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Grab Partners APSN To Provide Training And Employment Opportunities To Students With Special Needs
Grab to partner with APSN’s post-secondary special education school, APSN Delta Senior School, to ready its students with mild intellectual disability (MID) with adequate skills to succeed in the food delivery sector Grab Singapore announced the signing of a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with APSN, whereby Grab will partner with the social service …
OCBC To Back Youth Projects Supporting Singapore Green Plan
OCBC Bank, through its #OCBCCares Environment Fund, has committed S$100,000 to support the implementation of the top five winning sustainability projects generated from the Sustainability Exchange progamme organised by EB Impact, the non-profit sister organisation of Eco-Business. Launched today, the second edition of The Sustainability Exchange is a youth-mentorship programme aimed at solving sustainability challenges …
Pilot Health District In Queenstown To Focus On Residents’ Holistic Well-Being
Residents of Queenstown can look forward to quality homes and a living environment that will support their physical, social, and mental well-being, to enable them to lead more active and fulfilling lives. The Housing & Development Board (HDB), the National University Health System (NUHS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS), together with multiple stakeholders from …
Singapore’s First Integrated Simulation Model Of Vehicle Electrification Created By A*STAR And TUMCREATE
Created in collaboration with relevant government agencies, this is the first island-wide integrated model to provide a comprehensive impact analysis of projected electric vehicle (EV) charging demands A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) and TUMCREATE Ltd (TUMCREATE) are working together on a research project that supports Singapore’s planning for the transition to electric vehicles …
Mastercard And Grab Ink MoU To Bring Digital Upskilling To Millions Of Informal Workers And Small Businesses In Southeast Asia
Mastercard and Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, today announced a regional partnership to advance digital and financial inclusion in Southeast Asia (SEA). This partnership will provide millions of informal workers and small businesses on the Grab platform access to digital upskilling opportunities to create more pathways and income opportunities for them. According to the recently …
Empowering Cloud Sustainability With The Microsoft Emissions Impact Dashboard
As cloud services continue to scale, their impact on the environment cannot be overlooked. That’s why today we’re announcing the general availability of the Microsoft Emissions Impact Dashboard, a tool that helps Microsoft cloud customers understand, track, report, analyze, and reduce carbon emissions associated with their cloud usage. The Emissions Impact Dashboard is part of our …
Singapore Airlines Enhances Customer Wellness On World’s Longest Flights In New Partnership With Golden Door
Singapore Airlines (SIA) today announced a partnership with world-renowned health and wellness retreat Golden Door, which is based in California, the United States of America (USA). With healthy travel a priority for everyone who flies, this partnership will bring a new roster of health-focused meals, exercise, and well-being options to SIA customers on board its …
ST Engineering And UPS Introduce Skills Progression Programme To Train Aircraft Maintenance Technicians
In a joint effort to create a pipeline of qualified aircraft maintenance technicians to support the growing needs of the aviation industry, ST Engineering and UPS have entered into an agreement to work together on a skills progression programme that will provide on-the-job training to prospective aviation technicians. Such an initiative is among the first …
UOB Launches U-Energy, Asia’s First Integrated Financing Platform To Drive Energy Efficiency
UOB has today launched U-Energy, the first integrated financing platform in Asia, to drive the development and adoption of energy efficiency projects for buildings and homes across four markets, starting in Singapore, followed by Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. With U-Energy, the Bank will help businesses and homeowners save on electricity bills, cut carbon emissions and …
NTU Singapore Charts Its Course For Carbon Neutrality And Societal Impact With 15-Year Manifesto For Sustainability
NTU Singapore has announced its Sustainability Manifesto that will propel its wide-ranging sustainability efforts over the next 15 years and solidify the University’s position as a global leader in sustainability. By 2035, NTU will strive to achieve carbon neutrality, along with a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions. As part of its manifesto, NTU announced the establishment …