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theOutstandingSMEawardattheEnergyEfficiencyNationalPartnership(EENP)Awards2023WorkingwiththeEnergyEfficiencyTechnologyCentre(EETC)Onn Wahinstalleda263kWpsolarpanelsystemandheat-rejectionsolar filmsachievinganannualenergysavingof76062kWhByimplementingsmallchangessuchasfixingairleaksandswitchingtoLEDlightsthecompanysavedadditionalenergyanddemonstratedthatevenminoradjustmentscanyieldsignificantresultsAnotherrecipientoftheOutstandingSMEawardattheEENPAwards2023PLCIndustrieshasmadestridesinenergyefficiencybyintegratingitintobothoperationsandcompanyculturePLCspartnershipwiththeEETCenabledthemtoconductanenergyprofileassessmentwhichidentifiedopportunitiestoreduceconsumptionInstalling234solarpanelsallowedPLC togenerateenergysavingsof117510kWhreducingcarbondioxideemissionsby4767tCO2e(tonnesofcarbondioxideequivalent) ThecompanyhasalsoadoptedSchneiderElectricsDecarbonisationProgramme with theambitiousgoalofreducingelectricalconsumptionby40%by2030ThiscommitmentreflectsPLCsdeterminationtoleadbyexampleinthetransitiontoalow-carboneconomySMEChampionsofWasteManagementandRecyclingInalignmentwithSingaporesZeroWasteMasterplanotherSMEsaredrivinginnovationinwastemanagementandrecyclingTheseenterprisesembodythecreativethinkingandtechnologicaladvancementneededtoincreasethenationalrecyclingrateto70%andreducewaste-to-landfillpercapitaperdayby30%bytheyear2030Throughtheireffortstheyaremakingvaluablecontributionstobothresourcerecoveryandwastereduction–vitalcomponentsofthecirculareconomyBiomaxGreenPteLtdabiotechnologycompanyinSingaporedevelopedaRapidThermophilicDigestionSystemthattransformsorganicwasteinto100%pureorganicfertiliserwithinjust24hoursThisinnovativesolutionnotonlyaddresseswastedisposalchallengesfacedbyvariousindustriesbutalsocontributestothecirculareconomybyturningwasteintoaresource–benefitingboththeenvironmentandbusinessesseekingsustainablepracticesMeanwhileN&EInnovationsaMedTechcompanyheadquarteredinSingaporedevelopedVikang99theworldsfirstantimicrobialagentderivedfromupcycledfoodwasteCertifiedtoeliminatevirusesincludingcoronavirusesitisengineeredwith100%naturalantimicrobialcompoundsthatarenontoxicThisbreakthroughnotonlyaddressesthegrowingneedforeffectiveantimicrobialagentsbutalsotacklesfoodwastewhichremainsasignificantenvironmentalchallengeInrecognitionofitseffortsN&EInnovations wasawarded theHinrichFoundationSMESustainable Trade AwardSingapore2023MakingwavesontheinternationalstageSevenCleanSeasawastemanagementandenvironmentalrestorationcompanyhasremovedover4millionkgofplasticfromtheoceanthroughprojectsinThailandandIndonesiaTheirinnovativeplasticcreditssystemenablesbusinessestoachieveplasticneutralitybyfundingocean-boundplasticremovalprovidingauniquesolutiontotackleplasticwasteTheseeffortsearnedSevenCleanSeasanImpactEnterpriseExcellenceAwardintheSMEcategoryattheSustainabilityImpactAwards2024organisedbyTheBusinessTimesandUnitedOverseasBank(UOB)HopeforSingaporesSustainableFutureSMEsinSingaporehavedemonstratedthatsustainabilityisnotjustanidealbutapracticalbusinessapproachthatcanleadtogrowthresilienceandinnovationByintegratingsustainabilityasacorepartoftheirvisionstrategyandmissiontheseSMEsareenhancingtheirbrandimageimprovingeconomic viabilityandboostingoperationalefficiency TheireffortscontributeSingaporessustainabledevelopmentgoalsand the well-beingof theplanetweallshareTogetherthecombinedeffortsofthepublicandprivatesectorscanpavethewaytowardagreenermoreresilientfutureforSingaporeandtheworldSINGAPOREENVIRONMENTALINDUSTRYDIRECTORY2025/2026