Enhancing Business Resilience with the Singapore Business Federation
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Minister of State for Trade & Industry and National Development Dr Koh Poh Koon with ERS-certified companies at BCM Annual Conference 2016
PHOTO: SINGAPORE BUSINESS FEDERATION
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As the business continuity management (BCM) focal point, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) has been advocating companies’ BCM implementation since 2008. SBF is also appointed by SPRING Singapore to assist companies’ grant application for these Enterprise Resilience Standards (ERS) and implementation:
- ISO 22301 Societal Security – Business Continuity Management Systems
- ISO 27001 Information Security Management Systems
- ISO 28000 Certification on Security Management Systems for Supply Chain
- SS 584 Specification for Multi-tiered Cloud Computing Security
- Verifiable Business Continuity Plan (BCP) initiative – Roll-out in February 2016
Please email bcm@sbf.org.sg or visit www.bcm.org.sg for more details.
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Join us in this celebratory dinner and network with new members or catch-up with old friends!
Do book a table for your company staff to join in this industry networking dinner and also to reward them for their hard work in the past year.
At the same time, we hope to garner your support for your trade association, WMRAS, through your sponsorship of this auspicious occasion. Please take a look at the sponsorship details and the publicity mileage you can gain for your company.
Please email/fax the completed table booking form at this link to Ms Goh Fang Wei at fangwei.goh@wmras.org.sg or fax: 6782 9108.
The Chairman, Exco and Staff of WMRAS would like to take this opportunity to wish all members, partners and associates a very happy, healthy and wealthy Year of the Monkey!
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WMRAS Business Mission to Japan
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Date: 14 to 17 March 2016
WMRAS is organizing a business mission to Japan to identify business or investment opportunities and partnerships. Leading the delegation will be WMRAS Advisor Dr Amy Khor who is the Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources. WMRAS Chairman Ms Melissa Tan will also be joining in the trip.
Meetings and site visits will be arranged to learn of the best practices and technologies of the Japanese waste management and recycling businesses as well as the training of their workforce.
WMRAS will apply for iMAP^ funding for eligible companies to reimburse up to 60% of the eligible expenses*.
For airfare and accommodation costs, companies may apply to IE Singapore for the Double Tax Deduction Scheme (DTD) for up to 2 employees per company. More info here.
Registration form here.
^International Marketing Activities Programme
*Expenses such as overseas group ground logistics, publicity, networking, consultant’s fees and auditor’s fees are supported by iMAP. International airfare and accommodation are not supported. It would take approximately 90 working days after the completion of the activity for companies to receive the reimbursement from WMRAS.
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Exhibit in WMRAS’ Singapore Pavilion at CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS) & obtain up to 50% iMAP funding!
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Date: 10 - 14 July 2016
Venue: Sands Expo & Convention Centre
In 2016, CESS will see deeper integration with the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) and the World Cities Summit (WCS). This serves to provide a value-added, seamless experience to the conference delegates and business partners, increase business connection and opportunities and creates a more robust and exciting business environment for both buyers and sellers.
In 2014, the 3 events received more than 20,000 high level delegates (Ministers, Mayors, CEOs), professionals and trade visitors from 133 countries, with over SGD14.5 billion worth of business deals announced or sealed at the event.
Do not miss out on this opportunity!
To reserve your preferred booth location, contact Ms Noelle Toh, project manager at Experia Events DID: +65 6595 6146 or email: noelletoh@experiaevents.com.
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NGT notice to Uttar Pradesh government over poor waste management in Meerut
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Source: Press Trust of India, 13 January 2016
Photo: www.dnaindia.com
India’s National Green Tribunal today sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh government and others on a petition by a Meerut resident seeking steps to deal with heaps of garbage being disposed in the open and the lack of proper drainage in the city. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also issued notice to the state pollution control board, District Magistrate of Meerut and others while seeking their reply by February 16. The tribunal was hearing a plea by Meerut resident Yogendra Pal Singh who had sought direction for the proper collection, transport and disposal of garbage in the Ganganagar colony of the district.
