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The Environment Club was set up in 2006 and has since grown from a handful of enthusiastic students into a thriving group of students who are passionate about championing the environmental cause. The activities conducted by the Environment Club seek to foster the attitude of 'I know, I act and I promote' in our Environment Champions. In other words, to be ardent and committed leaders in advocating the practice of the 3Rs - reduce, reuse and recycle for sustainable living.

Every year, the Environment Club partners the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum to organise exciting learning journeys to nature reserves such as Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve or participate in educational workshops such as the HSBC Marine Protection Programme in order to heighten environmental awareness amongst our Environment Champions.

The Environment Club also collaborates with the International Seakeepers Society to provide our Environment Champions with a unique experience to go onboard a berthed yacht at Keppel Marina to learn about climate change and its impact on coral reefs.

Floating Classroom at Keppel Marina
Our Environment Champions are also given opportunities to participate in symposiums and webinars such as the Green Symposium @ MPS and Living in Harmony with Nature and the Planet 2021 which enabled them to interact and exchange ideas with like-minded students from other schools as well as connect with inspiring individuals and organisations who champion the environment cause.

This year, our Environment Champions displayed much grit and tenacity through competitions such as the 2021 Crea8 Sustainability Competition organised by PacificLight where they achieved stellar results for their outstanding entries based on the theme 'Re-create, Recycle, Re-purpose'. They also participated in competitions such as the G!nnovation Challenge 2020 and the Singapore Energy Grand Challenge 2020 to brainstorm for creative solutions to existing environmental challenges such as waste and energy management.
G!nnovation Challenge 2020
North East Clean and Green Carnival

Furthermore, our key community outreach programmes such as the International Coastal Clean-Up and the North East Clean & Green Carnival provide our Environment Champions with a platform to actively organise and participate in environmental activities which promote environmental awareness amongst members of the wider community. Through these valuable learning experiences, our Environment Champions have developed into worthy advocates of environmental sustainability.

Greening Schools for Biodiversity Programme
SEC-Starhub School Green Awards 2021 - Vanda Miss Joaquim Sustained Achievement Award Ms Tay Siew Woon receiving the 2019 North East District Environment Award - School & Individual

Our close partnerships with national environmental agencies such as the National Environment Agency (NEA), Public Utilities Board (PUB) and National Parks Board (NParks) have enabled us to further enhance our existing 3Rs, water and biodiversity programmes. Each year, our Environment Champions commemorate key environmental events such as World Water Day and Earth Day to inculcate sustainable green habits within our school community.

Our Environment Champions have also participated in upcycling workshops and attended exhibitions at the Clean and Green Eco School Day organised by NEA to enhance their environmental knowledge. Moreover, the Environment Club partnered PUB in adopting Sengkang Floating Wetland and developing the Friends of Water programme. Finally, we collaborated with NParks to embark on the Greening Schools for Biodiversity Programme under the Community in Nature Initiative to enable our Environment Champions to better appreciate and conserve our natural biodiversity.
Students learning about Singapore's natural biodiversity through an interactive guided tour at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

In recognition of our school's efforts in promoting environmental awareness within and beyond our school community, we were awarded the Vanda Miss Joaquim Sustained Achievement Award, the pinnacle award under the SEC-Starhub School Green Awards 2021 as well as the prestigious North East District Environment Award by NEA. Our school was also designated as a 'Bright Spot' within school by the Public Hygiene Council (PHC) and MOE CCE under the 'Keep Singapore Clean Movement' since 2016.

Keep up the good work, Environment Champions!

2020

The Environment Club was set up in 2006 and has since grown from a handful of enthusiastic students into a thriving group of students who are passionate about championing the environmental cause. The activities conducted by the Environment Club seek to foster the attitude of 'I know, I act and I promote' in our Environment Champions. In other words, to be ardent and committed leaders in advocating the practice of the 3Rs - reduce, reuse and recycle for sustainable living.

Every year, the Environment Club partners the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum to organise exciting learning journeys to nature reserves such as Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in order to heighten environmental awareness amongst our Environment Champions.

