Social causes
Building the future: How young S’poreans are driving social change through tech
From AI-driven games for seniors to sign language virtual assistants, youth-led ideas from Huawei’s Tech4City competition are shaping inclusive solutions for Singapore’s evolving needs
Edtech startup Jalan Journey teaches students about social issues through digital games
It has reached more than 5,000 students in around 45 schools
CapitaLand commits S$3 million to inaugural initiative to fund social resilience projects
The Community Resilience Initiative will focus on children and youth’s education, health and well-being
NCSS launches inaugural Sustainable Philanthropy Framework
The move aims to better measure the social impact of companies’ philanthropic efforts for better social outcomes
Time for more professionalism in the ‘S’ of ESG
Having a framework helps, but one should also be aware of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach
Will Gen Z disrupt the Asean corporate landscape?
ACTIVIST employees have made their voices heard in multinational corporations in the United States in recent years. Netflix employees have staged walkouts over the airing of a show by comedian Dave Ch...
Purpose at the core of business goals
WHILE more businesses have stepped up efforts to give back to society, it is a huge challenge for any organisation – regardless of size – to bring change overnight.
Australia enlists NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal on Indigenous reform
FORMER US basketball star Shaquille O’Neal will help Australia’s new government implement reforms for an Indigenous voice to parliament, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday (Aug 27) said,...
Adani, richest Asian, pledges US$7.7b for social causes
GAUTAM ADANI, Asia's richest person, and his family have pledged to donate 600 billion rupees (US$7.7 billion) to a slew of social causes, to mark his 60-th birthday.
We should pay less attention to Current Thing-ism
In the Internet age, allegiance to the moral cause du jour can be transitory but criticism of it is often just as shallow