BYOL Eco-Luncher Tote by BGO
September 17, 2012 by Isabela
Filed under Featured Products and Services, Leisure, New Products and Services, Sports and Outdoor
Brand: BGO
Attributes: Organic, Waste Reduction
Description: Bringing your own lunch (BYOL) will no more be a hassle with this convenient tote. Made of 100% organic cotton, this tote also includes an inside pocket and a bottle sleeve insert, and its seam joints are sewn inside which give a unique smooth look. The broad base enables lots of carrying options for weekend picnics or daily lunch. After all, bringing your own lunch is healthier.
Size: L12″ x W6″ x H8″; handles are L13.5″ x W1″
Made in India.
BGO is a Singapore-based eco shop that provides organic cotton clothing and organic food, and other eco-friendly consumer products.
BYOL Eco-Luncher Tote is an exclusive product of BGO and can be bought via their website.
The product is awarded a Green Rating of 3 stars based on 7 points in the following 5 criteria (updated on 16 September 2012):
Business Sustainability
4. Has the company taken steps to implement green practices in the office or reduce the environmental impacts from its offices?
The company has implemented several green initiatives. For example, their online eco shop uses a green web host, and they print on unused side of papers and save flyers and mailers for printing and writing materials.
Energy and Climate Change
11. Has the company taken steps towards reducing its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
In addition to using only bus, MRT, and taxi only when necessary, the company also uses energy-saving electrical appliances, and its website is hosted by a green web host that purchases wind energy credits.
Materials and Waste
12. Does the product or service help to reduce, reuse or recycle waste?
This product can be used as a replacement of conventional plastic bags and to promote self-packed lunch which can help to reduce the waste of disposable packaging.
16. Is the product grown in a sustainable manner?
The product is made from organic cotton, which is grown without the use of chemical fertilisers.
19. Has the company taken steps to reduce the material and packaging used for the product, or to reduce the waste generated in the production of the product or service?
The company uses recycled boxes and packaging materials to pack items for delivery.
Chemicals and Health
23. Does the product or service use natural ingredients or use no harmful chemicals?
The product is made from 100% organic cotton, which is grown without the use of chemical fertilisers.
Social and Ethical
27. Does the company have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy?
The company dedicates a portion of the sales proceeds towards funding earth conservation projects and humanitarian social groups.
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Ickie Bag by Tinydipity
August 29, 2012 by Isabela
Filed under Accessories, Kids, New Products and Services
Brand: Tinydipity
Attributes: Waste Reduction
Description: Tinydipity Ickie Bag serves as a replacement of your plastic bag! Handmade with unique cotton fabric and waterproof ProCare lining, this wet bag can safely and easily be used to carry both wet and dry items, including food.
Machine washable and dryable.
Tinydipity hopes to help mothers in Singapore find safe yet unique products for their babies and children. Most of the products are handpicked from the UK, US, and Scandinavia, in addition to its own creation of quirky and practical products.
You can buy the Ickie Bag by Tinydipity by visiting their online store.
The product is awarded a Green Rating of 2 stars based on 4 points in the following 4 criteria (updated on 15 August 2012):
Business Sustainability
2. Does the company have a sustainability policy or publish a sustainability report?
Tinydipity has put in efforts to be environmentally responsible by handpicking products that are eco-friendly, organic, handmade, or contains no toxic chemicals.
Materials and Waste
12. Does the product or service help to reduce, reuse or recycle waste?
Yes. Tinydipity Ickie Bag is safe and waterproof, can be used as a replacement of plastic bags in carrying wet items or even dry ones, and therefore reducing the need of plastic bags.
Chemicals and Health
25. Has the company taken steps to reduce the chemicals used in the product or service?
The product uses a waterproof ProCare lining, which is a fabric that is machine washable and dryable. Procare has no DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate), phthalates, BPA (Bisphenol A) strengtheners or lead.
Social and Ethical
27. Does the company have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy?
Tinydipity has put in efforts to be socially responsible by handpicking products that are handmade by mothers or from manufacturers supporting green and fair labour (non-sweatshop) practices.
“This lovely little bag is nice and soft. I used it to store wet towels (replacing disposable wet wipes) while out and about with my family. The bag was waterproof throughout the 6 hr outing and there was no wicking. I was also pleased that it is washable!”
- Agy
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16oz Wide Mouth Water Bottle by Nalgene (10% OFF)
August 1, 2012 by Greenstore
Filed under Leisure, Special Deals, Sports and Outdoor, Water Bottles
Brand: Nalgene
Attributes: Waste Reduction
Description: You can reduce waste by using your own refillable water bottle, instead of buying or taking single-use bottled water.
