https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp Find out more about the policies involved in achieving the SGP 2030, and how the various stakeholders may be affected by these policies en-us 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC 2025-09-30 09:29:01 UTC hello@padlet.com charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931522 Put yourself in the shoes of the elderly: Living alone with pre-existing medical conditions that hinders mobility, going green is not their priority. 

Think about... 
The challenges that they may face in taking action to go green. ]]> 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931522 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931530 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931530 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931535 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931535 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931561 With a job and three children to look after, green initiatives are the least of your concern. 
You are mainly motivated by convenience and efficiency. 

Think about.. 
What are some of the challenges that working mothers may face when these policies are implemented? ]]> 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931561 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931566 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931566 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931571 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931571 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931578 You are currently selected as an Eco-steward  (environmental education champion) in your school. You have been tasked to work with the student councilors to encourage the student body to go green. 

After finding out more about the Green Plan, you have some concerns about whether your student body will work together to achieve these targets, based on what you have observed in school so far. 

Think about.. 
Your daily routine in school, and what are some of the reasons why students are reluctant to go green? ]]> 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931578 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931582 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931582 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931589 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931589 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931595 You have been hired by Sheng Siong to rethink their practices to make it more environmentally sustainable in line with SGP 2030. 


Think about.. 
How this would affect consumers purchasing decisions and profits that your company can reap? ]]> 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931595 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931596 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931596 charleneteo https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931599 2021-04-19 13:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1432931599 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449897059 elderly living alone can go to the community garden(eg the one near tpy mrt) to grow plants, they can make new friends ]]> 2021-04-23 00:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449897059 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449898568 Everyone gets sent to school by private transport]]> 2021-04-23 00:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449898568 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449900964 1. elderly people who find it hard to move about, are unable to go to recycle bins only located at certain areas to dispose of their materials and instead just throw everything down the chute ]]> 2021-04-23 00:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449900964 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449902644 →da bao food for da kids #mcds (lots of plastic bags)
→drive kids/pick them up from school (carbon emissions)
→online grocery shopping as a result of being a busy woman ( lots of plastic bags)
→charging the kids ipads n our 7 computers (energy wastage)]]> 2021-04-23 00:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449902644 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449903247 Start school later so that people will have more time to get to school and parents will not be as concerned that their child will be late for school and let them take public transport]]> 2021-04-23 00:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449903247 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449903827 1. They cannot drive their kids to school as the green plan ask them to drive less => cycle instead 
2. Use less waste do they can't use disposable stuff like diaper plate etc 
3.busy working so no time to plant food for their kids to eat ( 30% of Singapore nutritional needs through locally produced food) 
4. Spend money to use cleaner energy. So less money for kids to buy stuff ]]> 2021-04-23 00:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449903827 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449903896 would like to encourage more students to adopt a more environmentally eating lifestyle (less meat) but it would be hard to ask for the schools to have more vegetarian options for students ]]> 2021-04-23 00:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449903896 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449905694 we need to have lower carbon emissions when we produce our goods, which would mean we need to search for greener alternatives which will be more expensive. since it increases the price of the goods, customers will be less inclined to want to buy the goods as it may be too expensive. this leads to decrease of revenue]]> 2021-04-23 00:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449905694 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449908370 Some elderly may not be willing to accept the change from how we currently live to living a more sustainable lifestyle as they may feel that it’s not as pertinent as we make it out to be. Another challenge is that because many of them would have retired by then, their children (or the ones who look after them) may face economical difficulties and will have to limit their finances, etc, impacting the lifestyles of the elderly. ]]> 2021-04-23 00:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449908370 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449909818 most elderly are against the use of technology, so they can influence the younger generations to not use technology also]]> 2021-04-23 00:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449909818 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449909999 →bring own bags to store mcds
→teach kids how to use public transport/school bus
→ask my husband to move his buttocks and go grocery shopping irl (bring own bag!)
→only charge when needed aka don't charge overnigjt / screen time]]> 2021-04-23 00:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449909999 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449910700 when food expires, we can compost and reuse it to make fertilisers for plants instead of simply throwing it away, helping us save money :D buyers will not be provided any plastic bags so they have to bring their own bags from home, plant based food (plant based beef)  ]]> 2021-04-23 00:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449910700 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449910926 我很累！孩子太过分了！绿色计划那么麻烦！]]> 2021-04-23 00:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449910926 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449912711 the school drink stall should stop giving plastic lids and straws for every drink that they sell]]> 2021-04-23 00:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449912711 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449912744 Some elderly may not be very active, so they might not want to utilise the new facilities (parks)]]> 2021-04-23 00:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449912744 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449912933 1. recycle bins can be at each floor of a hdb flat, enabling people to dispose of their waste more easily 
2. fines can be implemented for people who refuse to cooperate 
3. vouchers (from ntuc) can be given to individuals who make special effort to recycle ]]> 2021-04-23 00:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449912933 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449913077 it is difficult to raise awareness about the green plan and garner the support of the elderly to come on board as the main platform to promote and garner support is primarily through the internet ]]> 2021-04-23 00:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449913077 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449914084 Maybe the government could give out incentives to the elderly for doing their part for the environment, which would maybe entice them to continue living a sustainable lifestyle]]> 2021-04-23 00:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449914084 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449914938 the lived in kampungs before, so they have experience of having no water, so they have the habit of saving water, influence younger generation]]> 2021-04-23 00:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449914938 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449917780 - use environmental friendly fridges and freezers 
- dont provide plastic bags


]]> 2021-04-23 00:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449917780 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449918819 the secondary schools should offer the school bus services, like the primary schools so parents would not need to send their kids to school]]> 2021-04-23 00:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449918819 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449919769 - energy saving appliances are expensive
- encourage customers to bring their own or charge them for plastic bags

]]> 2021-04-23 00:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449919769 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449920423 schools use lights in the day, which is very weird, why do we do that. theres natural light available so urm, none of us switch on our lights at home even when we study cause the sunlight is enough, how come schools dont do that. also, mr tang, why do u close the windows to block natural light when u can switch off the lights :(]]> 2021-04-23 00:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449920423 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449924489 Another thing that the elderly may enjoy would be having a park near their homes (as part of SG green plan to have parks within 10 minutes of every home)  so they can conveniently go out and enjoy themselves in nature ]]> 2021-04-23 00:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449924489 https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449925595 Invent stuff to make it more environmentally friendly and child friendly reusable diapers ]]> 2021-04-23 00:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/charleneteo/45sgp/wish/1449925595