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| Copyright © 2013 Singtel (CRN: 199201624D). All Rights Reserved |
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| SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
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| Singtel has been part of the community in Singapore
for more than 130 years, playing a pivotal role in
supporting the development of Singapore as a
business and communications hub for Asia Pacific. As a home-grown company, we remain committed
to playing our part and supporting the long-term
development of this community. |
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| Investing in our community is an important part of
Singtel’s sustainability strategy. Our community investment programme focuses on areas where we think
we can make the biggest difference: |
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Supporting local community programmes for
disadvantaged children and youths through the
Singtel Touching Lives Fund (STLF) |
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Using our core ICT expertise to benefit the community |
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Creating awareness on environmental conservation
and climate change |
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| In FY2013, Singtel’s community investment was S$4.04 million[1]. This was generated from a broad range of activities that supported both local and regional
communities. We have provided time, expertise and direct financial contributions to a variety of causes that are important to our stakeholders and us. |
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| [1] Since FY2012, we have used the London Benchmarking Group (LBG) Guidelines to assess and calculate
our community investment. |
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| Singtel Touching Lives Fund |
| The Singtel Touching Lives Fund is our corporate philanthropy programme
and we have continued our support for a number of programmes through
Community Chest. This contribution was acknowledged once again when
we received the Pinnacle Award, 10-year Outstanding Special Events
Award, Special Events Platinum Award, Corporate Platinum Award and
SHARE Corporate Gold Award at the Community Chest Awards 2012. |
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| STLF focuses on disadvantaged children and young people with special
needs. In its 11th year, STLF raised a record S$2.7 million in FY2013 for
our six beneficiary organisations which offer special education for the intellectually or physically challenged, and programmes that help young
people affected by cancer. Our signature fundraising activities include the
Singtel-Singapore Cancer Society Race Against Cancer and charity golf. |
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| In addition to making our own financial contribution to the STLF, Singtel
underwrites all the fundraising costs. This practice has been in place since
STLF’s launch in 2002 to ensure that every dollar raised goes towards the
work of the supported charities. Since its inception, STLF has raised over
S$24 million with donations also coming from our employees, business
partners, associates, customers and the public. |
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| Singtel CSR Month |
| July 2012 saw our 3rd annual CSR Month. The programme is aimed at
promoting CSR awareness and employee participation in activities related
to the environment and community. Instead of the usual lunchtime talks, we
decided to take participants out of the office to have first-hand experiences. |
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Dining in the Dark
We organised a staff tour to the Singapore Association of the Visually
Handicapped (SAVH) where they got served high tea in the dark! SAVH is a
VWO which aims to assist the visually impaired to help themselves through
the acquisition of new skills which will allow them to better integrate into
society. Our staff also learnt what SAVH does, how to guide the blind, as well
as observe how the visually handicapped make use of technology. |
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| Environmental Awareness |
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As part of Project LESS, we presented Eco-Expressions,
an initiative to increase awareness of the impact of
consumerism on waste and how that waste can be
recycled and even transformed into beautiful works of
art. Created by students from Temasek Polytechnic’s
School of Design, 18 sculptures that were crafted using
only recyclable materials were displayed at Comcentre,
NCS Hub, Serangoon North and our data centre KCTC-1.
Staff also voted for their favourite piece. |
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| We organised a staff tour to Gardens by the Bay, a famous eco-attraction
in Singapore with interesting use of environmental technology. Staff learnt
about the importance of different eco-systems and the impact of climatic
changes on their biodiversity. |
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