Looking for a refillable BPA-free water bottle? Nalgene Everyday™ water bottles are made in the USA, and are extremely durable, resistant to staining and odors, withstand high temperature, and made from Eastman Tritan™ copolyester that is manufactured without Bisphenol A (BPA).
Capacity: 16oz (about 0.5 litre)
Colour: Grey, Blue or Pink
Opening: Wide Mouth
Through the sale of these water bottles, part of the profits will go to fund water projects in developing countries that provide clean and safe drinking water.
Nalgene is a plastic product brand belonging to its parent company, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., which produces a wide range of products and services for research, analysis, discovery and diagnostics.
Usual Price: $20
Special Deal Price: $18 (10% OFF)
Buy the Nalgene water bottle from Ecosystem located at 3 Jalan Kledek, Singapore 199259.
The product is awarded a Green Rating of 5 stars based on 11 points in the following 6 criteria (updated on 1 Dec 2011):
Business Sustainability
2. Does the company have a sustainability policy or publish a sustainability report?
The company publishes a Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
4. Has the company taken steps to implement green practices in the office or reduce the environmental impacts from its offices?
There are several projects across the company focusing on green initiatives.
Energy and Climate Change
9. Does the company measure its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
The company in 2007 appointed a corporate Director of Energy Management to look at energy conservation.
11. Has the company taken steps towards reducing its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
Thermo Fisher strives to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. See initiatives here.
Materials and Waste
12. Does the product or service help to reduce, reuse or recycle waste?
Using a refillable water bottle helps to reduce the need to buy single-use bottled water, thus reducing the wastage of plastic material and resources used in making and distributing the disposable plastic bottles.
19. Has the company taken steps to reduce the material and packaging used for the product, or to reduce the waste generated in the production of the product or service?
Many of the company’s plastic molding facilities recycle waste from molding and extrusion processes, reusing the material internally or returning it to suppliers. There are also several projects to reduce waste and increase recycling.
Water
22. Has the company taken steps to reduce the water usage or wastewater generated in the production of the product or service?
The company has taken steps on water conservation, see CSR Report.
Chemicals and Health
25. Has the company taken steps to reduce the chemicals used in the product or service?
The Nalgene bottle is made from Eastman Tritan™ copolyester, which does not contain Bisphenol A (BPA).
Social and Ethical
27. Does the company have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy?
The company’s CSR strategy rests on four pillars: Innovation, Operations, Service and Philanthropy. Read the CSR Report.
29. Does the company have a no child labour or non-discrimination policy?
Thermo Fisher: “We do not discriminate against employees in hiring, promotion, salary, performance evaluation or any other term or condition of work, on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or other basis prohibited by law in the applicable jurisdiction.”
30. Are the company employees involved in community activities or volunteering their time to help the community or the environment?
Employees are involved in several volunteering activities.
“The Nalgene bottle is very light and the wide mouth enables easy cleaning. There are health concerns about BPA in normal polycarbonate water bottles, so it’s good to know that the Nalgene bottle is BPA-free, giving me peace of mind.”
32oz Wide Mouth Water Bottle by Nalgene (10% OFF)
August 1, 2012 by Greenstore
Filed under Leisure, Special Deals, Sports and Outdoor, Water Bottles
Brand: Nalgene
Attributes: Waste Reduction
Description: You can reduce waste by using your own refillable water bottle, instead of buying or taking single-use bottled water.
Looking for a refillable BPA-free water bottle? Nalgene Everyday™ water bottles are made in the USA, and are extremely durable, resistant to staining and odors, withstand high temperature, and made from Eastman Tritan™ copolyester that is manufactured without Bisphenol A (BPA).
Capacity: 32oz (about 1 litre)
Colour: Grey, Blue or Pink
Opening: Wide Mouth
Through the sale of these water bottles, part of the profits will go to fund water projects in developing countries that provide clean and safe drinking water.
Nalgene is a plastic product brand belonging to its parent company, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., which produces a wide range of products and services for research, analysis, discovery and diagnostics.
Usual Price: $27
Special Deal Price: $24 (10% OFF)
Buy the Nalgene water bottle from Ecosystem located at 3 Jalan Kledek, Singapore 199259.
The product is awarded a Green Rating of 5 stars based on 11 points in the following 6 criteria (updated on 1 Dec 2011):
Business Sustainability
2. Does the company have a sustainability policy or publish a sustainability report?
The company publishes a Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
4. Has the company taken steps to implement green practices in the office or reduce the environmental impacts from its offices?
