Organisations Of Good

Bridging Profit and Purpose

Organisations that integrate corporate purpose as part of business are resolute in producing profitable solutions to the problems of people and planet, and not to profit from producing problems for people or planet.

When organisations put purpose first, they enable and empower people in the communities where they operate, resulting in happier customers, a more motivated workforce and sustainable organisations with lasting legacies.

Let’s make goodness the business of every organisation, and pave the way towards a better future together—becoming the City of Good.

Meet the Organisations of Good

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Adriana Lim Escano is the founder and CEO of Abry. Through the Company of Good, she discovered ways to institutionalise goodness into her business, such as through hiring and procurement policies.

Partnerships bring impact. United by their belief in sustainable living, Unilever Food Solutions partnered social enterprise The Social Kitchen to bring plant-based brand The Vegetarian Butcher to Singapore.

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Company of Good

Company of Good connects organisations with a community of like-minded corporate givers to build capabilities in integrating doing good with business strategy and goals. Organisations can sign up for initiatives such as the Company of Good Fellowship and Champions of Good, a national platform recognising leadership and partnerships in doing good for the community.

Corporate Volunteer Scheme (CVS)

From 1 Apr 2023, the Business & IPC Partnership Scheme (BIPS) is renamed to the Corporate Volunteer Scheme.

To encourage corporate volunteerism, businesses may claim 250% tax deduction on qualifying expenditure incurred from 1 Jul 2016 to 31 Dec 2026 when their employees volunteer and provide services for Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs).

From 1 Jan 2024, the scope of qualifying activities will be expanded to include activities conducted virtually or outside of the IPCs’ premises, and the qualifying expenditure cap per IPC will be increased to $100,000 per calendar year.

To learn more about CVS, please visit IRAS, or contact us at [email protected]

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Community Series #3: Panel Dialogue on Responsible Food

This resource is developed as part of resources for the Company of Good, an initiative by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC). We would like to acknowledge and thank all parties involved for their contribution. To use or distribute this resource, please email [email protected].

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Champions of Good 2018 highlights (EN)

On 16 November 2018, the Company of Good recognised 60 Champions of Good for their commitment to exemplary corporate giving, and for their work in amplifying their efforts through stakeholders and other partners. These Champions are leading the way, shaping the future of giving - it's not about marching alone, but about joining hands for a brighter future.

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Company of Good Community Series

Host. Learn. Collaborate.

The Community Series comprises learning sessions hosted by organisations to share experiences and exchange ideas on corporate giving and other specific topic areas. This is a by the community, for the community initiative for Company of Good members to host, learn and collaborate with one another.

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Company Of Good Fellowship: MINDSET, Jardine Matheson Group Of Companies

Colyn Chua, Programme Manager at MINDSET Care Ltd, on her corporate giving journey and her fight against the stigma of mental health issues. With initiatives like Mindset Café, art exhibitions with paintings from their clients and many more projects, the Fellowship has not only provided the knowledge and skills needed to boost her corporate giving, but also provided a network of like-minded corporate giving practitioners who support her along the way.

Be Inspired By Organisations Doing Good

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Levelling the Playing Field: How Can Your Organisation Support the Education of Children & Youth at Risk?

Printed on the back of all school exercise books in Singapore is a list of five maxims, the cornerstones of our national education. On the ...
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Why Supporting the Arts Is Good for Business

Even critics can laud Singapore’s Arts scene as unwaveringly resilient, if they will concede nothing else. Poetry has been touted as “a luxury we cannot afford” and ...
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Second Chances: When Former Addicts become Community Volunteers

Volunteers mopping, refurbishing and organising homes once faced the same plight as those they now help: mired in issues of gambling, narcotics and debt. As ...
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Funding the Future of our Environment

While 2020 began with a promising focus on environmental conservation, Covid-19 halted key activities of groups committed to fundraising and conducting research work overseas. For ...
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Discover Lesser-Known Sports In Singapore

In 2016, Joseph Schooling won Singapore’s first gold medal at the Olympics. But do you know which sport attained the first ever Olympics medal for ...
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DBS Volunteers Provide Reprieve To MINDS Beneficiaries Stuck At Home

After one too many Zoom meet-ups following months of being cooped up at home, leisurely sailing sessions around the Bay had been planned for 70 ...
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Esplanade Music Truck Brings The Arts To Seniors

While Covid-19 may have kept the seniors from going to performances, it didn’t stop the performances from coming to them. Call it a moving performance, ...
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Tech and Data Help To Maintain Privacy for Food Aid Beneficiaries

To meet their goal of eliminating food insecurity and social stigmas, The Food Bank Singapore turns to automated food aid distribution via dry rations and ...
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Volunteering is part of our DNA

Christmas is the season of giving, and 14 COURTS employees personified this in enthusiastically giving their time to help fulfil the Christmas wishes of underprivileged ...
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A Giving State of Mind

Many people know Marina One, simply, as the newest building in Marina Bay. However, when one walks into the development, the sight of the buildings’ ...