SUSTAINABILITY
SMU SUSTAINABILITY WEEK 2022
Organised by SMUSA Council, Grassroots Working Committee (GWC) and supported by SMU, Sustainability Week was rolled out from 19 Sep 2022 to 23 Sep 2022 as a way of commemorating Climate Action Week 2022!
Meet the Team
Introducing the organiser of SMU Sustainability Week 2022: the 18th SMUSA Council, Grassroots Working Committee!
Meet the team comprising of:
Top row, left to right: Wei Qiang (SMUSA), Janice (SOSCIETY), Allyne (SMUSA), Qing Zhe (The Bar)
Bottom row, left to right: Hazel (ACF), Sophia (SMUSA), Ru An (OIKOS), Alicia (SMUSA)
Special thanks to Project Midori, C4SR, OCIS, SOSCIETY and SMU Libraries for collaborating with us to make SMU Sustainability Week 2022 a successful event.
SOSCIETY Book Donation Drive — Old Books, New Stories
Date: 21-23 Sep 2022
Time: 11:00AM - 5:00PM
Location: The ALcove
“Old Books, New Stories'' is a project brought to you by SOSCIETY’s Community Service Department in collaboration with Books Beyond Borders.
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Book Donation Drive for gently-used books — donation bins will be placed at their booth in the ALcove so students can drop off their books anytime. Once the bin is full, our members will empty it to sift through the books and decide which books are suitable for donation. These books will then be sent to Books Beyond Borders via courier.
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Aim to raise awareness and promote recycling and reusing books in SMU. Despite a book not being new, it still can be read and given a new life when it is passed on. We wish to build a world where everyone has an equal opportunity to access knowledge, a quality education, and become lifelong learners.
Books Beyond Borders is a non profit organisation which collects and sells gently-used books. The aim of their company is to combat global illiteracy and provide more opportunities for students beyond borders to receive a higher quality education.
SMU Libraries — Pop-up Fashion Waste Recycling Station
Date: 21-23 Sep 2022
Time: 12:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: The Hive, Li Ka Shing Library
Walk-in event; drop in anytime. You can bring a clothing item or two you’d like to mend or repair. Renew Earth Sweat Shop sets up a pop-up station where you can get involved in rescuing fashion and textile waste.
Be part of the Sweat Shop’s effort to transform 500 kg of fashion waste. Drop in to learn and engage in various recycling processes, including creating fabric yarns, and salvaging reusable items + fabric from discarded clothing. You can also bring some love back to old clothes — your own or the Sweat Shop’s—through hands-on repair and mending.
Renew Earth Sweat Shop is a community and participatory art project reacting to the environmental impact and labour conditions linked to the global fashion industry. The project attempts to ‘reverse’ sweatshops—to become what a sweatshop is not, to counter waste, rethink labour and ultimately to renew our earth.
Note: You may click on the button on your right to view resources on Sustainability!
Project Midori & C4SR — Fireside Chat: Towards Net Zero
Date: 23 Sept 2022
Time: 3.30PM - 5.30PM
Venue: Event Square, SMU Connexion, Level 5
“Towards Net Zero” is a fireside chat organised by Project Midori, a student-led community service project focused on encouraging the reduction of food waste.
Panellists Senior Minister of State Dr Amy Khor from the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, Jasmine Tuan from Zero Waste SG, and Sean Tan, founder of Insect Feed Technologies, will be conversing on various facets of sustainability efforts in Singapore, explore how sustainable living practices and waste reduction initiatives will bring us closer to achieving Net Zero Waste, with SMU student moderator Nandita Banna, Miss Universe Singapore 2021.
This event is organised in partnership with Office of Campus Infrastructure & Services (OCIS), supported by the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE), City Developments Limited (CDL), and in collaboration with the SMU Students’ Association (SMUSA) as part of SMUSA’s Sustainability Week.
Note: As light refreshments are provided, all participants will have to be fully vaccinated.
GWC — Pop Up Eco-Booths in collaboration with Tzu Chi’s Zero Market & R3W
Date: 21-23 Sep 2022
Time: 11:00AM - 5:00PM
Location: The ALcove
Organized by 18th Students' Association Council Grassroots Working Committee in partnership with Tzu Chi's Zero Market and R3W:
With the aim of promoting a truly sustainable lifestyle, Tzu Chi’s Zero Market partners various vendors to offer pre-loved, handmade, upcycled, repurposed items and organic produce. R3W also supports seniors, special needs and disadvantaged communities by offering their items for sale. For SMU Sustainability Week, you can look forward to a range of exciting pop up booths at Alcove: food, art pieces, upcycled clothing, and many more!
