Product development jobs, carbon services to emerge from S'pore's sustainability push: EDB chairman
SINGAPORE - The Republic's push for sustainability is set to create new types of jobs in research and development, product development, related manufacturing activities and carbon services, said Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) chairman Beh Swan Gin.
The alternative proteins industry is an example of an area with much room for growth, he said.
"Many of the companies setting up here are still trying to refine their product and make it commercially viable. There will be new production activities required to produce these low-carbon substitutes," added Dr Beh, citing the example of Californian start-up Eat Just which produces an egg substitute made from mung bean.
The company announced last year that it had partnered a consortium led by Proterra Investment Partners Asia to build and operate a plant protein production facility in Singapore to cater to the Asian market.