Tatler Singapore’s Tatler for Good series brings together like-minded individuals to discuss the causes they are passionate about—starting first with ocean conservation and sustainability
For nearly 40 years, Tatler Singapore has chronicled the who’s who of Singapore. As we celebrate our 40th anniversary this year, we are looking at how society has progressed. Through our Tatler for Good initiative, we are bringing together like-minded individuals to discuss the causes that they are collectively passionate about, whether it’s English literacy, women empowerment, the arts or sustainability.
On July 4, we hosted our first Tatler for Good event with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. We were joined by Jean-Marc Deromedi, the honorary consul of Monaco in Singapore, along with the Foundation First Circle members—the cause’s most important supporters—Celeste Basapa and Pauline Chan, at an intimate dinner at 1880.
Deromedi elaborated on the foundation’s work in the protection and preservation of the oceans and his ambition to work on a sustainability-related project in Singapore. But not before sharing an anecdote of his first meeting with the principality’s reigning monarch at a party as an 18-year-old, who had his tie around his forehead, no less, bringing laughter all around.
The conversation flowed from the health of our oceans to maintaining a sustainable food chain, with a lively discussion among guests, which included Rumah Group and Rumah Foundation director Kathlyn Tan (who was on the Tatler Singapore May cover), lawyer Vikna Rajah, Sustenir co-founder Benjamin Swan, and Marina Bay Sands sustainability development and engineering director Tan Szue Hann.
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