Singapore Green Landscape 2020 – NGOs and Non-Profits

Singapore Green Landscape 2020

Green Future is keeping track of the green organisations and groups, and the sustainability industry in Singapore through our 9th edition of the Singapore Green Landscape.

The Singapore Green Landscape 2020 highlights the key government reports that are related to sustainability, and introduces the non-governmental organisations, non-profits and social enterprises; green groups; business associations and groups; green websites and events; government agencies; and institutes and centres in Singapore, which are relevant to the environment.

We hope that this publication is useful for everyone who wish to know more about the state of the environment in Singapore, find and connect with the environmental organisations in Singapore, or explore personal and business opportunities.

Here is a list of 55 non-governmental organisations, charities, non-profits and social enterprises that are registered in Singapore and related to the environment.

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Action for Singapore Dogs

Action for Singapore Dogs (ASD) is a non-profit organisation with the mission to improve the welfare of stray and abandoned dogs in Singapore with a strict no-kill policy.
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Animal Concerns Research and Education Society

The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) aims to create a caring and socially responsible society where animals are treated as sentient beings.
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Animal Lovers League

Animal Lovers League is home to over 500 dogs and cats, and the animals under their care consist of vagrant strays, abandoned, traumatised, abused and rescued animals.
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Better Trails

Better Trails is a social enterprise founded to promote the ethical use and responsible enjoyment of the outdoor spaces through environmental education and outdoor recreations.
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BirdLife International (Asia)

BirdLife International is an international NGO that strives to conserve wild birds, their habitats and global diversity.
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Cat Welfare Society

The Cat Welfare Society aims to create a caring and socially responsible society where cats are treated humanely as sentient beings, where they are cared for responsibly as pets and treated with compassion as community cats.
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Causes for Animals (Singapore)

Causes for Animals (Singapore) supports the needs of local animal welfare in Singapore, and employs programs and policies to promote best practice, ethical, sustainable and compassionate treatment of these animals.
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Centre for a Responsible Future

The Centre for a Responsible Future is a non-profit organisation that aims to inspire and support people and organizations in Singapore to make more humane, healthy, and sustainable choices through advocacy, education, and engagement.
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Cicada Tree Eco-Place

Cicada Tree Eco-Place is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation run entirely by a group of volunteer educators and environmentalists. It advocates for the protection of our precious natural heritage and seeks to educate the youth and communities about eco-living to combat global warming.
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ComCrop

ComCrop is Singapore’s urban farming pioneer, and they grow food on rooftops near where communities live by reinvigorating marginalized spaces and embracing marginalized workforces to grow and harvest the highest quality pesticide-free produce in Singapore.
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Conservation International Singapore

Conservation International Singapore strives to protect local biodiversity, natural ecosystems and heritage through community engagement, environmental education, capacity development and multi-sector partnerships.
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Earth Society

Earth Society is a non-profit organisation formed by a team of individuals who are passionate about environmental protection, and spreading environmental awareness through free assembly talks and seminars on global warming for schools, companies and organizations.
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Ecosoftt

Ecosoftt (Eco Solutions for Tomorrow Today) is an international social enterprise, which actively channels technology, expertise and financial resources towards water, sanitation and livelihood projects in rural communities.
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Edible Garden City

Edible Garden City champions the grow-your-own-food movement in cities around the world, starting with Singapore.
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Food from the Heart

Food from the Heart is a non-profit organisation that feeds the needy through its food distribution programme.
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Forum for the Future Asia Pacific

Forum for the Future is an international sustainability non-profit working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate the shift toward a sustainable future.
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Green Drinks (Singapore)

Green Drinks (Singapore) is a registered non-profit environment-focused society that connects the community, including businesses, activists, academia and government, for knowledge sharing and collaboration opportunities.
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Green Is The New Black

Green Is The New Black is a festival and media platform which connects lifestyle sustainable brands to aspiring conscious consumers.
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Green Nudge

Green Nudge is a social enterprise with an environmental focus and works closely with companies and event organisers to achieve a zero waste outcome.
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Ground-Up Initiative

Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) is a non-profit community, guided by the spirit of innovation, resilience and grounded leadership to demonstrate urban sustainability.
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Hemispheres Foundation

Hemispheres Foundation is a not-for-profit and social enterprise run by a team of professionals and volunteers who provide educational programs and information to schools, community and individuals to promote awareness and informed personal actions concerning environmental and health issues.
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Herpetological Society of Singapore

The Herpetological Society of Singapore is a group of herpetology enthusiasts based in Singapore, who are enthusiastic about the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.
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House Rabbit Society of Singapore

The House Rabbit Society Singapore (HRSS) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organisation dedicated to rabbit welfare and awareness.
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Humane Society (Singapore)

The Humane Society (Singapore) aims to end abuse and exploitation of thousands of dogs, cats and other companion animals in our society.
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Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore)

The Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore) (JGIS) is the Singapore chapter of the Jane Goodall Institute, and is a non-profit organisation focused on environmental and wildlife conservation, as well as youth leadership and empowerment in Singapore.
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Kampung Senang

Kampung Senang Charity and Education Foundation (Kampung Senang) is an eco-conscious charity reaching out to serve all people regardless of cultural or religious background through compassion-filled charity programmes and education on holistic environmentally friendly lifestyles.
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Kampung Temasek

