Corporates and SMEs
Employee engagement, responsible business practices, sponsorship, materials, expertise and project participation.
Association of Corporate Sustainability & Upcycling Network
Beyond CSR.Towards meaningful,measurable impact.
A collaborative ecosystem connecting organisations, sustainability solutions, industry expertise and communities to advance circularity.
- Corporate credibility.
- Circular thinking.
- Visible community impact.
CSUN is a corporate sustainability and upcycling network established to turn shared commitments into practical action.
We bring together businesses, professionals, solution providers, educators and community organisations to develop initiatives that are relevant, collaborative and capable of delivering demonstrable outcomes.
Our approach goes beyond one-off corporate social responsibility activities. We focus on building partnerships that connect resources, knowledge and opportunities with real environmental and social needs.
- Vision
- To help build a more circular, inclusive and sustainable economy through purposeful cross-sector collaboration.
- Mission
- To connect organisations and communities, activate practical sustainability programmes, support skills development and encourage credible measurement of outcomes.
From collaboration to action
Five areas of work, each built to turn good intentions into coordinated programmes.
Corporate sustainability partnerships
Connect corporate partners with relevant sustainability initiatives, specialist expertise and implementation partners, turning good intentions into coordinated programmes.
Circular economy and upcycling
Support material collection, reuse, repair, repurposing and upcycling pathways that extend product life and help reduce unnecessary waste.
Employee engagement and awareness
Create opportunities for employees to participate through collection drives, workshops, sustainability campaigns and hands-on activities.
Education, skills and entrepreneurship
Work with training and community partners to support practical skills, livelihoods and enterprise development, including opportunities for women and underserved communities.
Impact-focused collaboration
Encourage projects to establish clear objectives, appropriate indicators and transparent reporting so participating organisations can understand what their initiatives achieve.
One need, the right partners, a measured result
- 01
Identify a need
Start from a real environmental or social need, not from an activity.
- 02
Connect the right partners
Bring together the resources, skills and access the need calls for.
- 03
Design a practical initiative
Agree objectives, roles and indicators before anything launches.
- 04
Deliver together
Run the programme with partners, employees and communities side by side.
- 05
Measure and improve
Document what happened, report it plainly and carry it into the next cycle.
Each cycle informs the next.
Connecting resources with opportunity
CSUN operates as a connector and collaborator. Different partners bring different strengths, and the aim is to combine them into programmes with greater reach and value.
Sustainability and technology partners
Circular solutions, waste reduction, repair, recovery, tracking and potential impact measurement.
Education and training partners
Awareness, practical workshops, technical skills, professional development and entrepreneurship pathways.
Community and social-impact partners
Beneficiary identification, inclusive participation, livelihood development and on-the-ground delivery.
Conscious Fashion
Preloved to beloved: the upcycling garment solution
Where sustainability meets style.
- Collect
- Select
- Distribute
- Reconstruct
- Sell
- Profit share to all
Environmental, social and organisational value
Environmental
Less material sent to disposal; greater reuse, repair and recovery; more thoughtful resource consumption.
Social
More opportunities for skills development, inclusive participation, livelihoods and entrepreneurship.
Organisational
Stronger employee involvement, useful cross-sector partnerships and better visibility of sustainability efforts.
Questions, answered
What is CSUN?
- CSUN is the Association of Corporate Sustainability & Upcycling Network, a network that connects businesses, professionals, solution providers, educators and community organisations to turn shared sustainability commitments into practical action.
What does CSUN do?
- CSUN works in five areas: corporate sustainability partnerships, circular economy and upcycling, employee engagement and awareness, education, skills and entrepreneurship, and impact-focused collaboration. In each, it connects the partners a programme needs and helps them deliver it together.
How is CSUN different from a one-off CSR activity?
- CSUN builds ongoing partnerships rather than single events. It connects resources, knowledge and opportunities with real environmental and social needs, and encourages each project to set clear objectives, indicators and transparent reporting.
Who leads CSUN?
- CSUN is led by a founding committee: Dr Wendy Liew (President), Dr Jenny Cha (President-Elect), Siti Mazlan (Secretary), Vivmmie Lau (Treasurer), Dr Andrea Chow (Vice President, Public Relations) and Anushya Safira (Vice President, Marketing). February Yoon is the founding advisor.
Which UN Sustainable Development Goals does CSUN support?
- CSUN's programme areas can contribute to SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and SDG 13 (Climate Action). The degree of contribution depends on each initiative.
Let's build something meaningful together.
Tell us your priorities. We will identify suitable collaborators and develop a practical pathway forward.