Online Water Conservation talk @ Pasir Ris Crest Secondary (Apr)

Ms Lilian Teo, Subject Head (Biology) from Pasir Ris Crest Secondary, invited Earth Society to conduct an online Water Conservation talk for their Sec 1 students on 18 Apr. The online talk was part of a series of activities the school engaged in to commemorate Earth Day.  

On 18 Apr, Earth Society joined in the online Zoom meeting at 12 pm. We conducted a Water Conservation talk for the Sec 1 students from 12.15 pm to 12.55 pm. We showcased United Nation’s 2020 WWD message that Climate change is causing more droughts and floods in the world. We also showed Global water shortage, and shared PUB’s 5 tips to save 140 litres of water at Home.

We also shared that the bulk of a person’s daily water usage is embedded in the food we eat. United Nations shows that a person drinks 2 to 4 litres of water a day, uses about 150 litres of water at home a day, but ‘eats’ 2000 to 5000 litres of water a day. (embedded in the food that we eat.) It takes 200 litres of water to produce 1 kg of veggies, but 15,400 litres of water to produce 1 kg of Beef. By reducing meat consumption, we can save 1000 litres of water a day. By supporting 1 meatless day, we can save 1600 litres of water that day.(equivalent to saving 10 days of water usage at home.)

Students and Teachers listened attentively to the talk.

GW talk @ Woodlands Secondary (Apr)

Ms Selvi, a teacher from Woodlands Secondary, invited Earth Society to conduct a Global Warming Assembly talk for the Sec 3 and Sec 4 students on 03 Apr.

On 03 Apr, Earth Society team reached Woodlands Secondary at 7.25 am. We conducted a Global Warming talk for the Sec 3 and Sec 4 students from 7.40 am to 8.20 am. We presented on how Global Warming is affecting the world and showcased various solutions to climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). We touched on environmental issues such as Deforestation, the Global usage of food/ water resources and World Hunger.

Students and teachers listened attentively to the talk.

Sustainability talk @ Infineon Technologies (Mar)

Mr Max Pay from Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd invited Earth Society to conduct a Sustainability talk for their staff on 22 Mar. This is the 3^rd time that Infineon Technologies has invited us to talk to their staffs. This year, Infineon Technologies focus topic is : Sustainability, “Use Less for More” (e.g. How to contribute more as employees in a MNC company and as individuals?)

On 22 Mar, Earth Society team reached Infineon Technologies Auditorium at 9 am. Infineon Technologies organized refreshments and photo-shoot taking for about 120 staffs from 9 am to 9.30 am.

At 9.30 am, Mdm Yan Huey Miin, IFAP CFO (Senior management), gave an opening speech for the staffs. Mdm Yan spoke about how Climate change has altered the weather pattern in Singapore (we experienced many days of heavy rainfall during the Chinese New Year period in Jan). Mdm Yan informed the staffs on the Eco-measures the company had adopted to save electricity and reduce Climate change.

Earth Society conducted a Sustainability talk for the staffs from 9.50 am to 10.30 am. 

We presented on Biodiversity Loss, Mass Extinction, Overfishing, Deforestation, Climate change and Factory farming. We featured WWF 2020 Living Planet Index report which shows that 68% of wildlife were lost from 1970s to 2016. We showed that there are 8 billion humans on the planet, but we kill 1,500 billion fishes and 80 billion land animals for food each year. We touched on issues such as Global Warming, reduce Fish consumption, reduce Factory farming, Meatless days and conservation of the world’s ocean and forest.

We also showed that if everyone on the planet consumes resources as Singaporeans do, we will need 3 planets to sustain our consumption habits. We need to reduce our consumption pattern to keep it within the limits of 1 planet.

We suggested that companies can cater vegetarian meals for staffs during green events, save electricity, organize tree planting/ beach cleaning events to contribute to the environmental movement. Individuals can adopt meatless days, avoid eating tuna/beef/ mutton, save electricity, take public transport to protect the environment.

We also spoke about how going Vegan may benefit the planet environmentally and help individuals improve personal health.  

Infineon Technologies staffs listened attentively to the talk.