The Environment Club collaborates with the International Seakeepers Society to provide our Environment Champions with a unique experience to go onboard a berthed yacht at Keppel Marina to learn about climate change and its impact on coral reefs.

Students attending a lecture on climate change and its impact on coral reefs on board a berthed yacht at Keppel Marina

Our Environment Champions are also given opportunities to participate in conferences and webinars such as the GreenCon 2020 and Living in Harmony with Nature and the Planet 2020 which enabled them to interact and exchange ideas with like-minded students from other schools as well as connect with inspiring individuals and organisations who champion the environment cause.
Students interacting with the Guest-Of-Honour, Mr Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security,
This year, our Environment Champions displayed much grit and tenacity through competitions such as the 2020 Crea8 Youth Eco-Reporter Competition organised by PacificLight where they achieved stellar results for their outstanding entries on the theme 'Be The Change Catalyst'. They also participated in competitions such as the G!nnovation Challenge 2020 and the Singapore Energy Grand Challenge 2020 to brainstorm for creative solutions to existing environmental challenges such as waste and energy management.

2020 Crea8 Youth Eco-Reporter Competition Upper Secondary Category - Winner (Preserving Ecosystems in Singapore)

Students attending an upcycling workshop by our student leaders on making a wallet from used paper bags

Students on a biodiversity audit in our school to appreciate and discover our natural biodiversity

Ms Tay Siew Woon receiving the 2019 North East District Environment Award - School & Individual

Keep up the good work, Environment Champions!

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International Outreach Overview

In 2015, after visits by the Board and Senior Management of SeaKeepers, it was agreed that with the heightened consciousness of conservation in Singapore and the surrounding region, it was time to start reaching out to the region's yacht owners and general public.

The International SeaKeepers Society established SeaKeepers, Asia. This expansion with a new chapter in Asia is also under the leadership of Board Member, Julian Chang, who is also an active member of the yachting and shipping industries in Singapore and China. He has been tasked with expanding the success of SeaKeepers' programs throughout this region.

Building upon established international programming, the efforts in Asia are on creating better local awareness of the current situation of our oceans in order to build a sense of appreciation and a commitment to protect, conserve, and restore the marine ecosystem where possible.

With our principal group of volunteers, our mission remains to save the oceans by applying the motto:

Research. Educate. Protect and Restore.

Singapore Program Highlights

SeaKeepers outreach events have focused around marine wildlife, instrument deployments, plastic pollution, sustainability practices, and more. SeaKeepers staff work closely with the yacht owner to determine the appropriate type of group and outreach

Citizen science expeditions offer an opportunity for vessel owners to get involved in smaller-scale marine research initiatives. These expeditions do not require scientists to be aboard, but they permit vessel owners and crew to participate in ongoing research projects which depend on the participation of non-scientists within the community. One of our main projects supported by citizen scientists is Biscayne Bay Water Watch (BBWW), a community-based initiative that utilizes volunteers with boats to help collect water samples in order to monitor water quality in Biscayne Bay. The program was developed and is managed by the UF/IFAS Sea Grant Extension Program in Miami-Dade County.

Instrument Deployments

The International SeaKeepers Society works with a number of institutions, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and Argo to make ongoing oceanographic measurements. The collection of consistent and accurate data is extremely important for oil spill and marine debris accumulation analyses, weather and hurricane prediction models, quality control tests on satellites, and an overall better understanding of the marine environment. It is vital that the global instrument arrays are well distributed; private vessels can achieve this along routes that are not typically traveled. Currently, The International SeaKeepers Society employs the use of two types of devices - SeaKeepers Drifters and Argo Floats. These instruments have been designed to be scientifically productive and efficient while minimally invasive to the environment.

SeaKeepers has also partnered with Florida International University's Global FinPrint, a Paul G. Allen initiative, which is conducting the first global survey of shark and ray populations with the use of baited remote underwater video (BRUV) surveys. SeaKeepers vessels can support the effort by deploying the BRUV rigs at coral reef locations around the world. Each rig is minimally invasive and includes an underwater camera and attached bait box. Marine organisms are attracted to the bait and are then filmed. Researchers review the footage to obtain important information about the populations of these globally threatened species, in order to drive shark and ray conservation through research and policy. Areas of particular interest include the Dry Tortugas, Indonesia, and French Polynesia.

