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SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
WINNER :
Seven Clean Seas is a high impact ocean cleanup social enterprise built around the foundation of supporting People and Planet simultaneously . Founded back in 2018 by Tom and wife Pamela after taking a trip to a beautiful island in Thailand they saw the state of the plastic pollution and wanted to combat the issue first-hand . Upon returning , they created a beach cleanup and education community with a goal to engage communities in Singapore , Malaysia and Indonesia around the issues of ocean plastic pollution . “ We want people to connect their own plastic consumption / consumerism habits to the huge environmental costs associated which we don ’ t see .”
CATEGORY PARTNER :
CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
WINNER :
Historically , customer service in the technology and more specifically , the managed cloud sector , has a reputation for lifeless call centres stationed somewhere in the world that is nowhere near the actual company you have contracted . Just After Midnight wanted to change all that , and we knew that having fantastic customer service was critical to our success . Making sure the person that picks up the phone knows you and knows your business , not a random call centre . Every incident manager who liaises daily with our clients is a full-time employee with JAM . They have studied their runbooks and know them intimately .
UK IMPACT IN SINGAPORE
WINNER :
FemTech Partners , established in 2019 , is a consulting firm based out of Singapore with the aim of helping women be more financially inclusive . FemTech Partners use Fintech to bridge the digital and social divide . They also offer mentorship to women so that they can be financially independent and stable . FemTech Partners enables UK Fintech start-ups to access and expand their market-reach in Singapore . It supports programs and initiatives for women in Fintech and promote Women in Fintech in UK and Singapore .
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THE 21ST ANNUAL BUSINESS AWARDS :
PRESENTING THE WINNERS OF THE 21ST ANNUAL BUSINESS AWARDS