s #LinkedInTopVoices Green Singapore – and follow them to stay plugged into the conversation. You can also get more updates and insights, including news from COP27, by following LinkedIn News Asia. Weigh in with using the hashtag #GreenerTogether.

Honourees are listed in alphabetical order.?

What he talks about: Alex Hong writes about a range of environmental topics, such as biodiversity and plastic pollution. He believes that the pursuit of sustainability can help businesses grow and regularly shares information on why businesses should implement sustainable practices.

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What he talks about: Assaad Razzouk regularly shares content about renewable energy and the progress being made in different countries. He writes articles on clean energy to offer more in-depth discussions on the topic. Assaad also hosts The Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast.

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What she talks about: Audrey Tan writes about the environment and climate change, among other green topics. She is especially interested in stories at the intersection of climate and biodiversity. Audrey sits on the Pulitzer Center's advisory committee for the Southeast Asia Rainforest Journalism Fund and founded the Green Pulse environmental podcast series.

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What she talks about: Esther An regularly shares her insights on green building and green financing. A regular speaker at events, Esther often shares perspectives and lessons from her fellow speakers. Esther is the founder of Women4Green and Youth4Climate initiatives, through which she aims to empower women and youth in building a sustainable future.?

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What she talks about: As someone who has strong expertise in fintech, Helene Li regularly explores the intersections between finance and sustainability. She also discusses issues such as building a talent pipeline for roles involving sustainability and the problems surrounding greenwashing.

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What he talks about: Hemesh Nandwani writes about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and energy security. He also taps his experience as consultant to offer advice on how companies can decarbonise their operations. From time to time, Hemesh shares tips on how he incorporates sustainable practices into his daily life.?

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What she talks about: Lynn Loo specialises in maritime decarbonisation and regularly discusses developments in the area. She is particularly interested in trialling low-carbon solutions with the aim of helping the maritime sector to decarbonise. Lynn also shares lessons gleaned from the panel sessions that she attends around the world.

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What he talks about: Mun Wei Chan writes about a range of sustainability issues, including deforestation and climate change. He is also interested in new developments in the circular economy and sustainable tourism. In addition, Mun Wei shares knowledge nuggets from lessons he learns in his daily life.

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What she talks about: Qiyun Woo shares content about a range of sustainability-related topics, with emphasis on issues related to climate change. She also analyses developments in sustainable fashion and publicises green initiatives by different groups in Singapore. Qiyun regularly designs her own graphics to make complex scientific issues easily understandable.

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What she talks about: Susannah Jaffer writes about issues related to sustainable fashion and sustainable business. She regularly discusses greenwashing incidents and hosts The Made Better Podcast in which she speaks to guests about making the fashion industry sustainable.

Susannah also explores the topic of whether growth and sustainability can co-exist.

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What she talks about: Swati Mandloi analyses various issues surrounding climate change. Leveraging research by conservation organisation WWF, Swati shares insights on how businesses can combat climate change. In addition, she regularly participates in panel discussions to share her perspectives on environmental issues.

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What he talks about: TOH Wee Khiang regularly discusses energy-related developments around the world, be it in terms of natural gas, nuclear power or solar energy. He also shares his thoughts about sustainability-related topics in mobility sectors, including sustainable aviation fuel and electric vehicles. On top of these, Wee Khiang offers perspectives on general issues, such as inclusive hiring.

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You can also check out the Top Voices Green lists in Africa, Australia, Brazil, DACH, Europe, France, India, Italy, Latin America, Mexico, Middle East, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States.

How we compile the list

Top Voices lists are editorially curated by the LinkedIn News team, highlighting subject matter experts who are writing and sharing about today’s important workplace, career and industry topics. To compile each list, editors consider each individual’s content on LinkedIn. Specifically: Are they covering the topic at hand on a regular basis? Are their contributions on the topic insightful, conversational and timely? Have they built up and engaged with their communities? Do they seek to give and get help vs. being self-promotional? We aim to highlight a diverse set of voices, so that the list reflects the world we live and work in today.

Who is eligible

LinkedIn members who meet high trust standards, are consistently active on the platform and share valuable expertise are eligible to be included on a Top Voices list, with the exception of LinkedIn and Microsoft employees, members who have violated LinkedIn’s User Agreement, including our Professional Community Policies, or individuals currently running in an election for an executive, legislative or judicial position.

We’re always looking for new voices to highlight — so being a current member of the Top Voices program is not a prerequisite to be featured on a list. However, all those featured on a Top Voices list will be automatically inducted in the program and receive the corresponding blue badge on their profile upon the list being published.?

Interested in building your audience on LinkedIn??

New voices emerge all the time — and there’s nothing stopping you from turning your own ideas into powerful conversations. Try creating a post to share your expertise or thoughts on the latest trending news, and you may be surprised at the community you find. If you’re struggling with where to start, follow our LinkedIn for Creators page for content inspiration, tips, news, education and more. And if you’d like to recommend someone for a future Top Voices list, let us know in the comments (just be sure to tag them and let us know why you love following them). We’re always looking for new individuals to highlight.

Check out this year’s #LinkedInTopVoices?Green Singapore – and follow them to stay plugged into the conversation. You can also get more updates and insights, including news from COP27, by following?LinkedIn News Asia. Weigh in using the hashtag #GreenerTogether.

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