PATRICIA DWYER

Introducing the game-changing young talent on Asia Tatler’s Gen.T List. This month—the founder and director of The Purpose Business, Pat Dwyer, who is driving a more responsible corporate world

WORDS: RACHEL DUFFELL;

Pat Dwyer has always wanted to make an impact. She began her career working with NGOs before becoming Ayala Land’s first manager of corporate social responsibility (CSR). She went on to become director of CSR and sustainability at Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, launching a number of groundbreaking and influential initiatives. But there was always the potential for more, and in 2015 she founded The Purpose Business. With a vision to help Asian businesses become a force for good, it counts the MTR Corporation, Jardine Matheson, Swire Properties, Cathay Pacific, Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, and Vitasoy among its clients. Here, Pat introduces various aspects of her work in her own words. My vision was to use business as an agent of change. It was about moving away from CSR, not because…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2019

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