[Published on December 27th, 2020 in the “SGP Green Reporter”]
The inter-relationship between environmental pollution and pollutants originating from human activity in the terrestrial landscape and nearshore marine environment, pose significant economic and social sustainable development challenges, with hidden opportunities in all areas of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Additionally, the need to incorporate COVID-19 or pandemic safe instruments is still a top priority, and the lack of infrastructure and knowledge around circularity processes is a hindrance to most citizens.
The Caribbean Environmental Management Bureau (CEMBI) is an arm through which innovative plans or solutions to targeted Sustainable Development Goals are initiated, created, developed and aided for release as products and services. One such solution is BitEgreen Market web platform and app, aimed at enhancing the Circular Economy for overall operational efficiency of businesses, and integrating environmental preservation and other sustainable actions into mainstream society through everyday activities.
Simera R. Crawford Executive Founder, The Caribbean Environmental Management Bureau & BitEgreen App
Simera Crawford is the Founder of the BitEgreen app under the Caribbean Environmental Management Bureau; who has a background in natural sciences and natural resource and environmental management, with specialization in coastal and marine resource management encompassing sustainable tourism. Her background is complemented by expertise in innovation and information communications technology (ICT) skills, made possible through CEMBI’s highly competent team members
Learn more at www.cembi.org
The BitEgreen web platform and app under CEMBI is the newest GEF_SGP project, with links to another UNICEF project; and a member of BLOOM, the sustainable energy and climate technology (cleantech) cluster hosted by Barbados Industrial Development Cooperation (BIDC) in partnership with the Ministry of International Business and Industry, with technical assistance under the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) – achieved after competitive assessment.
Participants at a focus group meeting for the app, which included representatives from Banks Holdings Ltd, Pine Hill Dairy, B’s Recycling, Walkers Institute for Regeneration Research Education and Design (WIRRED), Kwikily, Life After Gravity, Bitt, TEN Habitat, CEMBI, UNICEF and GEF-SGP.
CEMBI and its App have attracted local and international praise including being the “Most Comprehensive Circular Economy App Design” and kudos flanked with request to be part of the upcoming Energy Globe Awards of which UNIDO is a premium partner. Now with initial funding, the pilot launch of the BitEgreen Market web platform and app should be possible within months.
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26th November, 2020
[19th December,2020]
[Published on December 27th, 2020 in the “SGP Green Reporter”]
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