CSR

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.

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...

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

Noah Tan, one of the winners at the inaugural UOL X ART:DIS Art Prize in 2023, runs a workshop on textured art techniques.
COMPANY OF GOOD

UOL gives back through inclusive arts and youth empowerment

Its CSR approach demonstrates the ‘power of collaboration’, says group CEO Liam Wee Sin

The interior of Geneco's roving art gallery.
TAKING HEART

When art makes the rounds: Geneco, Yellow Ribbon create a roving gallery

The aim is to not only bring awareness of giving second chances, but to highlight the importance of familial ties

Experts expect 2025’s momentum of growth in Singapore's giving landscape to continue in 2026, as more companies recognise the importance of giving back.
TAKING HEART

Singapore reinforces philanthropy hub status in 2025; deeper cross-sector partnerships expected next year

The outlook for the city-state’s giving landscape for next year is mostly positive

UOB partners Central Singapore CDC to equip children with digital-making skills such as robotics through digital bootcamps as part of UOB My Digital Space, supported by UOB Heartbeat volunteers.
GREAT SINGAPORE GIVE

90 years on, UOB remains committed to supporting art, children and education

Since its founding, the bank’s CSR journey has evolved from one-off efforts to longer-term programmes across the region