Green Business Singapore Interview – CapitaLand Limited

Green Business Singapore is conducting interviews with business leaders, companies and organisations, who would share their views on going green and achieving environmental sustainability. To kickstart the series of interviews, we have the privilege of interviewing CapitaLand’s Mr Baey Yam Keng, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility. . About CapitaLand CapitaLand…

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3 Trends for the Branding of Eco Products and Services

trendwatching.com, an Amsterdam-based independent trend firm, scans the globe for the most promising consumer trends, insights and related hands-on business ideas. For their June 2008 Trend Briefing, the focus is on 3 trends for the branding of eco products and services: ECO-ICONIC, ECO-EMBEDDED and ECO-BOOSTERS. Read the full Trend Briefing.…

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A Peek into Green Personal Mobility

Take a peek into some green personal mobility products below. On the growing trend of green personal mobility, companies need to ask themselves: Are we ready to tap on this trend? Are there opportunities or threats? Personal Transport Mobility Use your own personal transport to move around. No more travelling…

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The Clean Tech Revolution

The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder is an excellent book for all individuals and investors who are interested in clean technologies and the opportunities involved. The authors highlight eight major clean technologies (Solar Energy; Wind Power; Biofuels and Biomaterials;…

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Does Singapore need a Ministry of Energy?

The New Paper ponders on whether Singapore needs a new Ministry of Energy to tackle energy issues more holistically and ensure our future energy security. The article says that “energy security lies in a muddy middle zone” and “there’s no one body fully in charge”. It also suggests some ideas…

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