The SGLN Global Expeditions are curated international experiences designed to provide leaders with first-hand exposure to best-in-class global practices, across geographies and sectors.
Each year, participants are taken to different regions of the world to learn directly from pioneering organisations and communities. These immersive journeys are a core pillar of SGLN’s mission, to develop a new generation of globally competent, future-ready leaders, capable of navigating complexity and leading with purpose across diverse environments.
In our inaugural run in 2026, we are proud to partner with Stewardship Asia Centre (SAC) for a transformative five-day journey in Doi Tung, Thailand, to experience what steward leadership can achieve.
Steward Leadership Impact: Local Action, Global Growth
Destination: Doi Tung Development Project, Mae Fah Luang District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
The world is entering an era of radical transparency, accelerated by AI-driven technology, where every action taken by businesses, governments, and individuals is immediately visible and subject to judgment. Climate change, transformative technologies, increasing inequality, and shifting international power dynamics are reshaping both society and the global economy.
Traditional business models that focused solely on profit are failing. While they have generated wealth, they have also contributed to inequality, environmental degradation, and declining public trust. Although ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) frameworks have raised awareness, they come with heavy compliance requirements and are slow to deliver meaningful impact. Separately, while economic progress races ahead, global well-being stumbles.
A new leadership approach is necessary—one that rejects the false trade-off between sustainability and profitability. Businesses can achieve lasting financial success by addressing environmental and social challenges, essentially turning these needs into growth opportunities. Organisations that succeed by doing good gain trust, resilience, and a competitive edge.
This is Steward Leadership, which directs ambition toward win-win-win solutions for stakeholders, society, and the planet.
Experience it firsthand on a 5-day immersive journey to Doi Tung, featuring workshops and community engagement that demonstrate how steward leadership drives purpose, profit, and lasting impact.
About the Doi Tung Development Project (DTDP)
The Doi Tung Development Project, initiated by Mae Fah Luang Foundation, focuses on sustainable development in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It combats poverty, opium cultivation, and deforestation through eco-friendly agriculture, handicrafts, education, and healthcare. Empowering local communities, the project promotes self-reliance, preserves culture, and ensures environmental conservation for long-term prosperity.
About the Mae Fah Luang Foundation (MFLF)
Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage is a Thai non-profit organisation that works to create new opportunities for people to emerge from the vicious cycle of poverty, turn away from illicit livelihoods such as the cultivation of poppy for opium, and build new lives in harmony with their environment, by “helping the people to help themselves.” The holistic and integrated area-based approach which puts the local community at the centre of its own development process, has resulted in significant improvement in the overall well-being of the community — economically, socially, and environmentally.
Why Steward Leadership Matters
Innovation Beyond Green
Uncover how stewardship and the circular economy drive operational efficiency, customer loyalty, and market differentiation; even in sectors far from the environmental spotlight.
Resilient Leadership
Develop foresight and agility to respond proactively to changing regulations, stakeholder activism, and global megatrends impacting every business today.
Sustainable Profitability
Balance your business’s financial goals with purposeful leadership, building trust and long-term value that secures your organisation’s relevance and success.
Programme Objectives
Decode Global Trends: Analyse the key technological and societal shifts shaping industries and customer behaviours.
Lead with Purpose, Impact and Success: Redefine your leadership to elevate your organisation's global influence, drive positive outcomes and enable growth.
Foster Inclusive Prosperity: Apply the Steward Leadership Compass® and its five strategies to foster win-win-win outcomes for business, society and the environment.
Gain Global Stewardship Insights: Examine case studies of leading global organisations and leaders who have successfully implemented steward leadership to enhance performance.
Accelerate Sustainable Growth: Leverage stewardship-driven governance to spark innovation, improve efficiency, and deliver scalable growth.
Master Exemplary Global Leadership: Adopt proven practices from top steward leaders to strengthen influence, decision-making, and global impact.