Jim Teh, Group Head of Corporate Development of Pan-United, believes in fighting climate change through innovating in its concrete products. This unassuming grey matter is all around us in urban Singapore, but tends to be unnoticed. It was not until former banker Jim Teh joined Pan-United Corporation — Singapore’s largest concrete player — that he realised just how much concrete makes up the everyday fabric of the urban environment. It sparked an unexpected passion for the job, piquing his interest so much that he has stayed on at the multinational company for the last seven years. From major projects like Jewel Changi Airport and Terminals 3 and 5, the Cross-Island Line and Thomson MRT Line to Gardens by the Bay and the new Tuas Mega Port, this home-grown firm is responsible for some of Singapore’s biggest construction projects, commanding about 40 percent of the country’s market share. Building projects aside, concrete’s applications extend even to healthcare. In recent years, concrete specially...