Raising awareness on climate change and highlighting what can be done at an individual and corporate level can be very powerful in helping people understand your actions and increase their commitment. You can target your employees, customers, suppliers and stakeholders.
Understanding the science behind sustainability challenges is key for you and your team to engage people and reduce the cognitive biases that affect our perceptions of climate change.
General awareness sessions such as lunch&learn talks can also help you identify future champions to integrate into your green team. Find ideas for lunch&learn, videos to share, workshops and talks... on The Matcha Initiative Sustainability Engagement Kit.
Workshops to calculate the footprint of individual lifestyles (Individual Ecological Footprint) and identify key levers to learn, reduce and change habits are highly recommended. They contribute to give coherence to your corporate sustainability strategy and encourage people to take actions as a powerful tool against eco-fear.
Creating a sense of belonging with green communities to share experiences and debate with others is also proving useful.
Browse The Sustainable HR section of Matcha Initiative for more solutions.
2 tonnes of CO2e
is the individual annual GHG emissions budget for a CO2 neutral world in 2050
(2tonnes.org)
8 tonnes of CO2e
is the current GHG emisions generated by a Singapore Resident annually
(Straitstimes)
Some articles to read from our resources section:
- Why it is important to act now
- Carbon footprint & the race to zero
- What I can do on a personal level
A must-see:
- Why Singapore is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the world - 5' excerpt - CNA Insider (5 min.)
More videos and MOOC suggestions on The Matcha Initiative Toolbox
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ACTIVATE - DESIGN - ACCELERATE. Our expert consulting services and trainings help business leaders understand the complexities of sustainability, consider climate- and nature-related risks and opportunities to make informed decisions and alleviate the administrative burdens of:
We work directly with SMEs or collaborate with other sustainability consulting companies on specific projects. We are actively involved in networks of sustainability professionals who share knowledge with public and educate other professionals to bring awareness and accelerate the transition in Singapore and worldwide (incl. The Matcha Initiative, Climate Fresk, etc.).
Our unique strength stems from understanding sustainability from the risk management perspective, creating a business case and using financial reasoning to adopt sustainable business practices and decarbonize.
SusGain is a free mobile app that incentivizes people in Singapore to adopt more sustainable lifestyle habits. Users collect points for eco-friendly habits, earn cash back rewards at eco conscious businesses and automatically support initiatives for sustainable development with each spend.
It's our mission to empower all stakeholders in Singapore to drive the change towards more sustainability.
Our mission is to empower businesses to embrace sustainability and improve environmental and social impacts through the employee engagement and change management programs we provide.
Green Nudge is a social enterprise that supports businesses and communities to achieve positive environmental impact through activities such as coastal cleanups and workshops, outreach talks and sustainability consulting. By raising awareness and co-creating call-to-actions with various stakeholders on sustainability efforts, Green Nudge aims to create a normative shift in the way we create and deal with waste to achieve a low carbon, zero waste future for Singapore.
Our mission is to raise awareness about climate change as the defining problem of our time, and mobilize people into action. We believe that information precedes action, and that when people are empowered with enhanced knowledge, better decisions are made.
Our interactive and collaborative workshop is an entirely different way to learn about the science of climate change. The workshop is based on a 42 cards game based on the IPCC reports. In just 3 hours, participants gain a fundamental overview of climate change, the impacts it is having now and in the future, and what we can do about it.
The Matcha Initiative is a Singaporean non-profit, a network of sustainability practitioners who share their expertise to create a ripple effect. We educate the public through our online platform, thematic evenings and masterclasses. We also cooperate with companies to upskill their employees through tailored workshop, trainings and lunch & learn discussions.
Carbon Management is a new field for most yet we do not have enough time to wait for the next generation to be educated about it. It is therefore vital to help your employees to quickly grasp the concepts of carbon management and become experts.
There are many workshops and trainings courses available on this subject. Check out The Matcha Initiative's dedicated page to find out when the next public masterclass is, attend a two-day training session at a Continuing Learning Centre or organise an in-house training session with a training provider.