Feedback from Staffs:

Global Warming and effects of climate change is obvious and impacting us. The increasing intensity of rainfall, the floods, the big temperature differences we are experiencing are reminders to us that we need to act now, concertedly and together. We have to live with some inconveniences in our daily lives to contribute to green movement.                              - Yan Huey Miin, IFAP CFO, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific

The talk gave provided me valuable insight to the information about Biodiversity that are generally under-reported by the media. Global warming for me has always been the responsibility of the large companies and industries rather than an individual purpose. However, through this talk I was able to understand there are more ways to contribute that I didn’t knew of just because I was under-informed. And even though we must face some inconvenience to our daily lives by adjusting our lifestyle to contribute, but I believe a small step forward goes a long way in the future.                                     - Max Pay, staff, Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific

The talk was very informative, engaging and thought-providing. The speaker explained the scientific facts about biodiversity loss/ global warming in a clear and concise manner. Suggestion to include more games/ quizzes during the talk to better engage the audience.  - Tan Min Yi, staff  

The meeting is meaningful and brings scientific knowledge to me, I really hope everyone can do small things to help protect our planet and make human development sustainable.  - Liu Jia, staff

Online GW talk @ Peirce Secondary (Mar)

Mr Clement Lee, VIA co-ordinator from Peirce Seconday, invited Earth Society to conduct an online Global Warming Assembly talk for the Sec 1 to Sec 4 students on 21 Mar.

On 21 Mar, Earth Society joined in the online Zoom meeting at 7.25 am. We conducted a Global Warming talk for Sec 1 to Sec 4 students from 7.35 am to 8 am. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs).

Teachers and students listened attentively to the talk.

Booth @ SAFRA Jurong (Mar)

Mr Chee Zheng Wei, Assistant Projects and Events Executive from SAFRA Jurong, invited Earth Society to set up a booth and conduct a talk at their Eco-fest event on 18 Mar and 19 Mar 2023.

On 18 Mar, Earth Society team reached SAFRA Jurong at 10.15 am. We set up a booth at their Eco-fest event. At our booth, participants may watch some video clips on Climate change. We also distributed Eco-website flyers, SMTV flyers and Climate Change booklets to participants of the event. We manned the booth from 10.30 am to 3 pm.

SAFRA Jurong also invited us to conduct a Global Warming talk for their participants from 12 pm to 12.40 pm. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). We touched on environmental issues such as the Global usage of food/ water resources and World Hunger. We also spoke about the Destruction of Forest Ecosystems, which will lead to increase interaction between wild animals and humans and may increase the risk of zoonotic diseases spreading from animals to humans (such as COVID-19).

SAFRA Jurong created a Kahoot Quiz for the talk. Participants of the talk can use their hand phone to join in the Quiz which has 10 questions based on the content of the Global Warming talk. Participants actively engaged in the Quiz and answered the questions readily. The top 3 participants who answered the most questions correctly win a prize from SAFRA.

On 19 Mar, Earth Society team supported the Eco-fest event from 10.30 am to 3 pm. We set up a booth and conduct a GW talk/ Quiz, similar to the previous day. 

Booth @ Natural Disaster Asia Expo (Dec)

Ms Khor Ee Wei, Marketing Executive in Fortem International, invited Earth Society to join as a Partner in their Natural Disaster Asia Expo event held at Singapore Expo on 06 Dec and 07 Dec 2022. Ms Chloe Teh, Marketing and Business Executive, also help to correspond with Earth Society on the event.

Earth Society is glad to join NEA, Red Cross, Mercy Relief etc to be a Partner in the Natural Disaster Expo Asia 2022. We help to broadcast the event to associates and subscribers on our email list. We also manned a booth for 2 days and give a 30 mins presentation on Global Warming on 07 Dec.

Natural Disaster Expo Asia 2022 is divided into 4 zones - Heat & Fire, Earthquake, Flood and Storm. It aims to bring over 300 leading companies and NGOs together to showcase the latest products and developments in the management and mitigation of natural disasters.

The event also invited prominent speakers to speak in 4 Theatres throughout the 2 days event. [e.g. Prof Jeff Obbard (Center for Climate change Research Singapore), Chris Chan (Red Cross), Marc Forni (World Bank) etc.] The participants of the event can attend the free talks and learn many aspects of Climate change, Disaster Management etc.

On 05 Dec afternoon, Earth Society volunteers help to set up the booth and put up Climate change Exhibition Panels at Singapore Expo.

On 06 Dec, Earth Society team/ volunteers reached Singapore Expo at 9.45 am. We manned the booth from 10 am to 5 pm.

