Glossary
SGPF (SG Partnerships Fund)
A grant accessed via the OurSG Grants Portal, with tiers (Seed, Sprout, Scale) scaled to an organisation's maturity, relevant to both established social enterprises and new community initiatives.
SGPF (SG Partnerships Fund)
A grant accessed via the OurSG Grants Portal, with tiers (Seed, Sprout, Scale) scaled to an organisation's maturity, relevant to both established social enterprises and new community initiatives.
COE (Certificate of Entitlement)
The bidding-based right to own and use a vehicle in Singapore for 10 years. Relevant here mainly as a bridge into Green Plan transport targets, since all newly registered cars...
COE (Certificate of Entitlement)
The bidding-based right to own and use a vehicle in Singapore for 10 years. Relevant here mainly as a bridge into Green Plan transport targets, since all newly registered cars...
PARF (Preferential Additional Registration Fee)
A partial rebate on a vehicle's Additional Registration Fee, paid out when a car is deregistered before its COE expires. Tangential to circular economy content, but a high-search-volume term worth...
PARF (Preferential Additional Registration Fee)
A partial rebate on a vehicle's Additional Registration Fee, paid out when a car is deregistered before its COE expires. Tangential to circular economy content, but a high-search-volume term worth...
Carbon Tax
A price on greenhouse gas emissions, applied to roughly 50 large industrial facilities emitting at least 25,000 tCO2e a year. Started at S$5 per tonne in 2019, rose to S$25...
Carbon Tax
A price on greenhouse gas emissions, applied to roughly 50 large industrial facilities emitting at least 25,000 tCO2e a year. Started at S$5 per tonne in 2019, rose to S$25...
Disposable Carrier Bag Charge
A mandatory charge, introduced in 2023, on disposable bags at larger supermarket chains, intended to nudge shoppers toward reusable bags.
Disposable Carrier Bag Charge
A mandatory charge, introduced in 2023, on disposable bags at larger supermarket chains, intended to nudge shoppers toward reusable bags.
National Plastic Passport
A national digital traceability system for plastics, developed by A*STAR with Security Matters (SMX), using molecular markers and blockchain tracking to follow plastic materials from resin to recycled product. Billed...
National Plastic Passport
A national digital traceability system for plastics, developed by A*STAR with Security Matters (SMX), using molecular markers and blockchain tracking to follow plastic materials from resin to recycled product. Billed...