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In February 2022, twenty local SMEs agreed to participate in These SMEs are engaged in a broad cross-section
the second phase of the project. This was an increase from of businesses in Singapore’s economy, ranging from
the fifteen that participated in the 1st phase of the project. manufacturing, engineering, logistics, food and beverage to
The twenty companies that participated included: educational services and religious establishments.
Examples of the types of SMEs and the projects in the second
* Avalanche Mechtronics Pte Ltd round include a hair & beauty salon, J Salon. To reduce the
* Blue Ocean Aquaculture Technology (BOAT) salon’s carbon footprint, the ESI Team from ITE College East
* Carrier Transicold Pte Ltd conducted an environmental review and identified two
issues. The first issue was related to water consumption,
* Darul Ghufran Mosque
where it was found that the shower head was consuming 5.5
* DM Engineering Pte Ltd litres of water per minute for washing hair. It was replaced
* Elitez Pte Ltd by a shower head that consumes only 3 litres of water per
* Forefront Medical Technologies Pte Ltd minute. At this reduced rate, the 270-meter cube of water can
be saved per year, which equates to a saving of equivalent to
* Gamar Furniture Pte Ltd 386 Kg of carbon dioxide emissions. The other issue identified
* ISS Facilities Services Pte Ltd was the high-energy consumption of hairdryers due to
* J’s Salon motor design. Replacement with a low-energy consuming
unit saves another 490 Kg of CO₂ emissions.
* Laundry Loft
* Peacehaven Nursing Home Another example is a furniture manufacturer, Gamar
* Silversteel Engineering Pte Ltd Furniture, which specialises in furniture retail and
* Singapore Discovery Centre manufacturing. An environmental review by the ESI team
from ITE College Central identified a significant ecological
* SPEQS Manufacturing Pte Ltd issue: solid wood offcuts generated during manufacturing
* Starlight Tool Precision Engineering Pte Ltd were sold as firewood, contributing to carbon emissions.
* Timbre+ Group Pte Ltd The ESI team recommended repurposing 50% of offcuts into
eco-friendly “Home Décor” and “Office Organiser” collections.
* Tractors Singapore Ltd
This strategy can reduce carbon emissions, minimise waste,
* V-plus Agritech Pte Ltd and increase revenue. The report estimated an annual CO₂
* XpressFlower.Com Pte Ltd reduction of 127,440 kg of CO₂ emissions when factoring in
wood production, emission factors, and reduced offcut sales.
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