SeaKeepers shares its mission of ocean research and conservation with local communities throughout the year. Headquarters is actively involved in multiple Floridian communities, taking part in scientific seminars, educational events, beach cleanups, and yachting industry functions. Similarly the SeaKeepers Asia Chapter organizes community engagement opportunities throughout the year and activities can be found on their page.

Become a DISCOVERY Yacht

SeaKeepers needs vessels to complete these projects. Get actively involved in ocean research and conservation today. If you'd like to be a DISCOVERY Yacht, please contact [email protected] or 786.924.6209.
Vessel Application

SeaKeepers Asia's Conservation Strategy

Education & Outreach

Our core focus is the introduction to marine science and conservation through the The International SeaKeepers Society Asia Educational Outreach Programme which is targeted at youth.

The outreach programme provides learning experiences and is composed of two stages. Initially, the sharing of this knowledge is at the school, to promote a deeper facilitation of the programme's curriculum to a wider group. Subsequently the students are invited aboard DISCOVERY Yachts (private vessels supplied by members of the Society) that are transformed into "Floating Classrooms" and participate in marine-based lessons with experts from various fields of science.

Involvement through Citizen Science

Citizen Science projects offer an opportunity for vessel owners to get involved in smaller-scale marine research initiatives with ongoing programme partners. These expeditions do not require scientists to be aboard, but they permit vessel owners and crew to participate in independent activities such as the UMT Ocean Monitoring Project, a water and data collection project focused on understanding the health of Malaysian Waters.

Support of Specific Projects

SeaKeepers works with universities, marine institutions, NGOs and experts in the marine science and oceanography fields to promote and facilitate specific projects such as creation of coral nurseries and reef restoration.

Creating Awareness in the Community

We actively partner and are involved in scientific seminars, educational and community events, beach and underwater cleanups, and yachting industry functions.

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PacificLight is a Singapore-based power generation and electricity retailing company. We are one of Singapore's leading electricity retailers, providing both business and residential customers with competitively-priced electricity and unparalleled customer service. PacificLight owns and operates an 800MW power plant on Jurong Island.

At PacificLight, our four main sustainability drivers form the ethos of why we do what we do. Through implementing the best energy efficiency practices and minimizing our carbon footprint, being clean and green in our daily operations is very much a way of life.

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Clean & Green Singapore Food Wastage Guide

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Clean & Green Singapore Food Wastage Guide

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Where being green is our way of life. Make it yours! 🌎♻️💕
Contact us ✉️ sp_env@ichat.sp.edu.sg
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Clean & Green Environment Fund for Schools

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Clean & Green Environment Fund for Schools

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The Environment Fund for Schools (EFS) encourages MOE schools to champion environmental ownership and a pro-environment mindset amongst students and the community by leading and organising environmental initiatives.
Eligibility Criteria
The EFS is available to all MOE/MOE-registered Independent Primary and Secondary schools, Junior Colleges, Centralised Institutes and Institutes of Technical Education. Schools must organise all activities within any one of the three tiers listed in the table below. All applications must be submitted before 31 December of the calendar year that the activities were conducted.
Grant Quantum
Submit your completion report and photographs of the environmental activities in your school to apply for funding support.

One activity in support of NEA's programme/ campaign ²

Two environmental activities at the cohort or environment club level ³

Two environmental activities at the cohort or environment club level ³

¹ The EFS is open to Pri/Sec/JC/ITE school levels.

2 Qualifying activity in support of NEA's programme/campaign will be conveyed to schools regularly and must be conducted between January and December 2021 unless otherwise communicated by NEA.

³ The environmental activities chosen must be conducted between January and December 2021 and must fulfil at least one of NEA's strategic outcomes:

Sustainable Waste and Resource Management;

Energy Efficient and Low Carbon Society;

High Public Health Standards;

Resilient Climate Change Preparedness;

Timely and Reliable Weather Information.

