circular economy

EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2025

Creating holistic solutions for a greener future

These Emerging Enterprise Sustainability Awards finalists want to address critical gaps industries face on the way to net zero

EcoSpirits replaces the traditional “make-use-dispose” model with a closed-loop system that includes the ecoTote – a 4.5-litre reusable container.

From Singapore Slings to Vegas pours: ecoSpirits tackles spirits’ packaging waste, now eyes other sectors

Invented in the Republic, the startup’s reusable bottle system is used by big names such as Bacardi, Diageo and Absolut Vodka

Cora Environment is taking steps to “pivot itself into the next paradigm of waste management”, says its CEO Lee Kok Kin.

SembWaste rebrands to Cora Environment, commits S$200 million to waste management growth

The investment will boost its core capabilities, support upgrades to existing facilities

The students behind the Steady Lah app demonstrating how seniors can play VR games to test their mobility and memory, as well as motor and cognitive skills.
TAKING HEART

Singapore Poly projects spotlight VR solutions for elderly, circular economy

Other student initiatives showcased focus on sustainability as well

The Emerging Enterprise Sustainability Awards recognise small and medium-sized enterprises driving growth in the green economy.
EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2024

Sustainable solutions for a circular future

These finalists of the Emerging Enterprise Sustainability Awards are turning waste into opportunities

BASF and Zara owner Inditex have developed a 100 per cent recyclable nylon fibre. But recycled textiles still make up less than 1 per cent of the global fibre market.

What is the circular economy and where does it lead?

The biggest push to make organisations embrace new habits needs to come from governments acting on behalf of consumers

Operations manager Johann Magnusson shows the seaweed which Lava Seaweed grows using nutrient-rich repurposed wastewater from fish farms.
THE BROAD VIEW

How Iceland’s fish-farms are helping to cut greenhouse gas emissions – from cows

Nutrient-rich wastewater is used to grow seaweed for cow feed, which reduces methane from burping cattle

Mercantile Pacific Asia's warehouse in Singapore. With around 100 employees, the Singapore facility has the capacity to handle up to a million units of used devices a year.
ENTERPRISE 50 AWARDS 2023

Finding new business opportunities in old phones

Refurbished electronic devices are a growing focus for distributor Mercantile Pacific Asia

Cynthia Handriani Wijaya, chief corporate officer, Daya Selaras Group
BUSINESS FAMILY INSIGHTS

Circular economy pioneer: More than the sum of its parts

The Daya Selaras Group in Indonesia has pursued a circular model for its industrial paper business for the past 30 years

Supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic have forced companies to consider whether resilience is more important than costs.

Challenges to globalisation may favour some investment themes

With deglobalisation, smart manufacturing, energy transition and the circular economy could come under the spotlight