There are several projects across the company focusing on green initiatives.
Energy and Climate Change
9. Does the company measure its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
The company in 2007 appointed a corporate Director of Energy Management to look at energy conservation.
11. Has the company taken steps towards reducing its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
Thermo Fisher strives to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. See initiatives here.
Materials and Waste
12. Does the product or service help to reduce, reuse or recycle waste?
Using a refillable water bottle helps to reduce the need to buy single-use bottled water, thus reducing the wastage of plastic material and resources used in making and distributing the disposable plastic bottles.
19. Has the company taken steps to reduce the material and packaging used for the product, or to reduce the waste generated in the production of the product or service?
Many of the company’s plastic molding facilities recycle waste from molding and extrusion processes, reusing the material internally or returning it to suppliers. There are also several projects to reduce waste and increase recycling.
Water
22. Has the company taken steps to reduce the water usage or wastewater generated in the production of the product or service?
The company has taken steps on water conservation, see CSR Report.
Chemicals and Health
25. Has the company taken steps to reduce the chemicals used in the product or service?
The Nalgene bottle is made from Eastman Tritan™ copolyester, which does not contain Bisphenol A (BPA).
Social and Ethical
27. Does the company have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy?
The company’s CSR strategy rests on four pillars: Innovation, Operations, Service and Philanthropy. Read the CSR Report.
29. Does the company have a no child labour or non-discrimination policy?
Thermo Fisher: “We do not discriminate against employees in hiring, promotion, salary, performance evaluation or any other term or condition of work, on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or other basis prohibited by law in the applicable jurisdiction.”
30. Are the company employees involved in community activities or volunteering their time to help the community or the environment?
Employees are involved in several volunteering activities.
“The Nalgene bottle is very light and the wide mouth enables easy cleaning. There are health concerns about BPA in normal polycarbonate water bottles, so it’s good to know that the Nalgene bottle is BPA-free, giving me peace of mind.”
Wheat Composite Tumbler by L’earth
April 2, 2012 by Lastrina
Filed under Leisure, New Products and Services, Sports and Outdoor, Water Bottles
Brand: L’earth
Attributes: Waste Reduction, Recycled
Description: The Wheat Composite Tumbler by L’earth is made of plant by-product fibers from wheat and rice, together with mixed content of recycled plastics, and biopolymer made from lactic acid.
L’earth (short form of the phrase Love Earth) is a consumer brand of Winrigo (S) Pte Ltd, making eco-friendly plastic products more accessible to consumers.
You can buy from L’earth’s online store or contact their key partner Winrigo.
The product is awarded a Green Rating of 5 stars based on 11 points in the following 5 criteria (updated on 2 Apr 2012):
Business Sustainability
1. Does the company, product or service have a third party certified green business or green product label?
L’earth’s products are made by Winrigo, which has obtained the Sustainable Manufacturing Certification for 2010 to 2012.
2. Does the company have a sustainability policy or publish a sustainability report?
Winrigo is committed to sustainability and has implemented practices to meet some of the criteria for the Sustainable Manufacturing Label.
4. Has the company taken steps to implement green practices in the office or reduce the environmental impacts from its offices?
Winrigo has implemented practices to meet some of the criteria for the Sustainable Manufacturing Label.
5. Has the company, product or service won any environmental or sustainability awards?
Winrigo has won the 3R Packaging Awards – Merit Award in 2011, and the SEC-Senoko Energy Green Innovation Award in 2010.
Energy and Climate Change
6. Is the product or service energy efficient or helps to conserve energy or reduce carbon emissions?
The product uses recycled plastics instead of virgin plastic material, thus reducing plastic waste and further lowering carbon emissions. SIMTech assisted Winrigo to conduct a comparative carbon footprint assessment to verify the eco-friendliness of the material, R3Plas™. R3Plas™ is able to reduce carbon emission by 30% compared to virgin plastics without increasing in cost.
9. Does the company measure its energy consumption, carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions?
Winrigo has developed a Life Cycle Assessment toolkit with SIMTech, which looks at energy consumption and carbon footprint of its processes and products.
Materials and Waste
12. Does the product or service help to reduce, reuse or recycle waste?
L’earth’s tumblers are made using plant by-product fibers from wheat and rice. Rather than disposing them as waste, they are put to better use by combining them with recycled plastic.
