YEAR IN REVIEW
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Straits Trading Company Limited is committed to
being a socially responsible organisation and has been
contributing towards educational and social causes as far
back as the early 1900s. In tandem with its financial growth
and prosperity, the Company had also fostered a culture
of giving back to the community in various ways. Today,
the Company encourages good citizenship by supporting
initiatives that cultivate meaningful opportunities for civic
engagement by its employees and which deliver measurable
outcomes that leave a lasting impression on our community.
PACKING FOR A GOOD CAUSE
On 26 November 2014, staff volunteers from Straits Trading
took part in a sheltered workshop working alongside
beneficiaries from SPD Singapore (formerly known as the
Society for the Physically Disabled), to pack goodie bags for
their clients.
These workshops serve as a place for employment and
vocational training for people with disabilities. The projects
and small contract work secured by SPD provides a real work
environment for the trainees, thus improving their future
employment prospects.
The occasion proved to be a valuable learning experience
for staff volunteers as they worked hand in hand with the
beneficiaries to ensure that the items were packed properly
and adequately. It also proved to be an enjoyable, yet
enriching experience for our volunteers, as they interacted
with the beneficiaries in animated fashion.
In total, about a thousand goodie bags were packed and
prepared. It was a memorable experience at the end of
the day for our staff volunteers as they went away with the
satisfaction of having done a good job and the opportunity
to have made a positive impact on the beneficiaries.
Staff volunteers eagerly awaits for their duties to be assigned
Staff volunteers assisting beneficiaries to pack items into the goodie bags
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THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2014
