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Building the future: How young S’poreans are driving social change through tech

Jalan Journey develops digital games with actionable outcomes to educate students about social and environmental causes, build empathy and encourage volunteerism.
Startups
TAKING HEART

Edtech startup Jalan Journey teaches students about social issues through digital games

Miguel Ko (left), chairman of CHF and chairman of CapitaLand Investment, during the CapitaLand Hope School programme in India in 2023. Education is one of the initiative's focus impact areas.
Lifestyle
TAKING HEART

CapitaLand commits S$3 million to inaugural initiative to fund social resilience projects

"If there are no common handholds, then each corporate has to put language to the S in the ESG in (their) own way. There would be no common language to track and demonstrate value to (the) shareholders and… stakeholders," says Masagos.
ESG

NCSS launches inaugural Sustainable Philanthropy Framework

In a world now concerned about the fallout from climate change and what it is doing to the environment (the “E”), and how businesses can get on the right side of the laws enacted (the “G”), the “S” or social aspect part of the equation is the forgotten middle child.
ESG

Time for more professionalism in the ‘S’ of ESG

A protest against Indonesia's new criminal code, on Dec 5. A GlobalData survey showed that those aged 16 to 24 in South-east Asia cared more about some social issues, compared to the global average for that cohort.
Opinion & Features

Will Gen Z disrupt the Asean corporate landscape?

Push Pull Give's initiative to inspire the at-risk youths from Muhammadiyah Welfare Home to take charge of their health and fitness.
Lifestyle
COMPANY OF GOOD

Purpose at the core of business goals

Australia’s Indigenous people have toiled for generations to win recognition for injustices since European colonisation in the 1700s.
International

Australia enlists NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal on Indigenous reform

The donation will be managed by the Adani Foundation for bolstering health care, education and skill development, Gautam Adani told Bloomberg in an interview on Thursday (Jun 23).
Lifestyle

Adani, richest Asian, pledges US$7.7b for social causes

FILE PHOTO: An image of Elon Musk is seen on smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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The Broad View

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