50%
of all employees will need reskilling by 2025
(weforum.org)
Sustainao supports companies in their sustainability journey by building an impactful strategy, embedding sustainable practices across operations, and reporting performance to stakeholders. Our sustainability consulting services are designed in a continuous improvement process:
We are passionate about people, the environment, and technological progress. We anticipate technological developments and facilitate change – defining standards and going beyond regulatory compliance. Staying true to our founding principle, we add value by creating a safer and more sustainable future.
Carbon emission verification ISO 14064, LCA ISO14067, Green Compass Trainer, other sustainability courses from TUV SUD Academy, Energy audits
SustainableSG was started in September 2018 to accompany companies, non-profit entities and government agencies to review and implement effective and sustainable corporate strategies. Our services include:
Zuno is a pioneer in decarbonisation, carbon & ESG management. Our tech platform helps leading organization measure, reduce and report their carbon emissions and ESG performance. Powering you towards your sustainability goals, one step at a time.
South Pole has been at the forefront of decarbonization since 2006, developing and implementing comprehensive strategies that turn climate action into long-term business opportunities for Fortune 500 companies, governments and organizations around the world.
South Pole is more than a consultancy, its team of 1,200+ experts have developed projects, as well as designed innovative tools across finance, climate neutral APIs, and carbon offset solutions to help clients reach their carbon mitigation and Net Zero goals.
To date South Pole has worked with over 1,000 clients, and will soon have developed 800 offset projects across 30 offices globally.
Our solutions have created tens of thousands of jobs in developing countries, hundreds of millions of dollars for business, improved brand value and better living and working conditions for countless people in vulnerable communities around the world.
We are a decarbonization software focussing on automating the emission measurement of Scope3 emissions, specialising in Asia Pacific supply chains.
Operates in: APAC
Strengthen your sustainability strategy by building an engaged workforce: through collective brainstormings, trainings... but also compensation & green KPIs...
Make sure all employees are aware of your sustainability targets & commitments. Through workshops and ideathons, they will be the ones to identify the relevant carbon reduction actions for your business.
Browse our Sustainable HR section on Employee Engagement for ideas.
Include sustainability goals in your Employee Performance Management. This will ensure alignment, clarity and focus on results for your carbon management and sustainability journey.
Browse our Sustainable HR section on Performance, Reward and Recognition for how to implement it.
Our mission is to empower businesses to embrace sustainability and improve environmental and social impacts through the employee engagement and change management programs we provide.
We support teams and organisations in developing resilience - integrating social and environmental value as a core strategic imperative. Together, we build in more sustainability. We focus on 3 areas to optimise and create the enabling conditions for the change we need to transform our world.
Awareness:
Navigating complexity, Strategic conversations and aligning action through
Support you and your team to envision and understand implications and possibilities through
Sustainao supports companies in their sustainability journey by building an impactful strategy, embedding sustainable practices across operations, and reporting performance to stakeholders. Our sustainability consulting services are designed in a continuous improvement process:
SustainableSG was started in September 2018 to accompany companies, non-profit entities and government agencies to review and implement effective and sustainable corporate strategies. Our services include:
Zuno is a pioneer in decarbonisation, carbon & ESG management. Our tech platform helps leading organization measure, reduce and report their carbon emissions and ESG performance. Powering you towards your sustainability goals, one step at a time.
The Matcha Initiative is a Singaporean non-profit, a network of sustainability practitioners who share their expertise to create a ripple effect. We educate the public through our online platform, thematic evenings and masterclasses. We also cooperate with companies to upskill their employees through tailored workshop, trainings and lunch & learn discussions.
The « green journey » may feel overwhelming sometimes, but you are not alone.
Our Buddies have tried, succeeded, failed to implement change in their companies. They share their experience so you can learn, take shortcuts, get inspired and ask questions.
Everybody can become a Buddy and give back to the community; if you are keen, get in touch with us.
Zuzana is experienced risk management consultant, project manager and trainer. She is Director at Tamotsu Institute, a sustainability consulting firm, and Programme Lead for corporate trainings at The Matcha Initiative. She views sustainability from the risk management perspective, making companies aware of the financial risks and opportunities involved.
She has studied Sustainability Leadership at the Imperial College of London and is certified in Sustainability and Climate Risk by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and in Recommendations of the Task force for Climate-related Financial Disclosure by the TCFD.
