Tag: sustainability

PACIFICLIGHT RETURNS WITH ITS EIGHTH ANNUAL CREA8 SUSTAINABILITY COMPETITION TO LEAD AND NURTURE YOUTH IN THEIR SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY

  • The competition, part of PacificLight’s Crea8 Sustainability program, provides a purposeful platform for students to showcase their solutions to create a sustainable Singapore
  • The 2023 Crea8 Sustainability Competition is ongoing until 7 April 2023 for primary and secondary levels and until 28 April for tertiary levels. For more information about the competition, please visit: https://www.crea8sustainability.sg/2023competition/

3 March 2023, Singapore – Singapore-based power generation and electricity retailer, PacificLight, is inviting primary, secondary and tertiary students to submit innovative ideas under its annual Crea8 Sustainability Competition.

As part of PacificLight’s community collaboration program, the Crea8 Sustainability competition was created to inspire youths to be drivers for sustainability. The competition aims to, through practical activities, focus on the importance of building a circular economy surrounding upcycling and recycling, in line with the Singapore Green Plan 2030 – Sustainable Living, Green Citizenry.

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Geo Connect Asia 2023

As geospatial solutions become more applicable in most industries especially in the Southeast Asia region, the desire to meet and discuss developments and opportunities is evident.

Geo Connect Asia 2023 is taking place on 15th & 16th March at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore, where more than 100 leading brands and products will be showcased.

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OPENING REMARKS BY MS GRACE FU, MINISTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AT THE OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF ABRACLEAN’S RECYLED GLASS ABRASIVE MANUFACTURING UNIT ON 31 JANUARY 2023

Mr Gurmit Singh, Chairman, Abraclean

Colonel Lau Kee Siong, Director, Abraclean

Ladies and Gentlemen

Good afternoon, everyone. It is my pleasure to witness the inauguration of Abraclean’s glass recycling facility.

I learnt that the facility can process 80 per cent of glass waste into “Abrablast”, a recycled glass abrasive which can be used for blasting and coating. The remaining 20 per cent of glass dust is not wasted either. It can be used in the production of light-weight bricks and construction materials.

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Republic Polytechnic’s inaugural Sustainable Urban Agriculture Forum showcases innovations in agritech sector

  • RP Agriculture Research and Innovation Centre designated as the lead centre of the newly announced Urban Agriculture Centre of Innovation, in partnership with Temasek Polytechnic
  • Signing of memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Priva Group, Ripe Fresh and Sembcorp Industries

SINGAPORE, 27 October 2022 – Republic Polytechnic (RP) today organised its inaugural Sustainable Urban Agriculture Forum, in collaboration with IPI Singapore and the Trendlines Agrifood Innovation Centre.

The hybrid forum held at Sands Expo & Convention Centre is one of the highlights of the Agri- food Tech Expo Asia 2022 bringing together the Asia Pacific the agriculture ecosystem through sharing different perspectives and trends on urban agriculture, food security and sustainability issues.

The event was graced by Minister of State for Trade and Industry & Culture, Community and Youth, Mr Alvin Tan, who launched the Urban Agriculture Centre of Innovation (UA COI), established with support from Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG).

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Scaleup Bio Accelerates Opportunities for Global Food Tech Start-Ups with 2023 Opening of Two Dedicated Food-Grade Precision Fermentation Facilities in Singapore

Þ First dedicated food-grade precision fermentation laboratories in Singapore and amongst few in the world truly catered towards start-ups and emerging food tech companies
Þ Offering end-to-end Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) services from lab to market, including business and technicaladvisory, industry partnerships and investor access
Þ Backed by ADM and Temasek’s Nurasa, formerly Asia Sustainable Foods Platform

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5th annual Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit

Join 900+ international delegates in Singapore and online for the 5th annual Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit on October 26-28, to focus on building agri-food capacity and resilience in Asia, network, and forge partnerships for future growth.