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Sustainability & ESG: SG Green Plan

The Singapore Green Plan 2030 Overview

The Singapore Green Plan 2030 seeks to galvanise a whole-of-nation movement to advance Singapore’s national agenda on sustainable development. It charts ambitious & concrete targets over the next 10 years, strengthening Singapore’s commitments under the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda & Paris Agreement, & positioning the country to achieve net zero emissions aspiration by 2050.

 
The 17 Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), which is a blueprint for sustainable development in economic, environmental & social aspects, were adopted by Singapore, among other countries, at the United Nations in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Singapore ratified the Paris Agreement in 2016 and submitted its enhanced climate pledge, or Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and Long-Term Low-Emissions Development Strategy (LEDS) to the UNFCCC
in 2020:
  • Peak emissions at 65 MtCO2e around 2030
  • Halve emissions from its peak to 33 MtCO2e by 2050
  • Achieve net zero emissions as soon as viable in the second half of the century

Actions for businesses

  • Adopt environmentally friendly habits
  • Integrate sustainability into business decisions
  • Find more sustainable ways to operation and embrace green opportunities
  • Leverage their sphere of influence to help their sector make the green transition quickly

Actions for Individuals 

  • Start changing some personal habits
  • Support local produce
  • Get involved
  • Take public transport, walk or cycle
  • Lead an energy-efficient lifestyle
  • Start a project using the SG Eco Fund

The Singapore Green Plan 2030 & Updates

 

Key Enablers

Launched in 2021, GreenGov.SG is a key enabler of the Singapore Green Plan 2030. The name “GreenGov.SG” reflects the cross-cutting role of the Government in supporting the national sustainability agenda.
 

 

• Net zero emissions around 2045, after peaking emissions around 2025

• Reduce energy use by 10% from the baseline by 2030

• Reduce water use by 10% from the baseline by 2030

• Reduce waste disposed of by 30% from the baseline by 2030

 

• Incorporate environmental sustainability considerations into all government procurement by 2028

• Embed environmental sustainability into public touchpoints and community-based programmes

 

• Elevate environmental sustainability awareness and knowledge across the public sector

• Enable public officers to take environmental sustainability action in the workplace and as part of daily living

Go Green SG 
Partnership & Fundings
Green Action for Communities (GAC)
SG Econ Fund

Indicators & Reports

The SDG frameworks consists of 169 targets and 248 indicators to measure progress towards the 17 SDGs. SingStat take stock of the progress on sustainable development, particularly in areas such as water, sanitation and sustainable cities. 

 

 

 

 

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