13. Is the product made from reclaimed or recycled material?
The product is made with recycled plastics and organic plant by-product fibers from wheat and rice.
19. Has the company taken steps to reduce the material and packaging used for the product, or to reduce the waste generated in the production of the product or service?
Winrigo is a signatory to the Singapore Packaging Agreement. This means that the one of the company’s aims has to be reducing packaging waste arising from consumer products.
Chemicals and Health
25. Has the company taken steps to reduce the chemicals used in the product or service?
The company has has conducted 3rd-party tests to ensure that its products are free of most heavy metals and VOCs.
Social and Ethical
30. Are the company employees involved in community activities or volunteering their time to help the community or the environment?
L’earth is always seeking collaboration and environmental projects, and has partnered with Winrigo as sponsors for youth-initiated projects, World Leadership Conference 2011, Earth Day 2011 and Indian Community 2012.
“I like the fact that this tumbler is small, about the height of my palm and thus convenient to put in my bag. There was a slight wheat smell when I first used it, but the smell reduced over the next few days.
Each time I drank, my nose touched the flap (maybe due to the specifications) and I found it a bit annoying.”
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ENJOspa Eye Pad by ENJO
March 26, 2012 by Lastrina
Filed under Body and Skin Care, Health, New Products and Services
Brand: ENJO
Attributes: No Animal Testing, Waste Reduction, Water Saving
Description: The ENJOspa Eye Pad gently removes make up and mascara as well as dead skin cells, using only water and without the use of chemicals.
The Eye Pad’s soft fibre is suitable for sensitive skin, and is made from fibres of silk, lyocell, cotton, viscose, polyester, acrylic and polyamide.
ENJO is a company in Austria and provides innovative cleaning system using only water and without chemicals.
ENJO’s products can be bought through In Touch Concepts in Singapore.
The product is awarded a Green Rating of 5 stars based on 12 points in the following 5 criteria (updated on 26 Mar 2012):
Business Sustainability
2. Does the company have a sustainability policy or publish a sustainability report?
The company is committed to environmental responsibility and producing environmentally friendly products.
3. Does the company have an Environmental Management System?
ENJO meets the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards.
5. Has the company, product or service won any environmental or sustainability awards?
ENJO was awarded the “Daphne Excellent Eco Project” in 2011, an Austrian ECO award given to companies which achieved excellent results in the area of green technology.
In the 2006 EPIF (Eco Products International Fair) held in Singapore, the ENJO product range won the Gold Award for innovative products that contribute towards environmental sustainability while being economically viable.
Materials and Waste
12. Does the product or service help to reduce, reuse or recycle waste?
The product can be reused many times, and prevents the wastage of disposable cleaning material such as tissue paper or paper towel.
14. Is the product biodegradable or acceptable for recycling after use?
After the 2 to 3 years life span of an ENJO product, customers are encouraged to pass back the product to ENJO Consultants who sold it to them. The consultants would collect and send it back to its manufacturing plant in Austria for recycling.
18. Does the product or service have a sustainable material-related third party certification or label?
ENJO products are certified with the Oeko-Tex Label, confirming that the raw materials of the products are environmental and health friendly. The Oeko-Tex Standard 100 provides the textile and clothing industry with a globally uniform standard for the objective assessment of harmful substances. Raw materials, intermediate and end products at all stages of processing throughout the manufacturing chain, including accessories, are tested and certified.
19. Has the company taken steps to reduce the material and packaging used for the product, or to reduce the waste generated in the production of the product or service?
The shipment and delivery of ENJO products are in recyclable cotton or paper bags.
Water
20. Is the product or service water efficient or help to conserve water?
The product enables cleaning using only water and without using any chemicals. This helps to reduce the need for washing off chemicals and thus saves water.
Chemicals and Health
25. Has the company taken steps to reduce the chemicals used in the product or service?
ENJO products are chemical-free. The product enables cleaning using only water and without using any chemicals.
Social and Ethical
27. Does the company have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy?
The company is committed to environmental responsibility and family friendly practices.
ENJO was presented as a role model in the Austrian CSR Yearbook 2011.
28. Is the company against animal testing on its product or service?
Yes, ENJO is against animal testing.
29. Does the company have a no child labour or non-discrimination policy?
ENJO products are made without child labour in the production.
“I tried out the Enjo Eye Pad and it is great! I had some foundation and eye liner on, and I usually use the facial wash to remove them, but, with just a bit of water and the pad, I managed to remove them thoroughly. No facial cleanser needed or any other liquid needed. Truly remarkable!”
