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As a holistic and sustainable approach to bring forward
the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) movement in Singapore, the National
Tripartite Initiative (NTI) on CSR
was launched in May 2004 by Mr Cedric Foo, Chairman of SPRING Singapore
and Minister of State for Defence. The NTI on CSR serves as a steering
committee to review and formulate broad CSR strategies, taking a
tripartite approach to include the key stakeholders including business,
unions and the government.
The national steering committee has since founded a
society known as Singapore Compact for CSR,
in bringing the CSR movement forward. The national society will be a
platform in fostering dialogue and collaboration among various CSR
stakeholders. It will play a pivotal role in defining the direction and
landscape of CSR in Singapore, and help Singapore embrace CSR as a
coordinated national initiative.
The Singapore Compact for CSR functions as a national society in
furthering the CSR movement in Singapore. It is a multi-stakeholder
platform in welcoming and recognizing the important role and
contributions of stakeholders with the following key objectives:
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broaden
the base for dialogue and collaboration between policy makers,
businesses, trade unions, the government, social partners, civil
society, academics and other stakeholders on CSR;
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create awareness among the
stakeholders the value and importance of social re
sponsibility in helping the socially disadvantaged;
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develop effective strategies and
approaches to promote CSR in Singapore;
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conduct research and surveys and
highlight best practices and successful examples on CSR;
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establish a CSR Training Unit and
offer learning, benchmarking, and capacity building opportunities on
CSR; and
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facilitate the implementation and
follow up of CSR through sectoral networks or other appropriate
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National tripartite Initiative (NTI) on CSR
- The Co-chairs of the NTI steering committee are Ms Claire Chiang
(Senior Vice President, Retail Operations, Banyan Tree Holdings Pte
Ltd) and Mr Thomas Thomas (General Secretary, Singapore Shell
Employees’ Union). The committee comprises of the following national
bodies in Singapore, in deliberating CSR strategies and roadmap at the
national level:
Singapore Compact
- The Singapore Compact society will be governed by its C onstitution
approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Registry of Societies
(ROSES). The administration of the Society shall be entrusted to a
Management Committee with the powers and functions to decide on all
matters concerning the management and workings of the Society. The
supreme authority of the Society is vested in the General Meeting of
the members presided over by the President.
Composition
- Provisions are made for up to 4 elected Corporate committee members;
up to 3 elected Institutional committee members; up to 4 committee
members appointed by the SNEF and NTUC as founder members; and up to 2
Associate committee members as appointed by the Committee. Current
corporate committee members are the Singapore Telecommunications Ltd
(SingTel), Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA), City Developments Limited
(CDL)
and Shell Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd with Ms Claire Chiang from
Banyan Tree Holdings as the society’s President. Following is the
current composition of the management committee:
President - Ms Claire Chiang (Senior
Vice-President, Banyan Tree Holdings)
Vice-President - Mr Koh Juan Kiat
(Executive Director, SNEF/SBF)
Vice-President - Mr Seah Kian Peng
(Chairman, SNCF)
Honorary Secretary - Mr Thomas Thomas
(Executive Director, Singapore Compact for CSR)
Treasurer - Mr Ivan Chong (Treasurer,
CASE)
Member- Ms Rhonda Koh (Director, NVPC)
Member - Mdm Halimah Yacob (Asst
Secretary-General, NTUC)
Member - Ms Iris Tee (Manager, SIA)
Member - Mr Peter Heng (Director, SingTel)
Member - Ms Belinda Lee (Head, CDL)
Member - Ms Mavis Kuek (General Manager,
Shell)
Member - Mr Chan Tee Seng (General
Manager, NTUC Income)
Asst Secretary - Mr Jeffrey Tan
(Secretariat)
Download Constitution of The Singapore Compact For
Corporate Sociable Responsibility (442KB)
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