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5.5 Performance against sustainability goals
Key Areas of Focus
FY2013 Targets
FY2013 Performance
Innovate for
sustainable
business growth
• At least two new e-services introduced for Singtel customers to access via their mobile phone/PC/tablet
Achieved. Examples:
 
• NewsLoop puts together the best news and lifestyle content into a single elegant app
   
• mio TV Go is a companion app to enhance mio TV viewing experience on the move
Pursue proactive
market leadership
• Continue to monitor market development and participate in public policy advocacy
   
• Continue to uphold high standards of corporate governance and business ethics
   
• Ensure compliance with the revised Singapore Code of Corporate Governance
   
   
   
   
• Undertake a formal stakeholder engagement exercise to better understand material sustainability issues for Singtel
• Actively participated in public policy advocacy through submissions and representations covering a range of telecommunication and broadcasting issues
     
• Continued to be recognised by the industry for our efforts in upholding high standards and received numerous awards during the year
     
• Achieved compliance with the 16 principles in the revised Singapore Code of Corporate Governance; Board and Audit Committee provide oversight on the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal controls, including financial, operational, compliance and information technology controls, and risk management systems
     
• Commissioned a structured stakeholder engagement exercise; Engaged the consumer and investor stakeholder groups in Year 1
Embrace
responsible
business practices
• Grow Facebook fan base by 50%
   
• Launch a Twitter Customer Care channel to better respond to conversations about the brand and address customers’ enquiries and issues on social platforms
   
• Develop an official Singtel YouTube channel and include a wider scope of content, e.g. building specific playlists: sports, music, entertainment, gadgets, corporate responsibility etc
   
• Develop online resource on www.singtel.com to promote safety awareness and responsible use for parents on cyberbullying and sexting among young user
   
• Include at least two GRI indicators or UN Global Compact Principles in the evaluation of procurement tenders to raise awareness and enforce the application of pro-human rights criteria during tender evaluation
   
• Begin implementation of the Supplier Code of Conduct
   
• Develop plans for the vendor audit scheduled to be held over the next two years
• Doubled Facebook fan base to >200,000
     
• Launched Twitter Customer Care channel, allowing Singtel to have conversations with customers and better respond to queries
     
     
     
• Launched official Singtel YouTube channel; Achieved over two million video views in FY2013
     
     
     
• In progress for completion in FY2014
     
     
     
     
• We have included supplier’s response to our Supplier Code of Conduct in our evaluation of procurement tenders
     
     
     
     
• Implemented a Supplier Code of Conduct in September 2012; Publicly available on Singtel’s corporate website
     
• Completed shortlisting of Tier 1 suppliers whom we will audit, based on the previous sustainability survey results; In the process of designing the audit procedures and schedule
Build customer
loyalty and
satisfaction
To improve Customer Experience Index and be distinctive in the market by:
   
• Enhancing current measurement to better understand customer expectations
   
• Implementing company-wide service communications and training programme
Achieved.
 
• Singtel's overall Customer Experience Index sustained at last year level amid increasing customer expectations
   
• We actively engaged customers via social media platform, acting on customer feedback on a variety of issues, such as the acceleration of 3G enhancements and 4G network rollout. We also brought in highly-anticipated iconic mobile devices at major consumer events to the delight of customers, which has helped to improve our Net Promoter Scores (loyalty index)
   
• Lean Six Sigma programme continued to grow with a strong community of over 2,300 practitioners to accelerate our business performance and competitive advantage
   
• Key projects to streamline and improve end-to-end process and delight our customers, such as accelerated deployment of LTE to support the launch of LTE capable handsets and superior coverage
   
• Singtel ESPRESSO, our enterprise social network, and Starfish Online, a mobile app, provided the platform for management communication, employee collaboration and empowerment to resolve customer issues
   
• More than 1,200 Singtel Customer Experience Ambassadors recruited and trained as part of our customer-centricity programme