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.

“We see Singapore as an important place to mobilise ideas and capital that can help advance solutions across Asia and beyond,” says Elizabeth Yee, executive vice-president of programmes at Rockefeller Foundation.
TAKING HEART

How Rockefeller Foundation is unlocking big impact in South-east Asia

2026-07-26T07:57:12.000Z
As the need for green energy solutions grows, so will the demand for critical minerals.

How social enterprises can play a crucial role in mining of critical minerals

2026-07-10T09:34:56.000Z
For SMEs, practical sustainability would encompass reducing electricity use, cutting waste and improving processes, among other things.

Sustainability for SMEs – not a complex cost, but the path to business resilience

2026-06-01T06:38:49.000Z
Eu Yan Sang group chairman Richard Eu has been with the company since 1989 and has seen plenty of change over the years, such as how employees view their jobs.
BEHIND THE NAME

Richard Eu on how core values, customers keep Singapore’s TCM chain Eu Yan Sang relevant

2026-04-08T03:00:00.000Z
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

2026-02-06T15:19:25.000Z
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.
TAKING HEART

Hong Leong Foundation rings in Chinese New Year with seniors at M Hotel

2026-02-04T06:37:26.000Z
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

2026-02-01T08:18:30.000Z
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

2026-01-27T01:00:00.000Z
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

2026-01-15T10:00:00.000Z
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

2026-01-09T05:24:02.000Z