The environmental activities chosen must also encourage either or both of the following:
Disbursement Periods
The disbursement periods are shown below:

The grant will be disbursed according to the EFS disbursement months shown in the table above. Photographs for all activities must be submitted to NEA when the activities are completed.
Application

Kindly download the application form here.

Please contact Mr Alan Kua at 6731 9804 or email: kua_chun_houn@nea.gov.sg if you have any questions or require additional information.

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School Engagement In Singapore, we conduct school talks on Singapore's key conservation issues, skills workshops on 21st century skills for students and teachers, along with complimentary education resources and activities for both in school and at home. We run the Eco-Schools Programme, a UNESCO recognised world leading Environmental Education framework.

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NEA's Network of Environmental Education Advisors

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Join NEA's network of Environmental Education Advisors (EEAs)

NEA has built a network of Environmental Education A dvisors (EEAs) as a robust network of teachers who plan, coordinate and implement environment programmes for their school students and staff as well as serve as the contact point between NEA and the schools.

EEAs serve as a bridge to educate the young on environmental messages and issues. EEAs are assisted in the development of environment programmes for their schools by student Environment Champions. EEAs also provide feedback to NEA on the programmes that NEA organises for schools and students.

Outstanding EEAs who have contributed to the environment are eligible for NEA's EcoFriend Award.

EEA Workshops

NEA organises two capacity-building workshops annually for EEAs. The one-day EEA Workshop aims to equip EEAs with Motivational Design and Environmental Project Management Skills so that they can help identify, spearhead and initiate environmental programmes in their schools and explore possible environmental concerns within the neighborhood and develop solutions to the issues.

After the workshop, EEAs should be able to

Learn how to lead the environmental activities and events in school

Ability to identify and implement values-based environmental programmes within their school and community

Be part of the network to share and communicate their environmental activities and ideas

Understand their roles and responsibilities as the environmental representatives for their school, and the benefits to their school

EEAs are also aided with the Environment Fund for Schools (EFS) to help fund their environmental programmes in schools.
For more information, please contact: Mr Cedric Lee
Email:Cedric_LEE@nea.gov.sg

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Being a purpose-driven bank

As a purpose-driven bank, DBS seeks to create value for the long term by managing our business and working with our stakeholders in a balanced and responsible way. We believe that we need to change the way we view consumption and production to do more, and better, with less. With this as our mission, DBS kickstarted a bank-wide Zero Food Waste (ZFW) initiative in 2020.

Our approach to the ZFW initiative aligns with DBS' three sustainability pillars, Responsible Banking, Responsible Business Practices, and Creating Social Impact, whereby we aim to encourage a shift in behaviours and mindsets to reduce food waste by 1) advocating and building public awareness of the issue; 2) engaging employees and reducing food waste in our business operations; and 3) partnering ecosystem partners to scale impact.

Building a food secure future

A third of the world's food is lost or wasted each year. This is enough to feed three billion people - which is twice the size of China and more than three times the number of hungry people in the world. Yet, one in nine people still go hungry today.

From an environmental perspective, food wastage amounts to almost a tenth of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it the third largest emitting 'country' in the world behind China and the US, or almost equivalent to global road transport emissions.

As the world's population expands and environmental pressures increase, the global food waste crisis becomes more dire day by day, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Supply chains have been upended; farmers are unable to sell or transport their fresh produce, or even harvest them. Massive amounts of food end up dumped at the production level. At the same time, up to 265 million people around the world are suffering from food insecurity and face possible starvation.

At DBS, we are committed in our push towards zero food waste, to build a more sustainable future for our children and the generations to come. Together, we can all play our part.

Supporting hard-hit communities

For segments of communities across the region, their livelihoods have been adversely impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak and they are going hungry. To help address some of the enormous needs that have arisen, DBS, in April 2020, launched the DBS Stronger Together Fund. It is an SGD 10.5 million fund to provide 4.5 million meals and other medical necessities to communities across the region that have been hard hit by the pandemic.

