At the annual awards for environmental excellence in Singapore (ELSA), where five local organizations were commended for their efforts in sustainability, said Dr Balakrishnan, the new initiative to disseminate essential knowledge to help a large number of professionals within the industry.
The program is developed jointly by the Federation Singapore manufacturing (ADM) and the Workforce Development Agency (WDA).
Companies will be eligible for a tax deduction of 400 percent of training costs under the government of productivity and innovation tax credit.
ADM said the new three-unit program "Implementation of sustainable production," helps managers evaluate and improve the sustainability of their operations and supply chains, through a series of courses on production.
The course will be offered until the end of this year and is expected to involve about 200 experts from more than two years.
SMa President George Huang said the association provides training to its members in 2800 to promote, improve productivity and their carbon footprint at the same time.
"We hope that our cause our members and to inspire others to do more for the environmental cause," he added.
Huang noted that its ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is now a basic requirement in producing international arena, and the buyers wanted to see that environmental policy is in force. "Being Green is a requirement," he said.
Last month, celebrated the achievements of the SMA and WDA Certified and Innovation Centre (IPC) program, a project under the initiative of leadership coaching to manufacture world-class Lean Six Sigma and operational standards.
The average increase in productivity for the ten participating companies in the system was about 15 percent six months.
The CPI currently has 35 members and is well on the way to its goal of 50 members from more than two years.
The success of the order of the CPI has led to the introduction of a lightweight version for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Qiang called SME or "support for SMEs and the Quality Initiative for Growth" oriented program.
Gwee Seng Kwong said SMA Secretary of eco-enterprises that ADM / WDA has the formula for training, coaching and implementation of best management practices is extremely successful and the CEO and other senior managers have been active participants.
He added that because of the positive feedback from customers, ADM increased its targeted number of participants in the program Qiang 200-500.
"Our challenge is to educate SMEs to adopt the concept of going green, because it is no longer a luxury. The time now is survival, "said Mr Gwee.
Singapore's manufacturing sector has slightly more than 8100 companies, 90 percent of SMEs.
A leading Singapore SME Sustainability Greenpeace is a company here, environmentally friendly packaging materials for industries worldwide supply. Greenpeace won yesterday's Top Achiever Award SEAA for the manufacturing sector.
Dr Balakrishnan said at the ceremony, held at the Shangri-La, that businesses face a shortage of resources in the near future and that companies differ in a sustainable competitive advantage is on those who do not have to be.
He also congratulated the other winners, including Temasek Polytechnic (TP), which won the Best Director Award for his contributions in the service sector.
It is not only save electricity and water, Lee said: "To improve a business, we seek to change the mindset and implementation of sustainability in the management system."
The campus of 30 acres TP serves as a model for green building and sustainability features such as harvesting rainwater, a system of private energy management, a certified green data center and use of recycled water for irrigation and cooling towers. The institution also supports research of clean energy and development (R & D) through a partnership with the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB). The measures for the conservation, TP has about S $ 1.7 million on energy costs and the costs of S $ 105 000 savings per year on water.
Mr Lee Peng Hon, Acting Executive Director of the SEC in a statement. "It is encouraging to see how Temasek Polytechnic and Greenpeace have achieved the assumption of environmental sustainability and their core business to demonstrate the High Achievers SEAA also a difference in the adoption of environmental sustainability, the global and local communities. "
Singapore Technology Company, Hydro Technics ball won the SEC-Senoko Power Green Innovation for the hydro-ball system, internationally patented automatic cleaning system for air pipes in commercial and industrial buildings. Merit Scholarship were PowerSeraya power plant operators and international technology companies this Seagate.
The awards were presented by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC), SMA and Singapore hosted the energy company Senoko Power, with support from the National Agency for the Environment, the national water agency PUB and WDA.
Mr Lee said that the price Eco-enterprises are primarily intended to reward leadership, but also innovation, performance and system management.
Awarded this year have been expanded to that company, to reward a high degree of transparency and sustainability reporting, he added.
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