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DBS Foundation has now committed over S$160 million to impact entrepreneurs across AsiaReportS$160M+
DBS Bank15 Jun 2026

DBS Foundation has now committed over S$160 million to impact entrepreneurs across Asia

DBS Bank’s philanthropic arm says its grants and programmes are projected to reach more than 8 million lives by 2029, with its 2025 cohort of 22 businesses receiving S$4.9 million.

Financial InclusionEmployment & LivelihoodsCommunity Development
Singtel’s Touching Lives Fund has raised over S$57 million since it beganCase StudyS$57M+
Singtel20 May 2026

Singtel’s Touching Lives Fund has raised over S$57 million since it began

The telco’s flagship community fund now spans digital literacy workshops for seniors, migrant workers and low-income families, alongside longstanding support for special education schools.

Digital InclusionElderly CareEducation
Inside #OCBCCares: how OCBC funds 15 charity partners and a S$3 million mangrove restorationCase StudyS$3M
OCBC Bank10 Apr 2026

Inside #OCBCCares: how OCBC funds 15 charity partners and a S$3 million mangrove restoration

OCBC Bank’s community programme combines direct cash grants to charities with headline environmental and education projects, including Singapore’s largest mangrove restoration effort on Pulau Ubin.

Community DevelopmentEnvironmentEducation
CapitaLand Hope Foundation has built 31 schools for more than 28,000 children since 2005Case Study28,000+
CapitaLand18 Mar 2026

CapitaLand Hope Foundation has built 31 schools for more than 28,000 children since 2005

The property group’s philanthropic arm runs a decade-long Hope School building programme across China, Vietnam and India, plus a 10-year individual sponsorship track for underprivileged children.

EducationYouth DevelopmentCommunity Development
Keppel commits S$270,000 to Singapore schools’ environmental education through 2025NewsS$270K
Keppel24 Feb 2026

Keppel commits S$270,000 to Singapore schools’ environmental education through 2025

Keppel Care Foundation’s backing of the Singapore Environment Council’s School Green Awards is one strand of a broader push into environmental and sustainability education, alongside a S$500,000 gift to SUTD.

EnvironmentEducationClimate Action
Singapore Airlines targets net zero by 2050 — here is what it has actually committed to so farReport2050
Singapore Airlines29 Jan 2026

Singapore Airlines targets net zero by 2050 — here is what it has actually committed to so far

SIA’s sustainability programme includes a voluntary carbon offset scheme for passengers, a 5% sustainable aviation fuel target by 2030, and early participation in the global CORSIA emissions scheme.

Climate ActionEnvironment
ComfortDelGro’s MedCare fleet gives wheelchair users hydraulic-lift access to medical transportCase Study10+
ComfortDelGro11 Dec 2025

ComfortDelGro’s MedCare fleet gives wheelchair users hydraulic-lift access to medical transport

The transport group’s non-emergency medical transport service and wheelchair-accessible taxis extend point-to-point mobility to seniors and persons with disabilities across Singapore.

Disability & AccessibilityElderly Care
UOB’s Heartbeat Run has raised over S$23 million for children’s charities since 2007NewsS$23M+
UOB5 Nov 2025

UOB’s Heartbeat Run has raised over S$23 million for children’s charities since 2007

The bank’s annual regional fundraising run, held across seven markets, brought in S$3.1 million for 25 charities in its most recent edition.

Youth DevelopmentEducationCommunity Development
Grab says 189,000 women and PWD driver-partners earned income on its platform, up 40% year on yearReport189,000+
Grab2 Oct 2025

Grab says 189,000 women and PWD driver-partners earned income on its platform, up 40% year on year

The ride-hailing and delivery platform’s ESG disclosures set a new target of 300,000 women and persons-with-disabilities driver-partners earning through Grab annually by 2030.

Employment & LivelihoodsDiversity, Equity & Inclusion
StarHub’s RENEW scheme recycled 780 tonnes of e-waste before handing off to a national programmeCase Study780 tonnes
StarHub8 Sept 2025

StarHub’s RENEW scheme recycled 780 tonnes of e-waste before handing off to a national programme

Singapore’s largest company-led e-waste recycling effort ran for nine years before StarHub wound it down in 2021 to make way for the National Environment Agency’s mandatory producer-responsibility scheme.

Environment
Temasek Foundation pairs tech-enabled elder care with a push to get girls into STEMCase Study1M
Temasek Foundation14 Aug 2025

Temasek Foundation pairs tech-enabled elder care with a push to get girls into STEM

The philanthropic arm funded by Temasek runs Assisted Living Communities for seniors alongside the Marie Curie Programme for young girls in mathematics and science, plus a youth sustainability movement with WWF Singapore.

Elderly CareYouth DevelopmentDiversity, Equity & InclusionClimate Action