At our booth, participants may watch some video clips on Climate change. They can also view the Exhibition Panel to read more info on Climate change. We also distributed Eco-website flyer and Climate Change booklets to interested participants. Many participants signed up in our email list to receive more information on environmental protection.

We also attend some of the talks at the keynote Theatres.

On 07 Dec, Earth Society team/ volunteers reached Singapore Expo at 9.45 am. We manned the booth from 10 am to 4 pm.

Earth Society was invited to give a presentation on Global Warming at Keynote Theatre 2 from 2 pm to 2.30 pm.

We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). We also touched on environmental issues such as Deforestation and World Hunger.

The participants listened attentively to the talk. After the talk, many participants visited our booth to get more info on Climate change.

Earth Society is glad to join in this event. The event focuses on the management/  mitigation of natural disasters and educate the participants on Climate change, mitigation and disaster prevention. We hope that many people will adopt Eco-friendly measures (such as meatless days) to reduce green house gas, mitigate Climate change and preserve the food and water resources on the planet.

Booth @ Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (Nov)

As part of the Clean and Green Singapore 2022 movement, Yishun Health’s Green and Sustainability Committee organise a Clean and Green program in November.

Ms Rohaizah, YH Green and Sustainability Committee member, invited Earth Society to set up a booth at their Clean and Green event held at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital on 24 Nov and 25 Nov 2022.

On 24 Nov, Earth Society team reached Khoo Teck Puat Hospital at 10.45 am. We put up Climate change Exhibition Panel and set up a booth at their Clean and Green event.

At our booth, participants may watch some video clips on Climate change. We also distributed Eco-website flyer and Climate Change booklets to interested participants. Some participants signed up in our email list to receive more information on environmental protection. We manned the booth from 11 am to 4 pm.

On 25 Nov, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital launched their own Butterfly Garden. Senior management CEO Prof Chua Hong Choon brought the Butterfly Garden team to tour the booth area. Some of the team members visited our booth to learn more about Climate change. We supported the event from 11 am to 4 pm.

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital is an Eco-friendly hospital that encourage the staffs and patients to adopt Meatless Monday. We are glad that Khoo Teck Puat Hospital is promoting the Eco messages and hope that many hospitals will join in the Environmental movement. 

GW talk @ Good Shepherd (Nov)

Mdm Poh Cheng, from Good Shepherd Mission, invited Earth Society to conduct a Global Warming talk for their preschool teachers on 21 Nov. They hope to inculcate ecological consciousness in their staff and make it a way of life.   

On 21 Nov, Earth Society team reached Good Shepherd Mission (Toa Payoh Center) at 12 pm. We conducted a Global Warming talk for 50 preschool teachers from 12.15 pm to 1.15 pm. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). We also touched on environmental issues such as Deforestation and World Hunger.

The preschool teachers listened attentively to the talk. After the talk, many teachers were interested in our Climate change Booklets which provided more info on Climate change.

Feedback from staffs:

Enlightening. Kindly contact me as I represent YMCA Singapore Child Development Centre. I would like to have this workshop in my Centres. - Helen Ong, staff, YMCA Singapore Child Development Center

Informative Presentation. Learnt a lot on the amount of water, food and Methane gases produced by cow/ sheep. – Emily, Teacher, Good Shepherd Mission

It’s informative, very useful and important information on Climate change. We need to do our part to save the Earth. – Betty Loh, Teacher.

It was a very informative talk. It created further awareness on Climate Change. Thank you for sharing on eating meatless to help the planet. – Odette Ho, Teacher

Booth @ Meta Singapore (Nov)

Ms Jenny Lim, Admin staff in Meta (Singapore), invited Earth Society to set up a booth at Meta Café for their World Vegan Day event on 01 Nov 2022.

On 01 Nov, Earth Society team reached Meta (Singapore) at 10.45 am and set up a booth at their Café area. At our booth, we let participants watch a short video clip on Climate change. We also distributed Eco-website flyer and Climate Change booklet to interested participants. Some participants signed up in our email list to receive more information on environmental protection.

We manned the booth from 11 am to 2 pm.

To celebrate World Vegan Day on 01 Nov, Meta company Café served vegan food for 1000 staff for that day. They have western vegan food, Chinese vegan food, Indian vegan food and even vegan desserts. 

We are glad that Meta management team recognize the environmental and health benefits of vegan food and educate their staffs on the matter. 

