by Abriel | Jun 18, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Carmen Tan, 23, has autism but she is thriving at speciality coffee company Foreword Coffee. The company has accommodated her with initiatives such as printing laminated instructions, simplifying processes and providing job flexibility. It hires 14 people with...
by Abriel | Jun 17, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities, What Inspires You?
Like an accomplished barista, Melvin Sii, 37, expertly manoeuvres a silver pitcher with his left hand as he pours milk into a cup of latte, drawing the shape of a heart. Melvin has a hearing disability and he is the assistant outlet manager of Foreword Coffee’s newest...
by Abriel | Jun 16, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production
The Group of 20 (G-20) major economies said they agreed a deal to reduce plastic waste that is choking the seas at a meeting in Japan. Under the agreement, G-20 member countries committed to reducing plastic waste but gave little detail on how that would be done. They...
by Abriel | Jun 16, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production
Making recycling “fun and sexy” is what Taiwanese entrepreneur Arthur Huang hopes to achieve through his mini Trashpresso – a mobile recycling plant that converts plastic waste into consumer products such as coasters and candleholders. It is the...
by Abriel | Jun 14, 2019 | 2019, Sustainable Cities & Communities
A mobile application that alerts bus drivers to passengers with special needs who are boarding or alighting has won the Land Transport Authority (LTA) an international prize. The app, named Mobility Assistance for the Visually Impaired and Selected Users (Mavis), also...
by Abriel | Jun 9, 2019 | 2019, Good Health & Well-being, What Inspires You?
A charity has been launched to provide peer support to people struggling with mental health issues. Resilience Collective (RC) is the first such body to provide a platform powered by those who have experienced similar issues, rather than just professionals. It is...
