As a responsible corporate citizen, the Singtel Group steps forward
to assist victims of natural disasters in countries where we operate.
When flooding overwhelmed Queensland, North New South Wales
and Victoria in Australia, our people across Australia and Singapore
responded generously to the call for relief efforts and donation
appeals. In addition to emergency and network recovery efforts to
minimise communication disruptions, we matched staff donations
dollar for dollar and the Group collectively raised around S$450,000.
We also contributed mobile handsets and SIM cards to help the
flood victims maintain contact with their families and loved ones.
Our people also donated close to S$50,000 to help those affected by
the tsunami and earthquakes in Japan. In September 2010, Singtel
donated S$80,000 to help the Pakistan flood victims.
The year 2011 marks a milestone for our philanthropy programme -
the Singtel Touching Lives Fund - as we celebrate ten years of
helping disadvantaged children and young people in Singapore.
Since its inception in 2002, the Fund has raised almost S$20 million
for more than 20 charities under the auspices of the National Council
of Social Service. |
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Australia and Singapore encouraged our people to adopt simple
green acts to care for the Earth. Singtel, Optus and several of
our regional associates also supported Earth Hour 2011 through
awareness campaigns for staff and customers such as SMS
broadcasts to publicise this global event ahead of time, as well as
switching off non-essential lights in our offices and retail outlets
during Earth Hour itself.
In the new financial year, we will embark on a carbon footprinting
exercise to determine the environmental impact of our Singapore
operations and identify the areas for improvement. We are very
excited about the opportunities to make a positive difference to
climate change.
I invite you, our key stakeholder, to join us on our sustainability
journey and share with us your views on Singtel's sustainability
efforts around the four key pillars of marketplace, people,
environment and community.
Chua Sock Koong
Group Chief Executive Officer |
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