Report Card & Current Projects 2018-19: Towards 2020

1. Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC): Sustainability and Communications Consultant, starting in 2018 with work on a Roadmap for Singapore and Southeast Asia, then developing programmes, incorporating stakeholder engagement, event management and media relations throughout 2019.  www.pefc.org

2. HeapsTech Consortium: Working with this new tech-to-tech consortium to promote its regional operations, including carrying out business development for its member companies/products, IPM+ and Threat Aware. https://heapstech.net/

3. Lions Home for the Elders: Commissioned to produce the 40^th anniversary commemorative book to be launched at the Lions International Convention in Singapore June 2020. https://lionshome.org.sg/

4.  AGR1- Agricultural Growing Revolutionised: Advising entrepreneur John Harrison and helping to promote/secure investors/partners in his vertical farming venture in Johor, Malaysia. www.agr1.net

5. Green4Good: Building on connections made through involvement with the Brands for Good Awards 2018-2019, working to establish a business community in Singapore to collaborate to expand business activity regionally, and at the same time, help preserve and protect Mother Earth, aligned with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

6. Creafin & Associates/East Asia Ventures: Working with experienced investment banker Patrick Teo to help secure funding for agri-food-tech and healthcare projects in Singapore/Asia.

7. Blue Asia Capital: Supporting the work of this international business with its focus on impact investing and the blue/circular economy. Helping to set up, promote and represent a number of companies in Singapore, which will in turn drive funding for projects in the Asia Pacific region. http://www.blueasiacapital.com/

8. BEC Modular: Providing support to its founders/developers to originate, structure, underwrite, manage and deliver affordable housing projects in South-east Asia. www.becmodular.com

9. Mako Energy: Preparing to embark on media communications, stakeholder engagement and investor relations programme for this Australian company producing tidal energy turbines. https://www.mako.energy/

10. SAAVY Global Services: Working with the founders to expand this into a viable recruitment agency, act as an adviser and introduce new business, as well as produce a series of self-help and business books (print and digital).

11. World Scientific: Working with one of the world’s leading academic publishers to promote: a. Two existing books, “Race for Sustainability” and “Mr SIA: Fly Past”; b. Produce new “digest” version of The ABC of Carbon; c. Review and promote book releases; d. Plan for new book publishing projects. www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/8998

12.  Sustain Ability Showcase Asia (SASA): During 2018-2019, we have represented, advised and/or promoted the following clients/projects:   PEFC, Lazada, Roche, Envizi, Blue Asia Capital, Teale, nExergy, Eden Strategy, Blue by Design, Like Meat, Carbon Care, HeapsTech, Brands for Good, Green is the New Black, The Blue Circle and Roger & Sons.  www.sustain-ability-showcase.com

13. ABC Carbon: Continued to produce the online magazine ABC Carbon Express (since 2008), acting as Media Partner and/or promoting, attending and reporting on the following events during 2018-2019: Singapore International Energy Week, International Built Environment Week, Responsible Business Forum, Sustainable Tourism Asia, Green is the New Black, National Energy Efficiency Conference, Unlocking Capital for Sustainability, Brands for Good Awards, Singapore Sustainability Symposium, Singapore Dialogue on Sustainable World Resources, Ecosperity Week, Singapore Fintech Festival, CREATE Symposium, Interpol World and IPCC/SMU Dialogue.  www.abccarbon.com

14.  The Hickson Team: Produced content for a number of organisations and media, including commissions from Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Sembcorp for Sweet/Singapore Press Holdings. Working on a number of book projects (print and ebooks), as well as contributing to, and collaborating with Media and business partners/team-members, including John Gordon (Expat Choice), Rosie Milne (Asian Books Blog), Lauren Arena (Biz Events Asia), Michael Allen (Business Traveller), Mallika Naguran (Gaia Discovery),  Brian Yim (Millionaire Asia), Lekha Patmanathan (nExergy), Marc Allen (Engeco), Kay Vasey (Meshminds), Paru Parvathy (Green in Future), Eugene Tay (Zerowaste SG), Greg Cornelius (Protiotype), Pip Harry (ANZA Magazine), Kavita Balakrishnan (KUE Communications), Hannah Middleton (KinTsugi), Jacqui Hocking (VSStory), Stephanie Dickson (Green is the New Black), Brook Wright and Vikas Garg. www.hicksonteam.com

15. The Art of Travel: Commenced production in March 2019 of The Art of Travel, as an online magazine, incorporating The Avenue for Creative Arts, which we started in February 2015. Since then we have promoted hundreds of events, books, shows, exhibitions, destinations and films during 2019, gearing up for even more in 2020, starting with Singapore Art Week in January.  We had pleasure in promoting two very different books during the year: James Suresh/Adam Lee’s “Kopi Thiam” and Linda Collins’ “Loss Adjustment”. We have been happy to work with and promote Jane’s Tours, Meshminds, Chicken Feet Travels, Destination Elite, Roger & Sons, National Arts Council, National Gallery, National Parks, Art Science Museum, Singapore Repertory Theatre, Base Entertainment/Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Writers Festival and Singapore International Film Festival, along with practically all Singapore-based authors, publishers and booksellers. www.fifthavenue.asia

16. Focus on Forests: We started 2019 by launching an online campaign to do all we can to create greater awareness of what’s going on in the forests of the world, particularly drawing attention to deforestation, illegal logging and out of control burning. Besides our work for PEFC, we have also connected with, and reported on, the work of Double Helix, Venturer Timberwork, Interpol, UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Asian Intelligence Forum, Mongabay, CIFOR and many other NGOs/ advocacy groups. Looking to 2020, we will also be supporting the work of Two Sides, Birdlife International, the Amazon Project (Living Labs Foundation/Xingu Institute) and Forest SEA Initiative. Focus on Forests/LinkedIn Group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/10429370/

Ken Hickson

15 December 2019