Full article here.
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DoE to legislate household e-waste management
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Source: www.freemalaysiatoday.com, 14 January 2016
Photo: www.freemalaysiatoday.com
SANTUBONG: Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is expected to introduce household e-waste management and control legislation on the matter by 2018, said its minister, Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.
He said the decision was agreed upon at the meeting of State Environment Ministers and Executive Committee Members responsible for the environment (Mexcoe) today.
“The Department of Environment (DoE) is cooperating with the Japan Cooperation Agency (JICA) to develop the household e-waste management and control system.
“DoE will look into and get legal advice from the ministry and if the legislation is ready, by 2018, we (Malaysia) will have a system and legislation relating to the management and handling of household e-waste,” he told a media conference after chairing Mexcoe 2016 today.
Full article here.
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Charity sale of used items aims to promote recycling
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Source: The Straits Times, 17 January 2016
Photo: CDL
Hundreds of goods donated by Singaporeans - including clothes, toys and books - are on sale at City Square Mall today, to raise money for disadvantaged women and children here.
The weekend-long sale, organised by sustainability firm Eco-Business and property giant City Developments (CDL), aims to raise $40,000 for the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO) after one-for-one matching by the Government's Care and Share movement.
More than 6,000kg of second-hand goods were collected over three weeks and $7,000 raised yesterday alone. CDL also made a $10,000 pledge to the SCWO Service Fund.
The initiative, called EcoBank, aims to reduce waste and promote sustainable consumption in Singapore. During the three-week collection drive, bins were set up at seven locations, including City Square Mall, Republic Plaza, Fuji Xerox Towers and Manulife Centre.
Full article here.
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Organisations look to reduce food waste with centralised recycling system
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Source: The Straits Times, 18 January 2016
Photo: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP
SINGAPORE: With 25 F&B outlets, a supermarket and a food court, the Amara hotel and shopping centre at Tanjong Pagar generates about one and a half tonnes of food waste every day.
The food waste used to go into an incineration plant and a landfill, but it will soon be recycled when the hotel fully installs its new food digester system.
The system works by decomposition, with microbes turning the food into slurry water, a combination of liquids and solids. It is then put into a filtration system, turning it into recyclable water, which can be pumped back into the system.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) said more premises have adopted on-site food waste treatment solutions, with the agency co-funding 10 on-site food waste recycling projects so far. Four projects received approval last year, compared to just one in 2011.
Full article here.
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Ventana & Ramky Environment partner to set up plastic-to-fuel plants
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Source: The Hindu Business Line, 20 January 2016
Photo: plasticpyrolysisplants.com
Ventana, a waste to energy company, has announced its partnership with Ramky Environment, a provider of comprehensive waste management services, for setting up multiple plastic-to-fuel plants in India.
The goals of the partnership shall be divided into phases. In Phase-I, the companies shall work together to establish a 15 Tonnes per day (TPD) plant at Ramky’s integrated solid waste management site at Hyderabad, where the company has a municipal concession till 2037. Both partners shall co-invest in the project.
In Phase–II the companies shall set up multiple plants to convert the 400 plus tonnes of low-grade waste plastics received by Ramky at the Hyderabad municipal site every day. The companies also plan to set up other plastic-to-fuel plants across different locations in India to convert waste plastics to high economic value industrial fuels.
Full article here.
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WMRAS warmly welcomes its new member:
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Chevon International (S) Pte Ltd
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This brings our total membership to 117
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Contact the Secretariat if you would like to advertise in this newsletter or on our website, or if you have any training needs or business leads.
Waste Management & Recycling Association of Singapore (WMRAS)
Address: 10 Hoe Chiang Road #21-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 089315
Tel: +65 6222 5328
Email: secretariat@wmras.org.sg
Website: http://www.wmras.org.sg/
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