I'm an experienced C-Level professional with 12+ years of experience working in various industries who has developed a strong interest for climate change and sustainable development. Passionate about climate change issues, I'm now fully dedicated to supporting organizations and individuals in their transition towards a low-carbon future.
I hold a MBA degree from ESSEC Business School in France, an Executive Master from INSEAD, and a Cambridge Certificate in Sustainability Leadership.
I'm a trained facilitator of a successful climate change education workshops named The Climate Fresk. I'm facilitating it in public, with companies, schools or universities. I’m alsofacilitating other workshops of the same kind such as Digital Collage, MobilityCollage or MyCO2.
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At South Pole, Chris supports Asian clients in their climate leadership and circular economy journey. The scope of services includes both carbon credits & sustainability consultancy. Chris currently manages clients from more than 10 Asian countries in categories such as conglomerate, agriculture, property development, asset management, retailing, information technology, and energy.
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As the Senior Programme Manager for Sustainability Validation and Verification at TÜV SÜD, Mei Yee helps organisations add credibility and assurance to their greenhouse gases (GHG) emission assertations and GRI reports by providing third-party verification reports to support organizational claims.
She has six years of experience in the standards development of ISO 30500 and ISO 31800, testing, and certification for non-sewered sanitation systems. Prior to that, Mei Yee spearheaded World Toilet Organization's Rainbow School Toilet projects in China and Sanishop in Cambodia. She is passionate about driving corporate social responsibility and sustainability and has spent more than 18 years in various fields working internationally across teams and cultural boundaries before turning her focus on Singapore to helping companies with their carbon reduction journey. She holds a Masters in Community Water and Sanitation and a Science Degree in Earth Science, majoring in geology and physical geography.
She is a certified WSQ Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance (ACLP) Train-The-Trainer (TTT). Since then, she has facilitated many companies in the training for Green Compass – An environmental assessment framework targeted at SME/ manufacturing industries.
I am Thibaut, French bald since 26 & bold since forever! Right now, I am a 1st time entrepreneur in the making.
I come from an IT & software agency background so deeply into B2B and old-fashioned processes. I came to realize that sustainability cannot be only about consumers and half-measures. I also realized IT Sustainability was much underrated and not understood by most companies. It came quite as a surprise for me since I always considered IT Sustainability as one of the best ways to merge both ROI & Sustainability to make the latter sound acceptable, actionable, and realistic. Having seen that, I wanted to make a change in my own way.
My dedication came from the desire to be able to look my future kids in the eye and tell them that I tried to make the world a better place.
I am also drawn to uncommon & less popular causes, which is why e-waste caught my attention. While it’s not as “buzzy” as plastic waste or consumer recycling, it has the potential to have a greater impact, especially in Asia.
I was born in Vietnam and grew up in France in Paris’ low income suburbs. My parents used to bring us to the park to have some outdoor activities and that’s where my father taught my siblings and I to observe, love and respect nature. He gave us perspective on our place in a much bigger ecosystem.
At that time, we didn’t describe our family as “sustainable”. It was very pragmatic, we didn’t waste anything, we mended everything, saved and reused, because we just couldn’t afford not to :)
In 2018 in Singapore, after what felt like a long, unfulfilling professional tunnel on autopilot, I was forced to make a pause and took the opportunity to consider what I really wanted to do with my life (I know this resonates with many!)
Then I really realised how passionate I was about sustainability and for the first time, I considered making it my job. Nothing is easy when you don’t hold the right degrees or the right amount of money, so I co-created The Matcha Initiative to jump into action instead of procrastinating. That’s how you start an amazing experience with amazing people :)
Cherry on the cake: TMI helped me land my current job at Handprint, where we help businesses embrace the next step - Regeneration.
With a background in sustainability consulting and audit, Ivona supports businesses in their sustainability journey by building an impactful strategy, embedding sustainable practices across operations, and reporting performance to stakeholders.
She is the founder of Sustainao, a Singapore-based company specialized in sustainability consulting. Previously, Ivona worked as a sustainability auditor at KPMG France. She holds an MBA in CSR & Sustainability and a Master’s degree in Environmental Management.
Passionate about sustainability and technology, I have spent the last 10 years working in the energy, tech and sustainability sectors. I am VP of Sales at Zuno Carbon, a climate-tech providing end to end carbon management and ESG reporting solutions.
