In 2024, the CDL-GCNS Young SDG Leaders Award attracted 70 teams. 10 outstanding teams had the invaluable opportunity to work personally with the following esteemed organisations: CBM Pte Ltd, Keystone Cable, GUAVA Amenities, Alsco, Mandai Wildlife Group, iWOW, Toll Group, Mitsubishi Electric, Pacific International Lines, and Umami Bioworks. The teams developed a proposal for their assigned company based on their respective business challenge statements, focusing on SDG 13 Climate Action. 

Prize Presentation Ceremony with GCNS President Dr Bicky Banghu (back row, first from right), Guest-of-Honour Minister Chee Hong Tat, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance (back row, second from right), and CDL’s Chief Sustainability Officer Ms Esther An (back row, first from left) with winning teams at the GCNS Summit 2024. 

Champion: Team KAIZEN from National University Singapore – Lim Yi Jing Benjamin, Seow Xuan Yi San, Koh Zi Ning Grace and Heng Yee-Wei.

First runner-up: Team SusiNUS from National University Singapore – Lee Yern-Wei, Ng Le Xuen, Chua Yan Na, and Yau Jian Hao.

Second runner-up: Team Decarbonaraisation from Nanyang Technological University – Rachel Siew, Lee Hui Ling, and Lim Jin Pin.