Esther An

Chief Sustainability Officer

City Developments Limited

A sustainability practitioner for over two decades and named as one of the Time 100 Climate Leaders in 2023, Ms Esther An is instrumental in building CDL’s sustainability leadership since 1995. She published the first sustainability report in Singapore in 2008 and issued the first green bond by a Singapore company in 2017. Conferred the 2018 SDG pioneer for green infrastructure and a low carbon economy by the UN Global Compact, Ms An sits on the boards of various international organisations, including the taskforce on nature-related financial disclosures and global reporting Initiative. She also chairs the World Green Building Council Corporate Advisory Board and Asia Pacific Real Estate Association’s ESG Committee. She founded Women4Green and Youth4Climate networks to empower women and youths to champion climate action and sustainable development.