Online GW talk @ Omron Asia Pacific (Oct)

Mr Karen R. Jimenez, from Environment, Health and Safety (HRM Division) of Omron Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, invited Earth Society to conduct an online Global Warming talk for local staffs and overseas staffs in the APAC countries on 21 Oct 2022.

On 21 Oct, Earth Society team joined Mr Karen via MS Teams at 1.45 pm. We conducted an online Global Warming talk for 50 local staffs and 170 overseas staffs from 2 pm to 3 pm. We presented on the effects of Climate change on the world and showcased various solutions that scientists recommended to curb climate change. (Plant trees, Eat less meat, Green energy and 3Rs). We also touched on the issue of Deforestation, World hunger and Meatless days. Omron staffs listened attentively and actively participated in the Q and A after the talk.

Feedback from staffs:

Good presentation for giving out the message about Global Warming to us. The content is informative. The Earth is calling "Save the Environment, Save our home". We should start to save the planet now. - Carmen, Omron staff

The talk is educating government, industries and the man on the street on the long term effects of global warming and how each and everyone can contribute to help save the planet for our future generation.  - Mary, Omron staff

The talk has been successful because of the very informative content. We hope for your organization’s continued success in spreading awareness and supporting climate actions.   – Karen, Omron staff

Good presentation with localization of content. – Daniel, Omron staff.

Booth at Eco Carnival @ Punggol Shore Community Center (Sep)

Ms Seema Menon, Organising Committee in Punggol Shore Community Center, invited Earth Society to set up a booth at their Eco Carnival event held at Punggol Shore CC on 17 Sep 2022. This is the 2^nd time Punggol Shore CC invited Earth Society to set up a booth. (The last time is in 2018, before the COVID-19 pandemic.)  

The Eco Carnival was organized by Punggol 21 CCMC and National Environment Agency (NEA). The event aims to promote The Singapore Green Plan 2030 (a national sustainability movement which seeks to rally bold and collective action to tackle climate change) to the families residing in Punggol Shore. Mdm Yeo Wan Ling, Grassroots Adviser to Pasir Ris-Punggol GROs, was the Guest of Honour for this event.

On 17 Sep, Earth Society volunteers set up a booth at the Eco carnival at 9.40 am.

At our booth, participants may watch a short video clip on Climate change. Participants can also play a ‘GHG & Water usage’ Quiz. Participants learnt about the amount of Green House Gas (GHG) emitted to produce certain type of food as they completed the Quiz. They also learn about the amount of water needed to produce different types of food.

We distributed Eco-website flyer and Climate Change booklet to interested participants at our booth. Some participants signed up in our email list to receive more information on environmental protection.

We manned the booth from 9.40 am to 3.00 pm.

Biodiversity Loss talk @ Yuan Ching Secondary (Aug)

Mr Chen Zhanjiang from Yuan Ching Secondary invited Earth Society to conduct a Biodiversity Loss talk for their students on 12 Aug. This is the 3rd time Yuan Ching Secondary invited us to conduct a talk for their students.

On 12 Aug, Earth Society team reached Yuan Ching Secondary at 11.25 am. We conducted a Biodiversity Loss talk for the Sec 3 to Sec 5 students from 11.40 am to 12.25 pm. We presented on Biodiversity Loss, Overfishing, Deforestation, Climate change and Factory farming. We featured WWF 2020 Living Planet Index report which shows that 68% of wildlife were lost from 1970s to 2016. We touched on issues such as reduce Fish consumption, reduce Factory farming, Meatless Mondays and conservation of the world’s ocean and forest. We also showed that if everyone on the planet consumes resources as Singaporeans do, we will need 3 planets to sustain our consumption habits. We need to reduce our consumption pattern to keep it within the limits of 1 planet. Teachers and students listened attentively to the talk.

Feedback from students:

"Our actions have disastrous effects on the planet like destroying wildlife, ecosystems and causing extinctions. We also eat a lot of food per year, a lot more than we think. I can help to spread awareness and also reduce my consumption of animal products (fish/livestock)." - Zi Tao, 3I

"I learned if I participate in Meatless Mondays for a year, I will save 28 animals' lives. I can participate in Meatless Mondays and eat less meat by downloading happycow app and going to vegan restaurants around me." - Melissa, 4E

"Our personal actions can impact the earth in a negative way. I have decided to be vegetarian 3 to 4 times a week in efforts of saving the Earth." - Pranavan, 4C