Our Milestones
Discover our journey, innovations and
historical moments that made us who we are today
2004
GUAVA was established
2013-2014
• Branded Amenities distribution rights for leading principals from USA
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• Branded Amenities distribution rights for leading principals from Europe
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• Strategic expansion
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• Product design and sustainable formulations
2018
• One of our sustainable packaging solution won the top award at the Singapore Packaging Agreement Award by The National Environment Agency
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2021
• Joined the United Nations Global Compact
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• Winning the Apex Corporate Sustainability Award
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• Winning 2 Sustainable Business Awards for Community and UN SDGs
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• Featured on Newsweek
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•Becoming Launch Partner of Glasgow Declarations Climate Action in Tourism
2022
• Our CEO was awarded the United Nations SDG Pioneer for Circular Economy at the UN General Assembly in New York
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• Featured by United Nations Global Tourism Plastic Initiative
• Speaker at HSBC Drive 2022 - ESG Trailbrazers
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• Featured by HSBC in their sustainability campaign
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• Speaker at ACCA and Asean Federation of Accountant Sustainability Webinar
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• Invited to speak at RMIT, NUS, SMU and University College Dublin
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• Speaker at United Nations ESCAP Asia Pacific Business Forum
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• Speaker at United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit in Bangkok
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• Affirmed by Temasek' Stewardship Asia Centre at the inaugural Steward Leadership 25 as the top companies in Asia Pacific that make a positive impact on society and the environment, beyond profitability
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• United Nations Global Compact Private Sector Discussion Speaker
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• United Nations Global Compact Network Phillipines Summit Speaker
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• United Nations Global Compact Network Singapore Summit Speaker
2007-2012
• Warehouse & distribution network
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• Selected by one of the integrated resorts to be a key supplier of its hotel consumables
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• Awarded group contract by several Singapore largest hospitality groups
2015-2016
• SAP ERP System
• Streamlined our product portfolio further to achieve greater economies of scale
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• Expansion beyond Singapore
2017
• Retail partnerships & collaborations
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• Introduced a new packaging innovation for one of Singapore's Integrated Resort
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• Introduced biodegradable range of accessories
2019
• Winning Singapore
Packaging Agreement Award 2019 by
The National Environment Agency
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• Joining United Nation’s
Global Tourism Plastic Initiative (GTPI)
2020
• Established healthcare and F&B consumable business lines
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• Winning Singapore Packaging Agreement Award 2020 by The National Environment Agency
2023
• Our CEO is the first entrepreneur featured on UNGC Academy in an exclusive dialogue with Sanda Ojiambo, placing him in the company of luminaries such as H.E. Amina J. Mohammed and Sir Mark Moody Stuart - some of the most innovative and influential individuals working towards creating a better world through business
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• The first in our sector to have our targets validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
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• Invited to join UN ESCAP Circular Economy Task Force
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• Invited to join Global SDG Pioneers Selection Committee
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• Featured on Asia Regional Sharing on Science Based Targets (SBT)
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• UN Global Compact Network Singapore Summit Speaker
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• Awarded Friends of WGS from MINDS Woodlands Garden School
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• COP28 UNFCCC Exhibition - UNWTO Glassgow Declaration
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• COP28 Presentation UNWTO Glassgow Declaration
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• COP28 High-Level Meeting of Caring for Climate Discussion Speaker
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• COP28 Greening The Global Supply Chain Panelist
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• The first in our sector to complete life cycle analysis
2024
• Our CEO was invited to join
Singapore Business Federation
Sustainability Action Committee
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• Our CEO was invited to join ACCA Global Forums
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• Featured on ACCA Global The CEO-CFO Sustainability Alliance: Driving resilience and social responsibility
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• Invited to join UN Tourism Partner of Experts
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• Featured of Singapore Business Federation Annual Report
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• Launched the GUAVA Global Sustainable Experience (GSE) after extensive consultation with panel of experts from the United Nations, governments, academia, global hospitality chains, businesses and other strategic partners
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• Launched Carbon Emissions Reduction Certificate for 60 hotels in 6 countries as part of the GUAVA Global Sustainable Experience
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• Launched EcoFloat - the world first refillable dispensing system with fully hidden mechanism
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• Speaker at UN Global Compact Forward Faster Now: SDG Pioneers - Inspiring Leadership in Sustainability
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• Panelist at UN ESCAP Engagement and Policy Dialogue Accelerating sustainability across the Asia-Pacific Private Sector
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2025
• Awarded AMCHAM Cares Distinction Award by the American Chambers of Commerce Singapore
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• Our CEO invited to join Expert Panel - ACCA Accounting for the Future Conference 2025
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• The first in our sector to disclose our environmental impact on the Carbon Disclose Project (CDP)
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• Featured on Channel News Asia (CNA)
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• Expanded GSE Carbon Emissions Reduction Certification to more clients around the world
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• United Nations recognition for GUAVA Global Sustainable Experience and Carbon Emissions Reduction Certificate by having them featured in UN global case library
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• Established GUAVA Foundation and Impact division to connect global hospitality chains, airlines, cruise lines and multinational corporations with trusted charities, foundations and social programs by enabling community-driven outcomes that align purpose with performance
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• Set up Strategic Investment & Asset Management arm to invest into hospitality assets in Asia, circular innovations and environmental technology
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• Formed Consulting & Capability Building in partnership with leading hospitality consultants, educational institutions and training providers to meet the needs of clients and partners for revenue-focused sustainability advisory and training
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• Launched GUAVA Impact Consulting Network in partnership with leading universities and charities around Asia, connecting MBA/EMBA students to co-create scalable, impact-driven tourism solutions that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by combining real-world application, industry engagement, and community impact​
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• Invited to speak at PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism) on Regenerative Tourism: Beyond Sustainability, alongside WWF International and MINOR International
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