Ms Tan Shi Wen

A corporate lawyer, mother, and environment enthusiast, Ms Shi Wen is trying to reduce food waste while feeding those in need. The organisation she founded, SESO — which stands for ‘Save Environment Save Ourselves’ — rescues surplus food from grocery chains and transforms it into warm, nourishing meals that are served to homeless people and other marginalised groups. With the organisation’s Project F Series initiative, it aims to redefine beauty in produce to further help cut waste and to reskill and empower the underprivileged.

Making an impact to me doesn’t mean we have to change the world. I believe in Small Action, Big Impact. It can be a gesture as small as saying “thank you”, so long as it influences one person or helps make a difference to one person’s life. Then, I have made an impact.