Kampung Temasek or The School of Doing is an outdoor experimental school for anyone to explore things they can do in a natural environment in a sustainable way.
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Kowabunga! Global

Kowabunga! Global manages the Kidz Treehouse Nature Campus to offer nature-based education programmes to groom global changemakers.
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Lien AID

Lien AID is an international non-profit committed to enabling sustainable access to clean water and sanitation for Asia’s rural poor.
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Marine Stewardship Council Asia

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international non-profit organisation that recognises and rewards efforts to protect oceans and safeguard seafood supplies for the future.
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Nature Photographic Society (Singapore)

The Nature Photographic Society (Singapore) is a registered photographic society that aims to promote photography of nature and the preservation of the natural environment.
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Nature Society (Singapore)

The Nature Society (Singapore) or NSS is a non-government, non-profit organisation dedicated to the appreciation, conservation, study and enjoyment of the natural heritage in Singapore, Malaysia and the surrounding region.
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Ocean Purpose Project

Ocean Purpose Project is a social enterprise that aims to solve the ocean plastic crisis on a mass scale; create an ocean-cleaning product that will safeguard people’s homes, jobs and health; and change behaviour through mass participation.
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PM.Haze

People’s Movement to Stop Haze (PM.Haze) is a non-profit focusing on outreach, research and advocacy on the transboundary haze crisis.
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Restroom Association (Singapore)

Restroom Association (Singapore) is a non-profit organisation which advocates for clean public toilets and strives to reach out to its target audience with innovative programmes and activities that have impact and can be sustained.
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Secondsguru

Secondsguru is a social enterprise with a mission to promote environmental education and awareness through informational resources on Secondsguru.com where readers can access a curated calendar of eco-events, guides on eco-friendly lifestyles, information on sustainable brands, and other resources.
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Seven Clean Seas

Seven Clean Seas is a social enterprise that directly removes ocean plastic pollution from the marine environment.
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Singapore Environment Council

The Singapore Environment Council (SEC) is an independently managed, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, which aims to foster lasting environmental and societal values that encourage and achieve environmental sustainability.
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Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) aims to prevent cruelty to animals and birds and to promote kindness to animals and birds.
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Sustainable Living Lab

Sustainable Living Lab (SL2) is a social enterprise that develops innovative solutions for organizations and communities that want to grow sustainably.
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Swapaholic

Swapaholic is a social enterprise devoted to slowing down the fashion industry by providing a pre-loved fashion swap.
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The Dorsal Effect

The Dorsal Effect focuses on shark conservation and sustainable income for shark fishermen in Lombok thru ecotourism.
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The Fashion Pulpit

The Fashion Pulpit is a social enterprise that aims to promote environmental education and awareness in the field of fashion through a swapping platform for fashion items and events.
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The Food Bank Singapore

The Food Bank Singapore aims to end food insecurity in Singapore through redistribution of food to member beneficiaries.
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The Green Collective SG

The Green Collective SG is Singapore’s first green collective offering a wide selection of eco-friendly and socially conscious items from zero waste options to organic beauty products to sustainable fashion.
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UglyFood

UglyFood is a social enterprise that rescues “ugly” or unsold fresh produce, and transforms them into delicious and nutritious products or resell at better prices.
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Unpackt

Unpackt is Singapore’s first zero-waste bulk store and a social enterprise with the mission to build a green and mindful Singapore, one community at a time.
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Wateroam

Wateroam is a social enterprise that develops portable water filtration solutions to help affected people in post-disaster sites and rural communities obtain clean drinking water.
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Waterways Watch Society

The Waterways Watch Society (WWS) is a non-governmental and non-profit environmental organisation, committed to foster appreciation and promote conservation of our environment, especially the waterways in Singapore.
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Wildlife Conservation Society (Singapore)

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is an international NGO that saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.
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World Toilet Organization

The World Toilet Organization aims to improve sanitation conditions for people globally, through powerful advocacy, inventive technology, education and building marketplace opportunities locally.
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WOW Kampung

WOW Kampung creates learning experiences that empower people with the ability to take control of wellbeing, build a positive relationship internally, and externally with the community and environment, and take action in creating meaningful change.
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WWF Singapore

WWF Singapore is an international NGO that serves to raise public awareness on critical conservation and footprint issues and garner support for local, regional and global initiatives to protect, conserve and create a sustainable planet for generations to come.
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Young Sustainable Impact Southeast Asia

Young Sustainable Impact Southeast Asia (YSI SEA) empowers Southeast Asian youth to solve the region’s sustainability issues through a fully funded 5-month Innovation Program, and gives them a platform to establish their own start-ups by providing the resources and guidance.
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Zero Waste SG

Zero Waste SG is a not-for-profit and non-governmental organisation dedicated to help Singapore eliminate the concept of waste, and accelerate the shift towards zero waste and the circular economy.
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Contents

Singapore Green Landscape 2017 - Key Reports
Singapore Green Landscape 2017 - NGOs and Non-Profits
Singapore Green Landscape 2017 - Green Groups
Singapore Green Landscape 2017 - Business Associations and Groups
Singapore Green Landscape 2017 - Green Websites
Singapore Green Landscape 2017 - Government Agencies
Singapore Green Landscape 2017 - Institutes and Centres