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Journal and Press


The Smart Local: This 26-Year-Old CEO Turns Your Trash Into Clay
In this episode of Extraordinary People, we meet a pioneer in sustainable building materials, Jodie Monteiro, to learn new ways to...
Oct 11, 20241 min read


FEMALE Singapore: In Singapore, Four Young Female Environmental Activists Making Their Voices Heard
Started by Monteiro, 25, and her business partner Ong Kok Chung in 2021, Ferticlay follows the principles of a circular economy and uses...
Oct 16, 20231 min read


WWF #WeGotThis: Driving Sustainable Change
"I discovered many different facets of sustainability through #WeGotThis, from the engaging talks with subject matter experts,...
Jan 13, 20231 min read


Straits Times: Social entrepreneurs banking on alternative clay to hit pay dirt
When interior design graduate Jodie Monteiro, 24, set out to create a more sustainable alternative to clay, she did not imagine she would...
May 15, 20221 min read
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