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SUSTAINABILITY
Sparklers’ Initiatives executed by StarHub their own business. So far, 26 PWDs have 1
employees have even engaged StarHub’s benefitted from the EWD programme. 3
business partners to raise funds for a
designated charity. Sparklers’ Initiatives Awareness
also aid in employee bonding within and We continued the initiatives that spread
between teams. awareness of environmental issues among
our employees and the community.
In 2015, StarHub integrated some of our
environmental programmes with community Continuing the Green Learning Journey
initiatives. StarHub employees volunteered programme in 2015, our employees
144 man-days. accompanied children from low-income
families to Jurong Bird Park, the Botanic
StarHub Community Outreach 2015 Gardens, Gardens by the Bay’s Cloudforest
and Flower Dome in support of the
We continued to join hands with our Central Singapore CDC’s Nurture 2.0
employees, customers and business Programme. The guided excursions
partners to share joy with the less privileged were part of StarHub’s ongoing efforts to
throughout the year. Some of the initiatives raise environmental awareness amongst
in 2015 are mentioned below. employees and our beneficiaries through
Green Learning Journeys.
Empowerment
Empowering underprivileged sections of Nearly 600 children from low-income
society through education and providing families in the Central Singapore District
resources is an important part of our are expected to benefit from the Nurture
community outreach. In 2015, we continued 2.0 Programme in 2015 which has
with several initiatives to empower the received $250,000 funding from the
community. StarHub Sparks Fund.
StarHub reaffirmed its support of SPD’s In celebration of International Women’s Day,
Infocomm Accessibility Centre Certificate StarHub organised several screenings of
in Office Skills (ICOS), an office skills Girl Rising, a powerful film that documents
training programme that enables people the oppression and exploitation of girls
with disabilities to find open, gainful around the world and how nine girls in
employment in administrative positions. particular are standing up to make their
SPD is a voluntary welfare organisation voices heard, for employees. One of
dedicated to serving persons with disability. the screening sessions was followed by
a talk by a representative from HOME
StarHub’s support of ICOS from 2013 to (Humanitarian Organisation for Migration
2015 with initial donation of $200,000 Economics) on the exploitation of young
covered the course fees of 53 participants, women in Asia and Singapore.
of which 25 have found open employment.
For the 2015 to 2017 period, StarHub’s
increased $300,000 sponsorship will aim to
train 100 individuals with disabilities.
StarHub provided the second round of
funding support to social enterprise Grid
Synergy’s Entrepreneurs With Disabilities
(EWD) programme in 2015. StarHub’s
sponsorship of $100,000, up from the
previous $65,000, was used by Grid
Synergy to provide assistance to people
with disabilities through engagements,
training and mentoring to become
financially independent through starting
