Last week, Temasek Foundation and Eco-Business crowned this year’s grand prize winner of The Liveability Challenge, the third edition of our annual search for solutions to some of the biggest problems Asian cities face.
Congratulations to all the finalist teams for delivering superb presentations, and to cell-based milk start-up TurtleTree Labs who won S$1 million in funding! The funds will enable them to scale their technology, which addresses the climate impact and animal welfare issues plaguing the $700 billion industrial dairy industry.
Thank you to those who tuned in to our livestream event — attended by more than 2,000 people across the globe — which also featured other food production, circular packaging and decarbonisation solutions from NamZ, NTU and AlterPacks, Mi Terro, String Bio, Shiok Meats and GALY. You can view photos from the event here.
In other news, we are excited to announce the launch of our new Eco-Business Telegram channel! It’s our latest effort to help our readers across the world stay informed of the latest news and developments. Do subscribe to it — we can also be found on Spotify (podcasts), Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
Jessica Cheam
Founder and Managing Director
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