Singtel Sustainability Report 2014

COMMUNITY
Invest. Engage. Support.

Support community development

Investing in our community has always been an important part of our sustainability strategy. We want the community to benefit and grow along with Singtel.

In FY2014, Singtel’s community investment was S$9.3 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 social causes that are important to our stakeholders and us. Our FY2014 community investment programme focused on areas where we believe we can make the biggest difference:

• Supporting local community through programmes for disadvantaged children and youth

• Community awareness among our employees

[1] Since FY2012, we have used the London Benchmarking Group (LBG) Guidelines to assess and calculate our community investment

Supporting local community programmes for disadvantaged children and youth

Singtel Touching Lives Fund
The Singtel Touching Lives Fund (STLF) is our corporate philanthropy programme, focusing on disadvantaged children and young people with special needs.

We have continued our support for a number of critical programmes through Community Chest, a fundraising arm for more than 80 charities in Singapore under the auspices of the National Council of Social Service.

We raised S$2.75 million in FY2014 for our 6 STLF beneficiary organisations that offer special education for the intellectually or physically challenged, and programmes that help young people affected by cancer. The 6 beneficiaries are: APSN Chaoyang School, APSN Tanglin School, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore School, Eden School, MINDS Lee Kong Chian Gardens School and the Singapore Cancer Society’s Help the Children and Youth Programme.

Our corporate Christmas e-cards in FY2014 had a call-to-action for people to donate to STLF. At our stores during that festive season, customers could also donate any amount to STLF to enjoy free gift wrapping service.

Since the inception of STLF in 2002, we have raised close to S$28 million for over 20 beneficiaries – contributed by the company, our staff, business partners and associates, customers and the public. Singtel underwrites all the fundraising costs, ensuring that every dollar raised goes towards the work of the supported charities.

From left: Sim Gim Guan (CEO, NCSS), Phillip Tan (Chairman, Community Chest),
Chua Sock Koong (Singtel, Group CEO), Jeann Low (Singtel, Group CFO)