RGE Gives Sustainable Fashion A Boost With New Partnerships In Singapore

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RGE Gives Sustainable Fashion a Boost with New Partnerships in Singapore30 November 2021, Singapore. RGE has formalised two new partnerships in Singapore toadvance sustainable fashion. The first is a three-year strategic partnership with the Textile &Fashion Federation (TaFF) to advocate sustainable industry practices within Singapore andthe region, through programme implementation, research, and education. The second is afive-year research collaboration with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTUSingapore) on innovation in textile recycling technology.The partnership with TaFF on its fashion sustainability programme was officially launchedtoday. Through industry talent development and capacity building, raising corporate andconsumer awareness, and innovation promotion, TaFF seeks to galvanise the fashionecosystem towards redefining sustainable fashion.

Wilson Teo, President of TaFF, said, “Our strategic partnership with RGE marks a step forwardfor TaFF to expand our sustainability ecosystem throughout the fashion value chain, frommaterials, manufacturing, brands and technology to solutions. We have set up a SteeringCommittee that spans across the value chain, as a model for the industry. Together with ourcollaborators, we will continue to equip enterprises in the journey of sustainability. We willalso work with communities to build awareness in responsible consumption and recycling.”RGE has committed to provide nearly S 3 million funding over three years to support TaFF’sfashion sustainability programme. In addition, RGE’s Vice Chairman Bey Soo Khiang joins theprogramme’s Steering Committee as its Vice Chairperson.From left: RGE Vice Chairman Bey Soo Khiang, Minister of State for Trade and Industry LowYen Ling, and RGE President Tey Wei LinTey Wei Lin, President of RGE, said, “As a Singapore-based company and the world’s largestviscose producer, our business is well-positioned to support the country’s desire to advancesustainable development and to create a green economy. Our collaboration with TaFF and

NTU is an investment of financial and other resources to create meaningful impact, not justwithin Singapore but also in the region.As part of our US 200 million investmentcommitment into next-generation textile fibre innovation and technology, we seek to work withinnovators, industry partners, research institutions and academia to scale up solutions thatwill deliver cleaner and more circular cellulosic textile fibre to the masses at affordableprices.”The launch of TaFF’s fashion sustainability programme follows the roll-out of the EnterpriseSustainability Programme (ESP) by Enterprise Singapore on 1 October 2021, which supportsenterprises in their sustainability initiatives and helps them capture new opportunities in thegreen economy.“Industry partnerships are pertinent to uplift capabilities of enterprises. We are veryencouraged by TaFF’s efforts to drive sustainability in the textile and fashion sector as tradeassociations and chambers play a key role in strengthening sector-specific capabilities,” saidAlan Yeo, Director of Retail & Design at Enterprise Singapore. “Collaborations with corporatepartners such as RGE will also help accelerate this process. This is a good start and we hope

to eventually see more companies across all sectors start to integrate sustainability alongsidetheir growth.”The launch event today was graced by Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling,TaFF’s patron and Senior Minister of State for National Development and Foreign Affairs SimAnn, CEO of Enterprise Singapore Png Cheong Boon, as well senior representatives from TaFFand RGE.The official launch of the research collaboration with NTU is expected to take place next year.A key desired outcome from the collaboration is to complement RGE’s pilot urban-fit textilerecycling plant in Singapore.

About RGERGE Pte Ltd manages a group of resource-based manufacturing companies with globaloperations. Our work ranges from the upstream, comprising sustainable resourcedevelopment through harvesting and replanting, to downstream, where our companiescreate diverse value added products for the global market. Our commitment to sustainabledevelopment underpins our operations, as we strive towards what is good for the community,good for the country, good for climate, good for the customer, and good for the company.RGE was founded in 1973. The assets held by RGE companies today exceed US 20 billion.With more than 60,000 employees, we have operations in Indonesia, China, Brazil, Spain andCanada and continue to expand to engage newer markets and communities.www.rgei.comMedia ContactFelicia TANGHead, Communications and External Affairs, Viscose Businessfelicia tang@rgei.com

RGE Gives Sustainable Fashion a Boost with New Partnerships in Singapore 30 November 2021, Singapore. RGE has formalised two new partnerships in Singapore to advance sustainable fashion. The first is a three-year strategic partnership with the Textile & Fashion Federation (TaFF) to advocate sustainable industry practices within Singapore and

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