Kevin Teng is the Head of Sustainability at Marina Bay Sands.
Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. It is iconic of Singapore's economic progress, and progress in building a more sustainable world. Marina Bay Sands has adopted the Sands Eco360 programme which has a 4 pillar strategy designed to minimize their environmental impact, leading the way in sustainable building development and resort operations. (more here: [ Ссылка ])
When grammy-award winning artist Jason Mraz (a green advocate) came to Singapore, his stay at the Marina Bay Sands allowed him to keep a close tab on his, and his crew's carbon footprint. His go-green lifestyle was also complemented by Marina Bay Sands, decomposing compost machine which can convert food waste into clear water (more here: [ Ссылка ])
Kevin shares how Marina Bay Sands has been actively solving the problem of food waste, and how business and environmental issues do not need to be in conflict. But in fact, how sustainable business results in cost savings.
A few anecdotes:
“It wasn't until I started working in the private sector when you realise the power of companies and businesses to have an impact on people's lives and the community.”
“We get so much work because there's so many projects that make good business sense, and make absolute sense for the environment and community, ”
For more about Marina Bay Sands’s sustainability strategies, see here: [ Ссылка ]
Read more about tackling food systems challenges in our blogpost here: [ Ссылка ]
For more insights on businesses driving profit by tackling food, check out our report here: [ Ссылка ]
