Lindsay Wong
SUB-EDITOR
Lindsay is a digital sub-editor at The Business Times and occasionally writes CSR stories. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts and double major in history and Asian studies.
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Local banks mark Year of the Fire Horse with festive celebrations
From supporting a local urban farm to raising S$1.9 million for charity, here’s how DBS, OCBC and UOB rang in Chinese New...
People Systems Consultancy partners firms like Maybank to tackle poverty, help marginalised communities upskill
The social enterprise’s programmes focus on entrepreneurship
From planting trees to spotlighting scams: Simple Solution Systems gives back in more ways than one
It also participates in initiatives promoting sustainability
Professional golfer Minjee Lee turns pastry chef at MBS
The event with Metta School allows individuals with intellectual disabilities to build confidence
Singapore-based Piece Future helps startups leverage unused patents
It matches startups to companies and universities that have unused IP, so that the technologies are not sitting idle
Only 14% of companies engage in volunteerism in Singapore, 26% donate: NVPC study
It finds that the most significant barrier that companies face when it comes to giving back is a lack of leadership interest
Access Singapore aims to give polytechnic graduate salaries a boost with new scheme
Apprentices will learn soft and technical skills to prepare them for the workforce
Umbrella body for social enterprises to work with partners to raise S$10 million for the sector
The Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise will provide the initial sum and lean on blended finance for the rest
StanChart Singapore rallies largest contingent of 1,200 volunteers for festive season
They get together to pack festive bags for beneficiaries ahead of Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa