• The Green Wire S2 E1: Cobots for urban farming solutions
    Sep 17 2021

    We’ve all seen the movies - irobot, the matrix, AI, even I am mother -

    The story of man vs machine.

    In this episode of The Green Wire - Rachel Kelly speaks to James McKew, Regional Director Asia-Pacific Universal Robots to find out how we can work with cobots to improve urban farming solutions.

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    15 Min.
  • Episode 8: Tackling the environmental cost of colour
    Jun 11 2021

    A trip to Asia changed the trajectory of Orr Yakori's journey. He saw first hand the  the environmental impact of the textile dyeing industry, which uses an estimated 1.2 kilos of chemicals per kilo of fabric, only 50 grams of it being dye. The CEO and Co-founder of Colorifix a company that uses science to create sustainable colour solutions.

    In this episode of The Green Wire, Orr shares his story and the science and technology behind Colorifix's solution. 

     

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    17 Min.
  • Episode 7: Smart City Trends
    May 22 2021

    In this episode of The Green Wire, Rachel Kelly speaks with Sandy Gwee, Principal Consultant at NRI Singapore about how the concept of a SMART City has changed over the past year on the back of the pandemic. 

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    13 Min.
  • Episode 6: How and why I started up a Sustainability focused social media platform
    Apr 30 2021

    Vikas Garg, Founder and CEO of abillion, has set up a social media app to help people live more sustainably.

    In this episode of The Green Wire, Vikas shares with Rachel Kelly his  move from the finance sector and journey to developing an app that aims to remove obstacles for individuals hoping to lead a more plant-based lifestyle.

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    21 Min.
  • Episode 5: Sustainable Supply Chains
    Apr 16 2021

    When it comes to monitoring or measuring a companies sustainability - often we think of materials used, recycling, and waste measurement.

    In this episode of The Green Wire Rachel Kelly speaks to Stephanie Krishnan, Research Director at IDC Manufacturing Insights to find out how tech is steering the supply chain sector towards sustainability.

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    19 Min.
  • Episode 4: Driving EV Usage in Asia
    Apr 9 2021

    South-east Asia is home to an estimated 250 million motorbikes and Singapore start-up Oyika is looking to tap into this market.

    It says that bikes are 16 times more polluting than cars. To offer a sustainable solution for the sector - its rolling out greener rides.

    In this episode of The Green Wire Rachel Kelly speaks to Jinsi Lee, Founder and CEO of Oyika to find out more.

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    16 Min.
  • Episode 3: Mining for e-waste gold
    Mar 26 2021

    Every year Singapore generates about 60,000 tonnes of e-waste.

    E-waste of course doesn’t just refer to mobile phones - we’re talking about all kinds of electrical and electronic waste such as computers, laptops, mobile phones and even TVs.

    Companies are now looking at new and CLEANER ways to extract precious metals such as gold from old devices.

    One such company is Singapore based, Clean Earth Technologies.

    In this episode of The Green Wire - Rachel Kelly speaks to Founder and CEO of Clean Earth Technologies, Kevin Fell, to find out more

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    17 Min.
  • Episode 2: Can construction and conservation go hand in hand?
    Mar 21 2021

    "Conserving as we construct" has been the corporate ethos of City Developments Limited since 1995.

    Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer at CDL for the past 26 years, has been championing that mission. 

    In this episode of The Green Wire, Esther shares with Rachel Kelly her sustainability journey and some of the key trends she sees when sustainability, construction, and technology collide.

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    19 Min.