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Conclusion

The perils of environmental pollution are rising day by This project provided the Environmental Sustainability
day, and all living beings are negatively affected. Our Initiatives Team with a fantastic opportunity to examine
duty and mission are to reduce pollution, recycle, reuse, the environmental impact and carbon footprint
and work together as a community to deal with the associated with Singapore’s plant nursery business
complex environmental challenges we face. sector. The environmental review made us aware of the
effects that businesses can have on the environment.
We have identified eco-solutions and proposed It has also taught that reducing carbon emissions and
recommendations to Island Nursery to a company to supporting environmental sustainability goals is a win-
increase the water catchment area to reduce water win situation, as it protects our environment and makes
usage from the domestic water supply, to switch to LED good business sense.
light and use solar energy. We have also recommended
upgrading the excavator to a newer, more efficient
model to reduce fossil fuel usage. We have also proposed
reducing synthetic chemicals for fertilizer and plastics
pots that can potentially harm the environment. The
company is willing to evaluate organic fertilizers and use
recyclable pots made from natural and biodegradable
materials. If implemented, we estimate that Island
Landscape can reduce its carbon footprint by over 27 %
(refer to Annex A for more details).

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