Zevero Partners with the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute at NUS to Launch Campus Carbon Menu Research Initiative

SINGAPORE [15 January 2026] - Zevero, a global carbon management platform, today announced a research partnership with the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to build Singapore’s first campus-wide carbon menu initiative. The research partnership will support NUS’s ambition to create a sustainable, low-carbon campus by measuring and displaying the carbon footprint of meals sold across 90 on-campus dining outlets.

The initiative will examine how carbon footprint information for meals can be measured, standardised, and presented, with the aim of generating insights into how carbon information may influence decision in meal selection.

Transforming Sustainable Dining at Scale

By establishing a clear and credible emissions baseline across participating dining outlets, the research project aims to provide a critical starting point for informed decision-making and long-term emissions reduction within campus food and beverage operations. Through this partnership, Zevero will deliver end-to-end measurement and analysis of menu items, accounting for:

Ingredient-level emissions, including farming, production, and global sourcing
Cooking methods and estimated kitchen energy use
Packaging choices and waste treatment assumptions

The methodology aligns to ISO 14067 principles, ensuring accuracy, standardisation, and consistency across the full scope of food operations.

“Creating visibility is the first step toward meaningful change,” said Shigeo Taniuchi, Co-Founder and CEO of Zevero. “By making the climate impact of food choices transparent at the point of decision, NUS is empowering thousands of students to engage in climate action in their everyday lives. This is exactly the kind of systemic intervention that drives long-term decarbonization.”

Contributing to Broader Sustainability Research

The carbon menu initiative is a critical step in quantifying impact and identifying the most effective paths to food-related emissions reduction. The findings from the initiative are expected to inform future research outputs and discussions around food-related emissions, consumer awareness, and institutional sustainability practices.

“Food choices are one of the most immediate and visible ways individuals can participate in climate action,” said Professor Sumit Agarwal, Managing Director of SGFIN. “This initiative will create a generation of students who not only understand their footprint, but who are equipped to make informed, climate-positive decisions.”

About The Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN)

The Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) is a research institute established by National University of Singapore (NUS). SGFIN aims to develop deep research capabilities in sustainable and green finance with a focal point on Asia, and to provide thought leadership and shape sustainability outcomes in policymaking across the financial sector and the economy at large. Supported by exceptional domain experts across NUS, SGFIN equips businesses with critical cross-disciplinary knowledge, training, and toolkits to integrate sustainability dynamics into their business strategies and investment decisions to better quantify the environmental and social impacts of their business developments, operations, products, and services. In essence, SGFIN seeks to help companies embed sustainability as a key pillar in their business decisions.

For more information on SGFIN, please visit sgfin.nus.edu.sg

About National University of Singapore (NUS)

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is Singapore’s flagship university, which offers a global approach to education, research and entrepreneurship, with a focus on Asian perspectives and expertise. We have 15 colleges, faculties and schools across three campuses in Singapore, with more than 40,000 students from 100 countries enriching our vibrant and diverse campus community. We have also established more than 20 NUS Overseas Colleges entrepreneurial hubs around the world.

Our multidisciplinary and real-world approach to education, research and entrepreneurship enables us to work closely with industry, governments and academia to address crucial and complex issues relevant to Asia and the world. Researchers in our faculties, research centres of excellence, corporate labs and more than 30 university-level research institutes focus on themes that include energy; environmental and urban sustainability; treatment and prevention of diseases; active ageing; advanced materials; risk management and resilience of financial systems; Asian studies; and Smart Nation capabilities such as artificial intelligence, data science, operations research and cybersecurity.

For more information on NUS, please visit nus.edu.sg

About Zevero

Zevero is a leading provider of carbon management solutions, helping organisations worldwide measure, reduce, and report carbon emissions with precision. Companies like Asahi Group, Tai Sin Electric, and Tokyo Metropolitan Government trust Zevero’s AI-powered platform and in-house team of sustainability experts to accelerate progress toward their decarbonisation goals. Operating in more than 20 countries and managing over 100 million kgCO₂e, Zevero is committed to making climate action achievable for organisations of every size.

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