Acknowledging the urgent need to combat the effects of climate change and ensure food security, top Singapore sustainability technology company, SGP Foods has advocated sustainability and carbon crediting for food production and the environment
The company's green logistics digital infrastructure approach incorporates plant-based protein additives, deforestation-free cooking oils, low-emission eggs, and high-intensity vegetable production. To track emissions, it uses proprietary agriculture and resource optimisation technologies. In addition, by partnering with various global industry changemakers, SGP Foods assists decision-makers in improving resource capabilities and organisational performance.
VertiStacks
Starting with VertiStacks, SGP Foods emerged as the Singapore SME 500 Award winner in 2022 and Singapore Trusted Enterprise Award winner in 2023. VertiStacks is a vertical farming system that uses IoT technology to allow for successful indoor and outdoor harvesting, and the customisability of plant species and growth methods, thereby saving on water, fertiliser, labour and land.
Allied fibre crops
With key focus on sustainability, chairman, CEO, and founder of SGP Foods, Pek Yun Ning is particularly proud of the Allied fibre crops that ensures Singapore's food security and effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) through sequestering carbon in the soil, decreasing erosion, and increasing organic matter.
"In the context of the Allied Fibres Programme, our intervention has increased productivity," said Yun Ning. "Using sustainable development and lowering food production emissions, the company aims to be the world leader in allied fibre products." She further highlighted on food wastage, a problem at both production and consumption levels. "Our product contains 20% protein, which converts into tofu (a cheaper meat substitute), helps reduce malnutrition, and generates less agricultural waste. These vastly benefit the soil and the greater ecosystem," Yun Ning added.
Reducing carbon emissions
SGP Foods has helped establish Singapore as a carbon hub with their carbon offset scheme bringing an increased return on investment for all stakeholders. Using SGP Foods software, real estate, manufacturing, marine, shipping, and logistics companies can also create robust ESG sustainability programmes that resolve efficiency issues, produce sustainability reports, and generate carbon credits. Emissions can be offset by the increased possession of carbon credits.
Given their ability to precisely track and report carbon accounting and crediting, SGP Foods is largely being noticed by policymakers and scientists. The company is currently developing a platform that facilitates carbon trading as well as agri-tech innovations that are more cost-effective and sustainable.
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