Find out more here.

What we're doing

Reduce
We have taken steps to reduce food waste within the bank and at our events. For instance, we reduced the amount of food catered by 20% for the 2020 DBS SpringFest celebration in Singapore, and good quality unserved food was later redistributed to more than 100 foreign workers.

In India, we started tracking food waste in our cafeteria since May 2019 and have seen a near 30% reduction in compost waste collected.

Redistribute
We work with community partners across the region to redistribute food to those in need.

In Hong Kong, for instance, DBS has partnered with local charity Foodlink Foundation in 2020 to help ensure surplus food reaches the underprivileged in the community instead of the landfill. DBS Hong Kong is sponsoring a new refrigerated van that will be used by Foodlink Foundation to help collect safe-to-eat surplus food from F&B outlets all over the city and deliver it to the underprivileged. This initiative has rescued over 60,000kg of surplus food since it started.

In Taiwan, we donated NT$3 million, through contributions from both staff and bank customers, to support the elderly and underprivileged families who were most affected by the pandemic. Through this, over 17,000kg of food packs which included surplus foods was purchased from SEs and redistributed to support the community.

Recycle
Since 2018, we have been composting our cafeteria waste. In 2019, DBS' kitchen in Singapore diverted more than 3 tonnes of organic waste to our own composter, creating 1977kg of compost. We also teamed up with social enterprises Bettr Barista and Edible Garden City in 2019 to tackle the issue of coffee waste at the Singapore Fintech Festival. Close to 100kg of used coffee grounds was collected from the bank's booth and across the three SFF cafes to be composted and used as fertiliser for our upcoming edible garden at DBS Asia Hub.

Used coffee grounds from DBS Hong Kong's premises have been recycled through a "Zero Grounds Coffee Campaign" by Eco-Greenergy, a DBS Foundation Social Enterprise Grant Awardee that turns coffee grounds into innovative products such as soap, compost and flower pots. Since the campaign launch in August 2019, 2.9 tonnes of coffee grounds have been recycled.

Awards and recognition

DBS is honoured to receive the President's Award for the Environment 2021. It's Singapore's highest environmental accolade, and recognises our efforts to promote zero food waste, as well as our leadership in sustainable finance and responsible business practices.

We are also proud to share that DBS' Towards Zero Food Waste initiative has been recognised on a global stage, taking home a 'Highly Commended' award in the Purpose-Driven Communications category at Reuters Events' Responsible Business Awards 2021. Formerly known as the Ethical Corporation Responsible Business Awards, this prestigious global awards programme, now in its 13th year, honours corporate leadership in sustainable business.

Working with partners

Social Enterprises
In 2020, DBS Foundation, which was established to champion social entrepreneurship in Asia, gave out SGD 1.4M to 13 social enterprises (SEs) across the region as part of its annual Social Enterprise Grant Programme. Five of the awarded SEs operate in the zero food waste space, and have technology, applications and innovative products that reduce food loss along the supply chain as well as those that manage surplus food or upcycle food waste to value added products.

Here're some social enterprises we support:

Cha Tzu Tang (Taiwan)

MotionECO (China)

NamZ (Singapore)

S4S Technologies (India)

Tanijoy (Indonesia)

Mycotech (Indonesia)

Rooftop Republic (Hong Kong)

Treedots (Singapore)

Eco-Greenergy (Hong Kong)

Kheyti (India)

Pandawa Agri Indonesia (Indonesia)

Edible Garden City (Singapore)

Pure Milk (Taiwan)

Agriforward (Taiwan)

Buy Directly From Farmers (Taiwan)

Find out more about our Grant Progamme.
Find out more about our Grant Awardees.

We also partner with various social enterprises working to reduce food loss and food waste across Asia.

In China and Taiwan, for instance, we worked with social enterprises to reduce food loss in farms due to transport and export constraints during the Covid-19 outbreak. As of April 2020, over 2,500kg of oranges have been rescued and sold through a BUY4GOOD programme in China.

