By Manishankar Prasad Whenever a narrative about development is written, the focus is usually on the rural poor. The narrator often selectively forgets that there are also the urban poor which live in the flavellas of Rio to the slums of Dharavi. Slums in global mega cities are sometimes the…
Continue ReadingThe New Rules of Green Marketing by Jacquelyn A. Ottman (Book Review)
Jacquelyn A. Ottman is a pioneer in green marketing with over 20 years of experience in helping companies develop and market products with sustainability in mind. Her new book, The New Rules of Green Marketing: Strategies, Tools, and Inspiration for Sustainable Branding, is the cumulation of her vast consulting experience…
Continue ReadingThoughts on the NCCS Public Perception Survey on Climate Change in Singapore
From Oct to Dec last year, the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) commissioned a survey among 1,010 Singaporeans aged 15 and above, to find out the current level of public awareness, attitudes and behaviours towards climate change in Singapore. Here’s some of the survey results and our thoughts: Gap Between…
Continue ReadingTap on QUEST Funding to Implement Standards for Energy Management or Greenhouse Gas Accounting
If your company is interested to implement standards for energy management or greenhouse gas accounting, you can tap on government funding from SPRING Singapore under the QUEST programme. SPRING Singapore is the national standards body in Singapore, and has introduced the Quality for Enterprises through Standards (QUEST) programme last year.…
Continue ReadingSingapore Budget 2012 should provide results-based incentives to help companies reduce energy, water and waste
The Singapore Budget 2012 speech will be delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, in Parliament next Friday. Singapore and the world is expected to face an economic slowdown over the next few years, thus this Singapore Budget is especially important in helping businesses prosper…
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