Biji-biji Initiative: Empowering a Sustainable Living Society
Social Enterprise Dedicated to the Circular Economy, Changing How We Look at Waste & Sustainability
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Fresh and fun approaches to sustainable living
Established in 2013, the Biji-biji Initiative is a social enterprise that aims to share progressive ideas with the world. It has championed sustainable living and creatively reused waste by providing a range of up-cycling and art installation services. As a stepping stone for bringing its footprints globally, Biji-biji Initiative exports its upcycled goods to Singapore and Thailand.
Using discarded materials, basic electronics and passive building techniques, the organisation aims to inspire our surroundings with fresh and fun approaches to sustainable living.
It provides a circulative supply and demand chain between the community, industry players and corporate bodies – ultimately closing the loop in plastic waste production and creating a circular economy.
- Impact Accelerator Programme
The programme plays a more significant role in enabling and scaling organisations to achieve their environmental and social impact goals, build on their potential and bridge the gaps between different stakeholders to achieve greater systemic change.
Mereka Academy aspires to inspire, equip and support game-changers and disruptors who will lead the next generation of companies, industries and economies – encompassing real-world applications, introducing and adopting digital technology, and environmental and social governance (ESG). Mereka Academy’s Future of Work Training equips youths with smart skills and know-how to enable and empower them to build promising careers in the 21st century.
This initiative hopes to foster a sustainable ecosystem of learning, innovation and collaboration through technology. It positions itself as an ecosystem enabler in the Creative Economy, connecting local resources with general public across different Creative, Technology & Education Hubs.
A scene at the Mereka Academy workshop
Importance of Sustainability
Biji-biji Initiative’s core values and offerings are parallel with the 17 UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). Since the pandemic, the organisation has developed impact indicators to benchmark against the SDGs for external impact and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) for internal policy and business processes.
These indicators are the crucial data representation of the organisation’s mission and decision-making factor.
As an Accredited Social Enterprise, Biji-biji Initiative is responsible to many stakeholders, including Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (MEDAC). Biji-biji Initiative ensures its services meet its guidelines and policies and are aligned with the ESG framework with its internal stakeholders.
What’s Next
As an organisation that aims to solve environmental issues through a market-driven approach, Biji-biji has its sights sets on creating impact in ASEAN and globally.
Contact Us:
BIJI-BIJI DESIGN SDN BHD (KNOWN AS THE BIJI-BIJI INITIATIVE)
Lot 1C-3, Level G1, Publika Shopping Gallery, Solaris Dutamas, Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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+603-6419 4755
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Ms Juliana Adam (CEO)
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