All events, big or small, use resources and have negative impacts on the environment. The planning, preparation and conducting of events tend to consume water, energy and materials, and produce waste and gas emissions. We understand that event organisers and venue managers would like to reduce their impacts on the environment and go green, but […]

Gary Hirshberg is the CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, which is the largest organic yogurt manufacturer in the world. In his book, he describes how his company incorporates environmental principals and embraces sustainability, while making money at the same time. He also shares similar environmental efforts by other companies such as Whole Foods, Timberland, Wal-Mart, Patagonia, Seventh […]

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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 […]

The annual Enviro Asia exhibition is currently held at Suntec Singapore from 27 - 30 November. This year, there are 106 companies showcasing their products, services and technologies in the air, energy, waste and water sectors. Check out the Enviro Asia website for more details. Some products are shown below:
Doors and floorings made from recycled […]

The Eco-Products 2007 - Eco Style Fair will be held in Tokyo from 13th to 15th December. This annual exhibition is Japan’s largest environmental and eco fair, showcasing the latest eco-friendly products, services and technologies. Around 160,000 people are expected to attend this exhibition, which has about 600 companies and organisations participating in 1,200 booths. Check out the […]

We love MUJI products for their simplicity - Simple is Beautiful. The design of MUJI products is natural and simple. The manufacturing processes of MUJI products are simplified and unnecessary steps are eliminated. MUJI product packaging are also simple, plain and uniform. All these steps help to reduce waste and costs, giving consumers good quality products at […]

We are now offering a free basic listing package in our AsiaIsGreen Directory for companies that provide green products and services in Singapore and Asia. Our directory is Singapore’s first and only online green business directory, where consumers and businesses can easily find out more about green products and services. When companies list in the directory or […]

We are in the process of creating the AsiaIsGreen Directory - Singapore’s first and only online green business directory. We aim to showcase companies that provide a wide range of green products and services in Singapore and Asia. At this moment, we are still sourcing for companies to list on our directory so you may […]

We need to look at new ways to educate the public and companies, and how to spread the green message. The Business Times recently lamented that companies are still not going green in a big way and “continue to drag their heels”. Although educating the companies is important, education using the old methods is not working. It was pointed out that […]

Channel NewsAsia reported that local players in the property sector can play a bigger role in setting the trend for green buildings.
There is a growing trend for property developers and owners to have green buildings, and this is mainly due to some help from the government. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) launched the Green Mark Scheme in January 2005 […]