Nearly 2 in 3 businesses plan to increase more investments in 2025

The top investment focus is on sustainability, AI, and supply chain.

Nearly 2 in 3 are planning to increase investments in 2025 with a focus on sustainability, AI, and supply chain as more Singaporean business leaders become optimistic about the outlook of their organisation, a report by Capgemini Research Institute said.

70% of business leaders among large organisations in Singapore are planning to increase investments in sustainability. 60% have plans to increase investments in climate tech.

Meanwhile, AI will be the top technology investment area in 2025 for 67% of Singaporean businesses. Of those surveyed, 75% of organisations in Singapore are expected to begin PoC or completely adopt AI agents.

Moreover, over 60% of organisations in Singapore will deploy PoC for AI/GenAI in cybersecurity in 2025 whilst almost one-quarter of organisations in Singapore will deploy partial-scale AI-powered robots in 2025.

Supply chain is also a focus with 57% of business leaders amongst large organisations in Singapore having plans to increase investments in it. More than half of the organisations (58%) are at an exploration stage with new-generation supply chains in Singapore that are agile, greener and AI-assisted.

Singapore is ranked the highest globally for the percentage of business leaders in large organisations that have plans to increase investments in customer experience (85%), and manufacturing/ops (72%).

The Capgemini Research Institute surveyed 2,500 leaders from organisations in 17 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, covering nine industries, including automotive, banking, retail, and manufacturing. Conducted from 23 October to 20 November 2024, half the responses were collected before the US elections and half after. Of the respondents, 70% represented organisations with annual revenues over $1b, whilst 30% came from mid-sized firms earning $100m to $1b.