In India, we have embarked on a partnership with an SE S4S, a food preservation company that invents new food processing machines, to support the setup of 12 dehydrating units to be run by women microentrepreneurs. Through this partnership, roughly 200,000kg of blemished and cosmetically filtered food is expected to be processed, whilst also generating additional income for the women and their families.

Organisations
In Singapore, we supported the National Parks Board's Gardening with Edibles programme as a founding partner, to encourage more Singaporeans to be engaged with nature and to build social bonds while greening the nation. The Gardening with Edibles initiative, distributes free packets of leafy and fruited vegetable seeds to interested members of public.

DBS is also the first bank to become a collaborating partner in NEA's Say Yes to Waste Less campaign, which aligns with the bank's sustainability agenda and advocacy efforts to encourage the public and businesses to Live more, Waste less. As part of the campaign in 2020, we partnered restaurant-reservation booking platform Chope to launch DBS-Chope Last Hour Deals, where diners get a discount when they eat at participating F&B outlets in the final hours before closing to collectively reduce food waste.

In 2021, we partnered food delivery platform WhyQ to give patrons a discount for ordering their meals at the last-hour of mealtimes. The deal not only helps reduce food waste for environmental impact, it also helps hawkers cut costs and boost earnings by helping them clear their unused ingredients for orders. This is also part of DBS' push to support hawkers affected by the effects of the pandemic.

In China, DBS is partnering with dianping, one of the largest dining reservations app in China, to launch a "clean up your plate" campaign, with nearly 30 restaurants participating to encourage diners to reduce food waste by cleaning up their plate.

While in India, we have also partnered with the Akshaya Patra Foundation - which runs the world's largest school lunch programme to end child classroom hunger - in a campaign to provide more meals for children. We are also working with partners across the food and agriculture sector to help create more efficient supply chains and reduce food loss and waste.

Media
We've partnered Mediacorp, Singapore's national media network, as one of the main sponsors of MasterChef Singapore Season 2. The reality TV series follows home cooks compete for the most coveted culinary title amongst amateur chefs. Through our sponsorship, DBS leverages the ever-popular series to spotlight how food waste can be reduced in the kitchen, so that each individual may make an impact on our environment and strive to be the best we can be for a better world.

With Mediacorp's CNA Insider, we created Food, Wasted, to look at some of the innovative solutions being developed to address the food loss and waste happening along the entire food supply chain.

A three-part series on preventing wastage in every step of the supply chain.

Live more, Waste less: Why Are We Throwing Away Perfectly Edible Food? | Food, Wasted 1/3

Every day, perfectly edible food is thrown away by the tonnes for not meeting beauty standards, amongst other reasons. This wastage occurs even before the food reaches our dinner tables, and is fueled by consumer choices and preferences.

Social enterprises like Treedots and Treatsure, both supported by DBS Foundation, are doing their part to reduce food waste by seeking out businesses and consumers willing to buy 'ugly' or surplus food.

The first episode of Food, Wasted, a documentary series produced by CNA in partnership with DBS, explores the reasons why food waste occurs, what some businesses are doing to tackle this issue, and how you can be a part of the solution.
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Live more, Waste less: Why So Much Food Is Lost In The Supply Chain | Food, Wasted 2/3

Up to a whopping 40% of food gets lost along the supply chain post-harvest, during handling, storage and transportation - never making it to the shops at all.

In Indonesia, the amount of fruits and vegetables that gets damaged after harvesting goes up to 50%. Poor handling, long travel distances in bad weather, and bad storage practices are the main contributers to the huge losses.

Social enterprises like S4S technologies, which is supported by the DBS Foundation, have set out to prevent food loss with solar conduction dryers that take out the moisture from perishable food and extends their shelf life. But what other innovative technologies can we rely on to reduce spoilage?

In the second episode of Food, Wasted, CNA and DBS explores what other solutions there are to prevent wastage in every step of the supply chain, and what can we, as consumers, do to help.
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Live more, Waste less: Can Urban Farming Fix Our Broken Relationship With Food? | Food, Wasted 3/3

Consumers now are spoiled for choice with supermarkets and grocery delivery apps growing in popularity and abundance. With a few taps on the phone, fresh vegetables and fruits can be delivered to one's door in mere hours.

