About Footprint Singapore

Our mission is to help people have a more positive impact on society and the environment.  Everybody has an impact, a footprint. By making smart lifestyle and consumption choices we can minimize negative and maximize positive outcomes and impacts.  Footprint Singapore is an entity made up of individuals and organizations interested in social responsibility and the power of the individual consumer. The Leadership Team consists of the following:

Erica Walpole, The Lynk Group - Chairperson

Sabrina Szeto, The Equator Initiative

Aditi Shivaramakrishnan, The Equator Initiative

Bernise Ang, Singapore International Youth Council / One Degree Asia

Martha Lee, Youth Employment (Singapore)

Joanna Mok, villagexchange

Chew Kuek, villagexchange

Jared Tham, One Degree Asia/The Choice Initiative

Our Programs & Activities

We intend to offer largely consumer based programs whose activities focus on awareness and information, i.e. creating the demand for Fair Trade and other ethical products and encouraging ethical consumption from the bottom up.  At the same time, however, we will also be working to increase the availability and promotion of Fair Trade and other ethical products in Singapore from the top down.

The Choices

There are a number of ways that individual consumers can improve their “footprints”.  We plan to focus on the following choices for individuals:

1. Reduce your consumption.  Try to move towards simplicity. Buy Less. Reduce/Reuse/Recycle.
2. Buy locally when possible. Support community owned entities and cooperatives.
3. Buy Fair Trade products
4. Shop Selectively. Support ethical and socially responsible companies.
5. Boycott the worst abusers and make sure you tell them why you are boycotting them and tell others to do the same.

fairtrade.sg

Our first major program is fairtrade.sg, which builds on Choice # 3 above, Buy Fair Trade Products.  fairtrade.sg promotes Fair Trade in Singapore by providing information and resources and by facilitating a network of organizations, groups and individuals interested in Fair Trade and/or selling Fair Trade certified products.