SG Eco Fund Celebrates 5 Years of Building a Sustainable Community Together

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1

Altimate Foods Pte Ltd

Singapore’s first startup that aims to use cricket protein to replace traditional sources of protein in food products.

Buzzing About Bugs: Raising Awareness of Insect-Based Protein in Singapore

Run educational programmes about food sustainability and alternative proteins such as insect-based protein.

2

Apeiron Bioenergy

An integrated player in bioenergy products from feedstock to the end- and by-products. Headquartered in Singapore, they operate two refineries and nine collection warehouses across Asia.

Oil Cycle: Community UCO Collaborative

Train individuals within vulnerable communities on proper used cooking oil (UCO) collection, storage, and handling and to start collection in their communities.

3

Citysprouts Pte Ltd

A social enterprise with a focus on community, urban farming and sustainability.

Living Sprout

Build a living lab and living classroom with green features to engage citizens on sustainability.

4

Farmily

A social enterprise that aims to create a harmonious balance between nature and humankind.   

F.Ar.M

Convert an under-utilised space into a temporary community urban farm with tours, agritech workshops and community composting activities.

5

Ground-Up Initiative

A volunteer-driven non-profit organisation that aims to build connections between people and nature, and to cultivate holistic solutions for a more sustainable future.

Kampung Kampus – Phase 1

Set up and manage a sustainability-focused community space to engage the community on waste, food, and biodiversity.

6

Holocene Pte Ltd

A biotech start-up providing solutions dedicated to sustainable circular economy practices.

Food Waste Upcycling and Community Education

Install food waste composters and run workshops at Kim Tian West to educate and support the local community to upcycle food waste into compost.

7

National Cancer Centre Singapore

This initiative is led by the SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Biodiversity Medicine (BD-MED).

Aquaponics Farming on Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Campus Rooftop

Implement a community-based rooftop aquaponics farming project, introduce horticultural therapy and conduct sustainability programmes at SGH.

8

Ng Kao Jing, Chong Yin Kai Harrison and Sricharan Bala

Co-founders of Jalan Journey, a gamified platform where they make learning about social issues educational but also engaging and empowering.

Jalan Journey - Sustainability World

Develop a virtual platform offering an immersive learning experience for students to learn about their impact on the environment.

9

Semula Pte Ltd

A social enterprise startup that focuses on upcycling plastic waste to usable items.

Community Recycling Programme

Run training programmes for under-privileged and vulnerable communities on how to collect, clean and convert plastic waste into usable items.

10

Singapore Islamic Scholars and Religious Teachers Association (PERGAS)

A Singapore-based NGO that raises the quality of Islamic education and welfare of the Islamic Religious Teachers (Asatizah).

PERGAS Green Space

Install a rooftop hydroponics garden to engage volunteers in the Malay-Muslim community to grow edibles and participate in sustainability-related activities.

11

Terra SG Pte Ltd

A social enterprise that provides sustainability educational programmes, organises green events, and builds green spaces.

The Carbon Gallery

Set up and manage a community space at Vidacity with an interactive educational gallery on environmental sustainability. The community is engaged through gallery tours, collection drives and regular green programmes and initiatives.

12

The Circular Classroom

A social enterprise with the mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste generated from the education system.

ReGENerate: Connecting Generations - Repurposing School Uniforms for a Greener Tomorrow

Conduct collection drives for used school uniforms and organise intergenerational workshops for students and seniors to repurpose the school uniforms into art installations or functional products.

14

The Plastic Project Pte Ltd (Plastify)

Plastify recycles plastic waste into reusable goods, and holds educational and sustainable workshops.

Scale-up community recycling of plastic waste into reusable goods

Involve the community to donate plastic waste and process it into upcycled products.

15

That WKND Company Pte Ltd

A local startup that runs the brand Vintagewknd, and promotes vintage and reworked fashion.

Vintagewknd Trashion Week

Engage participants in street cleanups at various locations while wearing upcycled fashion based on the theme of the session.

16

Vidacity Pte Ltd

A sustainability and entrepreneurship ecosystem which offers programmes, services, spaces and partnerships opportunities.

Vidacity

Engage the community through agroforestry and afforestation learning journeys and festivals, makerspace workshops to promote a circular economy, and mycelium and mushroom production workshops to grow mushrooms from food waste.

17

Virogreen (Singapore) Pte Ltd

A company that provides electronic asset disposal and recycling services.

E-waste Visitor Centre from Education to Application

Set up an educational e-waste visitor centre, designed by ITE students, with tours conducted by trained student ambassadors. Organise educational roadshows at community venues and schools, featuring interactive demonstrations, workshops, and e-waste collection drives.

18

Witteveen+Bos South-East Asia Pte Ltd

An engineering and consulting firm that delivers innovative and sustainable nature-based solutions in its design and consultancy projects.

Living Seawalls: Coastal Protection & Reef Ecosystem Creation for Environmental & Socio-Economic Benefits

Recycle oyster shell waste by repurposing them as a living seawall for coastal defense and biodiversity enhancement. Community members participate as citizen scientists in the preparation process and environmental restoration activities.

19

Yina Chua

She is the Head of Customer Solution, Industry, APAC & China, at Grundfos.

The Green Wizards of Singapore: Secrets of the Green Academy

Create and publish an environmental stewardship comic book for primary school children and conduct storytelling sessions and activities to promote environmental education.

20

Zero Waste SG

A not-for-profit and non-governmental organisation, driving actions towards zero waste in Singapore through education and advocacy.

Sort it Out! Pilot at Pioneer

Establish a recycling hub at Pioneer estate with dedicated collection bins for different waste streams, and launch a campaign to engage residents on proper household waste segregation for recycling.