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Unravel Carbon’s sustainability team shares their hopes and expectations for COP27 taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from 6-18 November 2022.

Every year, people waste 2.5 billion tonnes of food - equivalent to 40% of all food produced. Were food waste a country, it would be the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. Taking action to reduce food waste means better management of overall emissions by organizations.

We sit with Unravel Carbon’s co-founder Marc Allen to discuss the company’s participation at COP27, the outcomes he expects from the conference, and his excitement to participate at the largest annual gathering on climate action.

With climate disclosure mandated and rising awareness of the impacts of climate change, more companies are embarking on Scope 3 emissions reporting. However, many face challenges in measuring those indirect emissions that occur in their value chain.

Unravel Carbon, the Singapore-based enterprise platform that helps companies track and reduce their carbon emissions including ‘Scope 3’ carbon emissions, announced today it has raised a $7.38M (SGD10M) Seed round. The company’s services include a SaaS decarbonization software and access to Unravel’s sustainability experts.

During the budget speech on 18 February 2022, by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, the future of Singapore’s carbon tax was announced – with other details covering decarbonization pathways for the country and how the Singapore Government will utilize green bonds for infrastructure projects.