Explore the Opportunities of Green Financing for Small Businesses Feb 13, 2023 Green financing refers to the practice of funding money or providing funds for projects that have positive environmental impacts. This type of financing helps businesses implement sustainable practice... Read more
Understanding and Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint Jan 25, 2023 One of the key ways to understand and measure a business's environmental impact is by assessing its carbon footprint. A carbon footprint refers to the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhou... Read more
The Benefits of Sustainable Practices: A Case Study of Viettel in Vietnam Dec 28, 2022 Start writing here... Sustainable practices can bring a wide range of benefits to companies, including financial, social, and environmental. In Vietnam, many companies are starting to adopt sustainabl... Read more
Three examples of small businesses in Singapore that have implemented sustainability initiatives and the benefits they have reaped as a result. Dec 21, 2022 Sustainability initiatives can bring a number of benefits to small businesses, including cost savings, increased competitiveness, a better reputation with customers and investors, and greater social a... Read more
Sustainability Terms That SMEs Need to Know Dec 13, 2022 Climate Change: Climate change refers to long-term changes in Earth's climate caused by the release of greenhouse gases. It is having a range of impacts on the planet, including rising sea levels and ... Read more
How SMEs can cut operation costs by switching to renewable energy Dec 13, 2022 Problem: Increased operation costs due to high electricity rates Since October 2021, prices of electricity have gone up by more than 400%, and the new norm is as high as S$0.30 per kilowatt-hour (comp... Read more
4 easy steps an SME can take to become a more sustainable business Dec 13, 2022 SMEs are increasingly aware of making sustainability a key part of their business and the importance of doing so. Yet, many are hesitating because of the lack of knowledge and resources to take action... Read more
Top 3 misconceptions that SMEs have about reducing their carbon footprint Nov 21, 2022 1. SMEs are not responsible for the majority of carbon emissions. While it is true that the larger firms are responsible for higher emissions, especially those involved in manufacturing, chemical proc... Read more
By ditching coal for biomass, Japan and South Korea are embracing false hope of a zero-carbon future Mar 29, 2022 The assumption that burning biomass can replace or mitigate coal’s negative effects is not just questionable science, it is dangerously undermining coal phase-out plans in Japan and South Korea. Last ... Read more
Powered by the sun: Should you invest in solar power? Mar 22, 2022 Spanning 45 hectares - the equivalent of about 45 football fields - the Sembcorp Tengeh Floating Solar Farm contains 122,000 solar panels, which are durable enough to last 25 years. (Photo: CNA/Matthe... Read more
How higher and more volatile energy prices will affect the move to clean energy Mar 18, 2022 After Russia invaded Ukraine, energy prices spiked. U.S. crude oil prices reached as high as $130 on March 6, the highest since July 2008. About a week later, U.S. gasoline prices hit a record high pr... Read more
The Anatomy of The Net-Zero Transition Mar 15, 2022 Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 — and thus limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels — implies profound economic and societal shifts. According to a new report,... Read more