Kermit the Frog, the icon created by Jim Henson, once sang that “it ain’t easy being green”. Well, Singaporeans are discovering that that is true to a certain extent. The Economic Development Board of Singapore recently released a statement that there are over 1,000 jobs available right now in the industry of clean, or green, technology, however there is a shortage of qualified Singaporeans to fill those jobs. Most of the jobs are at the wind energy and solar panel plants.
The main company looking for talent is Vesta, who now employs people from over twenty different companies. The desire is to fill the positions with people from Singapore. The economic recession of the United States is affecting all corners of the world, affecting the production of new plants and new endeavours in the quest for alternative energy sources. But various government programs and specialized bank loans may come to the rescue. For now, the research and development divisions locally invested financially and environmentally, are hiring like crazy, for the days when the funding is available. The clean technology industry is the fasting growing industry, perhaps due to the fact that it really is a life or death situation. From the conversion to water saving devices and solar panels by luxury Singapore business hotels to the individual businesses themselves, all sectors of Singapore have begun to take part in the attempt to save the planet.
According to the New Energy Finance group, the one sector wherein investments are actually up rather than down in this economy, is the energy aware and sustainable resource sector. Singapore has long been known and admired for their savvy business interactions and the dedication of the workers in various business and industry ventures, so it’s no surprise that they are noticing a niche here that needs to be filled. Not only for financial rewards, but environmental rewards as well. More than 650 billion dollars have been invested in the research and development to date. International businesses are beginning to relocate to Singapore, a trend that has happened in the past in regards to the world of marketing and finance, but now is environmental. The advanced technology from past endeavours only serves to enhance and expedite discoveries in the eco-friendly business and development. Singapore is the right place, and this is the right time for such developments to take place. As the world and all her inhabitants are depending on new ways, green ways, lives are depending on it.
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