Singaporean Environmentalist, Creator, The Weird and the Wild
Awards
BBC's Top 100 Women 2023
Qiyun Woo is a Singaporean environmental activist, ethical content creator, climate activist and artist. Woo also serves as a Sustainability Consultant with the Unravel Carbon and also an author at Green is the New Black, and was named as one of BBC's 100 Most Inspiring and Influential Women of the Year 2023.
Woo worked as the community lead at the Green is the New Black.[3] Woo then worked at the Economic Development Board as an Associate then as a Senior Associate. Woo subsequent worked with Deloitte as a Risk Advisory Consultant. Woo currently works with Unravel Carbon as a Sustainability Consultant and is also an Author with Green is the New Black.[4]
Woo started her Environmental Activism Journey at the age of nine when she penned a three-page essay when Australian zookeeper and television personality Steve Irwin died after being pierced by a stingray barb in 2006.[2] She started the page @theweirdandwild on Instagram to communicate the issues with the environment in Singapore through graphic designs, animations, and informational images and videos.[5] Woo together with Sammie Ng started the White Monday Movement to tackle mindless consumerism by urging people to purchase only what they need.[6] Woo is currently building Climate Commons, a climate communications platform with interactive media elements.[5][7] Woo was an official delegate at COP28 in Dubai.
Woo was awarded the FASS Student Leadership Award by the NUS in 2019. In 2018, She attained the HSBC/NYAA Environmental Youth Award.[8] Woo has also participated in numerous sustainability related competitions such as the Singapore Frontier Challenge held by National University of Singapore, the SembCorp Green Wave 2018 competition, and the CDL E-generation Competition 2018.[8] Woo is also a Women in Environment and Sustainability (WISE) Champion.[9] In November 2023, she was named on the BBC's 100 Women list.[10]
