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Sustainability

EVs form about 60% of new car registrations in S’pore; four Chinese brands among top 10 bestsellers

Chinese EV giant BYD registered 3,239 units, or nearly one in four total car registrations, in the first quarter of 2026.
Chinese EV giant BYD registered 3,239 units, or nearly one in four total car registrations, in the first quarter of 2026.

Fun With Kids

Return pre-loved Crocs’ footwear for savings and sustainability; join SG Chinese FunFest

Crocs' takeback programme promotes sustainability; the SG Chinese FunFest has a parent-child workshop on the value of money.
Crocs' takeback programme promotes sustainability; the SG Chinese FunFest has a parent-child workshop on the value of money.

Retired Changi, Seletar airport fire hoses upcycled into hammocks for lions, monkeys

eshose - One of the Night Safari's Asian lion using the hammock, repurposed from decommissioned fire hoses, to lounge and comfortably rest. 

SOURCE: MANDAI WILDLIFE GROUP
eshose - One of the Night Safari's Asian lion using the hammock, repurposed from decommissioned fire hoses, to lounge and comfortably rest. 

SOURCE: MANDAI WILDLIFE GROUP

West Bromwich Albion deducted two points, back in relegation mix

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Derby County v West Bromwich Albion - Pride Park, Derby, Britain - January 23, 2026 West Bromwich Albion players celebrate after Chris Mepham scores their first goal Action Images/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Derby County v West Bromwich Albion - Pride Park, Derby, Britain - January 23, 2026 West Bromwich Albion players celebrate after Chris Mepham scores their first goal Action Images/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

Pharmacists at TTSH turn medicine boxes green, saving $400,000 in packaging cost over four years

Tan Tock Seng Hospital pharmacists designed a single-material paper medication box (right), removing the plastic component of the old box (left), and making it recyclable in NEA’s blue recycling bins.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital pharmacists designed a single-material paper medication box (right), removing the plastic component of the old box (left), and making it recyclable in NEA’s blue recycling bins.

Green Pulse Podcast

Singapore’s green paradox: Planting trees while losing forest cover

Singapore has made considerable tree-planting efforts to cool its urban landscape, but consider how the effectiveness of these measures can be reconciled with the adverse repercussions of deforestation projects.
Singapore has made considerable tree-planting efforts to cool its urban landscape, but consider how the effectiveness of these measures can be reconciled with the adverse repercussions of deforestation projects.

New sustainability innovation hub to ease product testing for start-ups, accelerate market entry

Ms Low Yen Ling, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry said that the Vidacity innovation hub at One-North will help to produce new unicorns in the green sectors.
Ms Low Yen Ling, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry said that the Vidacity innovation hub at One-North will help to produce new unicorns in the green sectors.

Scoot tops global airline rankings for lowest emissions; SIA second in South-east Asia

Scoot is the first South-east Asian carrier to top the global rankings, overtaking Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air, 2024’s leader, Cirium said on April 15 when it released the study.
Scoot is the first South-east Asian carrier to top the global rankings, overtaking Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air, 2024’s leader, Cirium said on April 15 when it released the study.

War exposes the real case for going green

The Iran war is a reminder that modern prosperity still rests on energy systems that are imported, exposed and vulnerable to geopolitical disruption.
The Iran war is a reminder that modern prosperity still rests on energy systems that are imported, exposed and vulnerable to geopolitical disruption.

Soft toy sustainability: Get your well-loved plushie mended at Mandai Wildlife Reserve

Toy restorers Isaac Kong and Pamela Theng used to run a professional restoration service from their Jurong HDB flat.
Toy restorers Isaac Kong and Pamela Theng used to run a professional restoration service from their Jurong HDB flat.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.