Vivien Ang

Vivien Ang

CHIEF SUB- EDITOR

Vivien is BT’s chief sub-editor. Besides editing, she covers CSR-related stories. Vivien is a journalism and mass comm graduate from Monash University.

Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the Singapore Volunteer Management Conference 2023.
TAKING HEART

NCSS rallies partners to better engage volunteers

“CORPORATE social responsibility is a form of employee engagement.”

Launched on Tuesday (Apr 4), the cafe sources its coffee beans from plantations in Yunnan, China, that are managed by PWDs. The two-person outfit also focuses on a farm-to-table concept.
TAKING HEART

The Social Kitchen sets up shop at Bank of Singapore

HEALTHY bubble tea may seem like an oxymoron, but that is what The Social Kitchen (TSK) has on the menu at its newly launched outlet at the Bank of Singapore (BOS).

Runners taking off for the 5km Zero Waste Run in 2019. This year, participants are encouraged to wear their own orange T-shirts or past Income Eco Run race T-shirts so as to promote reusing and recycling of existing clothes.
TAKING HEART

Running towards a zero-waste future

INCOME Insurance marked the inaugural International Day of Zero Waste on Mar 30 with the launch of the first part of its Income Eco Run (IER) event.

Research shows women need to better control money and grow their wealth, as 80 per cent of them are more likely to be impoverished by retirement than men.

CMC Markets partners Sophia Women to drive financial literacy for women

CMC Markets Singapore has partnered Sophia Women, Asia’s first and only female-focused financial education platform, to promote financial literacy among young Singaporean women.

About 300 staff volunteers from MBS participating in the Food Kit Build event.
TAKING HEART

MBS, Food Bank Singapore and Metta Welfare Association bring festive cheer to 6,000 beneficiaries

An art installation at MBS is also up for auction soon, with proceeds going to the Singapore Red Cross Young Hearts programme

Hong Leong Foundation Governors Kwek Eik Sheng (2nd from left) and Kingston Kwek (right), together with a staff volunteer, sharing a joyful moment with Chan Ah Soon from Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home. At 100 years old, Mdm Chan is the oldest beneficiary at the event.
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Hong Leong Foundation rings in Chinese New Year with seniors at M Hotel

The elderly participants, aged 65 to 100 years, are from St John’s Home for Elderly Persons and Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home

SPD’s Ability Walk; the charity hopes that this year's Budget will have sustained support for social service agencies’ capabilities, which include cybersecurity and digital transformation.
TAKING HEART

Aid in navigation of digital space, continued monetary support in non-profits’ Budget wish list

Some companies are looking for direction on how the country can further build on its reinforced status as a philanthropic hub

Representatives of AVPN and Tri-Sector Associates with the first cohort of the AVPN ImpactCollab Outcomes Marketplace.

AVPN launches social outcomes exchange that connects funders to verifiable impacts – first of its kind in Asia

Under this model, the funds disbursed are tied to the results of organisations such as non-profits, social enterprises

Farmers using biochar for their farms. The project sources cotton stalks from smallholder farms in Maharashtra, India, for use as feedstock for biochar production.

Indian startup Varaha inks deal with Microsoft to remove 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide

Project puts spotlight on smallholder companies and their capability to deliver on carbon removal, says Varaha CEO

Clara Kwan, chief sustainability officer of Singapore Manufacturing Federation, says: “It is not ‘sexy’ to be labelled as working in the manufacturing industry. So these are ways we can make the industry more attractive."

Fear of the unknown preventing firms from embarking on sustainability journey: SMF

The manufacturing body has therefore rolled out a programme to help them overcome the obstacles