by Abriel | Mar 3, 2020 | 2020, No Poverty, What Inspires You?
Several Nee Soon East families stocked up on food, home appliances and toys in February for free thanks to a “shopping spree” initiative to help low-income folk. The residents from 28 households were free to choose what they needed off the shelves of a...
by Abriel | Mar 2, 2020 | 2020, Responsible Consumption & Production
New York started banning the distribution of single-use plastic bags statewide on 1 March, a move with the ambitious goal of reducing the billions of discarded bags that stream annually into landfills, rivers and oceans. The law forbids most businesses from handing...
by Abriel | Mar 2, 2020 | 2020, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
While at work, Ms Yvonne Kong-Ho noticed that the cleaning staff in her office were putting in longer hours after her bosses stepped up sanitisation efforts. The assistant director at a university, spoke to cleaners she came across and asked them how they were coping...
by Abriel | Feb 29, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action
As temperatures climb and extreme weather events pummel various parts of the world, nations are starting to realise that greener ways of powering cities and economies are needed. Renewable energy, such as that from the sun, wind or tides, is a solution that has been...
by Abriel | Feb 28, 2020 | 2020, Climate Action, Singapore Budget 2020
Mindsets and consumption habits need to change as Singapore moves to tackle climate change, said Workers’ Party Non-Constituency MP Dennis Tan, as he urged the Government to set a “bold green agenda”. To encourage “buy-in” to this...
