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.

Companies must work to make a difference in the society, and this begins with having a corporate purpose.  
COMPANY OF GOOD

What is corporate purpose?

FROM dealing with rising costs of living to longer-term issues such as climate change, the range of needs in society is constantly growing and evolving. Governments and individuals can play a role, bu...

Dave Burgos Abelinde (left), a PWD working in F&B services, often helps mature worker Tan Lian Tee carry heavy things when they work together at ParkRoyal Collection Pickering’s buffet restaurant.
TAKING HEART

Extraordinary People partners Pan Pacific to launch hospitality academy for PWDs

Collaboration between the non-profit and hotel group aims to create employment pathways in F&B, guest relations and housekeeping

NTUC secretary-general Ng Chee Meng with children and seniors participating in one of the intergenerational activities supported by the NTUC Community Fund.
TAKING HEART

NTUC launches fund with S$500 million target to support seniors, children

It brings together two existing charities: Bright Horizons Fund by NTUC First Campus and Health for Life Fund

OpenHeart is a mosaic sculpture composed of 240 tiles decorated by 250 participants from four social service agencies that UOL supports and UOL staff.
TAKING HEART

UOL launches new inclusive exhibition to spotlight artists from diverse backgrounds

They comprise persons with disabilities and a beneficiary from the UOL-PPHG Community Uplift Programme

The partnership's train-the-trainer programme will equip social service agencies and Micron volunteers with foundational AI literacy skills.
TAKING HEART

Micron partners AI Singapore to boost AI literacy for 5,000 beneficiaries

The collaboration, which began with a train-the-trainer phase in March, targets youths and underserved communities

The donation was presented during non-profit arts organisation The Rice Company Limited’s 12th anniversary celebration at 10 Square on Mar 26.
TAKING HEART

Steinway Gallery Singapore donates S$20,000 to BT-BAF to support arts education for children

TRCL has reached more than 1,000 students over the past 10 years through its Art of Play programme

The bank will spearhead the initiatives through employee volunteerism and partnerships.
TAKING HEART

UOB establishes foundation to scale CSR initiatives for education, children, arts

It will be operational from the second half of 2026

The top-selling artiste for photocards in 2025 is fourth-generation group Stray Kids.

South-east Asia emerges as ‘engine of growth’ for K-pop resale merch: Bunjang report

The South Korean online marketplace – which operates similarly to Carousell – has 3.6 million active users globally a month

SMU Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Kenneth Goh says the moonshot approach will "invest in conditions for lasting change".
TAKING HEART

SMU’s new philanthropy framework aims to support high-potential initiatives with longer time horizon

The ‘moonshot approach’ targets initiatives that have more uncertain outcomes but tackle root causes of social issues

Senior Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Low Yen Ling has outlined the three tiers of support that the fund will offer: Seed (S$5,000), Sprout (S$50,000) and Scale (S$1 million).
TAKING HEART

S$50 million SG Partnerships Fund helps ground-ups strengthen impact; complements CSR efforts

Increased support for such initiatives means there are more opportunities for collaboration with non-profits