Qiyun Woo is a Singaporean environmental activist, 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.
Woo was born in 1997 in Singapore. [1] She attained a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the National University of Singapore (NUS). [2]
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. [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 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]