On the flip side, it makes us completely removed from the food growing process and unaware of how much energy and resources it takes to grow, harvest and transport produce so that it makes it to our dinner tables.

Some groups are looking to urban farming to rebuild our relationships with food. Rooftop Republic in Hong Kong transforms empty spaces on top of office buildings to farms well-stocked with chillies and eggplants.

In Singapore, Edible Garden City uses urban spaces to grow produce for consumption. Both social enterprises work with DBS Foundation to champion the Grow Your Own Food movement.

The third episode of Food, Wasted, produced by CNA in partnership with DBS, looks at how these social enterprises and some home farmers are taking matters into their own hands (literally) to tackle food waste.

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We've also partnered The Straits Times, the English flagship daily of Singapore Press Holdings and national broadsheet, to run several series to raise greater awareness around food waste and eating sustainably, so everyone can play their part in tackling this crucial issue. We explore pertinent issues and investigate challenges in the areas of food loss and waste, as well as innovative solutions. We also offer practical tips on how households can take steps to reduce their food waste.
A four-part series on eating more sustainably.

A six-part series delving into the growing food waste problem in Singapore.

Unsold but not unwanted food

Close to 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted every year, even as more than 800 million people worldwide go to bed hungry every night.

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Turning Singapore's trash to treasure

The amount of food waste generated in Singapore has risen by about 20% over the past 10 years and is expected to increase with the growing population and economic activity. Yet only 18% of the total food waste was recycled last year, according to the NEA.

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Click below for a look at our past issues.

The bank also commissioned its own award-winning mini-series Sparks, inspired by true stories of social enterprises, to help raise awareness and galvanise action from the public on an array of sustainability topics, including food waste management, upcycling and reducing plastic pollution. Watch this episode dedicated to raising awareness on food waste.

Food waste: should we really be concerned? How much do you know about it? Take this quiz and test your knowledge!

Learn more about food waste

Check out our articles and videos for more information and tips to help you reduce food waste.

TreeDots: turning food waste into opportunity

With the amount of food wastage almost doubling over the last 10 years in Singapore, it's time for serious intervention.

TreeDots aims to reduce food wastage by creating a platform to link businesses with unsold inventory to potential buyers and prevent perfectly edible food from ending up in the bin.
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This social enterprise wants to ensure the fish we eat doesn't cost our environment

What is the true cost of that fish on your plate?

When fish farms are not sustainable - a host of environmental challenges ensue. Pesticides and antibiotics used might end up released into the environment; large amounts of fish waste can pollute and deplete oxygen from the water; coastal habitats might be destroyed to build these farms.
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UglyFood: transforming imperfection into wholesomeness

Have you heard of "cosmetic filtering"?

You may have been guilty of it in the past, when you chose a bunch of kai Ian over another just because it looked prettier or greener, or perhaps it had less "holes". Almost all of us have done so, at some point.
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The battle of the food waste bulge - why you should throw away less food

With Singapore having declared 2019 as the Year Towards Zero Waste, TODAY's new four-part Trash Talk series examines the issue of waste management and how Singaporeans can do our part to reduce waste. In the final instalment, we look at the burgeoning problem of food waste here, and the innovative ways to tackle it.
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Zero Food Waste, Food Sustainability in Singapore - DBS Live More

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As a purpose-driven bank, DBS seeks to create value for the long term by managing our business and working with our stakeholders in a balanced and responsible way. We believe that we need to change the way we view consumption and production to do more, and better, with less.

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- What could have been recycled?

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Create a tasty, gutsy, earthy family food plan

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Create a tasty, gutsy, earthy family food plan

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Weighing the amount of food waste in school canteen daily?

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Can do simultaneous sessions during assembly
- always looking for content for assembly
- food upcycling is cross cutting across arts and science

Pricing
- Low hundreds for 25 pax to not raise eyebrows