SINGAPORE: Take, make, use and throw. For a long time, the world's economies have operated on a linear model where raw materials are taken and made into products before being used and thrown away.
During the two-month"circuit breaker", for example, Singapore households generated an extra 1,334 tonnes of plastic waste from takeaways and food deliveries. That’s the weight of about 90 double-decker buses. Mr Holger Frey, a senior portfolio manager at RobecoSAM, an investment specialist focused exclusively on sustainable investing, said the global economy today is only 9 per cent circular.
Healthcare, industrials, consumer staples and discretionary staples are some of the sectors investment firms have highlighted. Other themes emerging include those around the built environment and mobility. “One is around building design, what we call the built environment and this is about the modular design and the use of building infrastructure where they are made of recycled materials. There’s a theme around mobility. And this is around making sure that the use of vehicles are net emission zero vehicles, making sure that the vehicles are made of refurbished or recycled parts and also shared mobility platforms," she said.
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