Beyond Earth Day: Sustainability in Business
Environmentally conscious companies that inculcate eco-friendly practices all year round and are working towards a sustainable future
2021 so far has seen a string of green promises with world leaders, policymakers, activists, artists and more pledging to create a more sustainable future. As the climate crisis becomes ever more severe, each Earth Day that comes along takes on extra significance. Established in 1970 in the US, the annual event brings together millions of people worldwide in support of the environment, highlighting the urgent action we need to take to save our planet. Yet, it’s not enough for companies to talk about sustainability for just one day(earth day) out of the entire year – we’ve rounded up a list of top businesses with sustainable practices that walk the talk year-round and have sustainability and are eco-friendly as an integral part of their DNA for a more sustainable future.
Exploring the sustainable side of Africa with Singita
Every aspect of Singita’s day-to-day operations is around its 100-year purpose to preserve and protect large areas of African wilderness for future generations. They’ve highlighted clear sustainability targets for 2025, including using renewable technologies to become carbon neutral and measures to conserve water and waste management. A key initiative has been the drive of clean solar energy in the Kruger National Park, where 78% of the power required to run Singita Kruger National Park was provided by solar energy, resulting in a remarkable reduction in carbon emissions. Besides, Singita’s ongoing conservation efforts are undertaken alongside its non-profit partner funds and trusts, where progress is evident through the transformation of the areas under Singita’s care. The recent birth of the first black rhino calf in Tanzania in decades is a step in the right direction towards a sustainable future progress and achieving sustainability in businesses.
It’s time to TiNDLE! A plant-based meat alternative that is better for your health and the planet
This environmental concious company, TiNDLE is founded on the belief that doing one’s part for the planet should be easy, enjoyable, and most importantly, delicious. Comprising only nine ingredients, TiNDLE Thy uses 74% less land, 82% less water and producing 88% less greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional chicken.
This April, TiNDLE has partnered with homegrown heroes, ecoSPIRITS and Brass Lion Distillery, to bring a sustainable edition of 28 HongKong Street’s Proper Dinner series, which will feature Chef Melvyn Tan’s TiNDLE spin on the bar’s iconic Fried Chicken n’ Waffles topped with delicious homemade herb butter. Chef Mel prepares everything from scratch to create the dish — making this version likely the most sustainable, freshest take on the nostalgic quintessential American diner food in Singapore. The dish is paired with the Brass Ring Cocktail, a low-waste, gin-based cocktail by Chris Saw, Singapore’s reigning Sustainable Bartending Competition winner.
Wine and Tech: How VIVANT is leading the way to a more conscious wine experience
The world’s first live streaming wine experience platform, VIVANT, redefines how consumers learn about wine and supports a more sustainable future and sustainability in business for the industry. The platform features the world’s best tasting wines from responsible winemakers practising sustainable, organic, and biodynamic viticulture. VIVANT only works with responsible winemakers who take care of their little piece of the planet and pledge to keep it free of synthetic pesticides, herbicides and fungicides to produce better quality wine and improve the environment and create a sustainable future for generations to come.
Additionally, one per cent of all membership fees and wine purchases help fund innovative new ideas and research positively impacting wine’s future through VIVANT’s 1% for Wine initiative. Some projects VIVANT supports focus on alternatives to synthetic chemicals used in the wine-making process, carbon sequestration, global soil fertility and arable land preservation.
A sustainable island getaway experience with Patina
The soon-to-launch Patina Maldives, Fari Islands, will advance the established trend of purposeful travel, from zero-waste kitchens and recycling marine plastic to offering free dive lessons to local children to nurture next-generation respect for the environment. ‘Perpetuality’, a word coined by the Patina team, symbolizes the never-ending journey to impact people and place positively.
At the 100% solar-powered kids’ club – Footprints – kids will have the opportunity to turn recycled ocean plastic into models using 3D printing and sign up for free diving lessons to nurture next-generation awareness of the local ocean environment. The resort will also be offering free PADI dive certifications for local Maldivian children. Patina Maldives is ambitious in its plans to tackle marine plastic pollution and implement a comprehensive coral propagation project and lead a regular team and guest clean-ups; for every stay, 10kgs of marine plastic will be collected. Talk about everyday being ‘earth day’.
