Eastspring Investments: Responsible Investment Report 2022
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Year in Review: Our Initiatives
EASTSPRING SINGAPORE
WWF Solar Light Challenge In April 2022, Eastspring Singapore organised a lunchtime engagement with WWF for a group of 42 colleagues. The team leading the WWF Solar Light challenge had visited the Eastspring Singapore premises and provided a presentation on energy poverty and renewable energy and an interactive quiz to engage the group of attendees. The goal of the session was to assemble 100 solar lights, which would go towards helping rural communities in Cambodia. These lights will replace kerosene lamps and provide many hours of light for children to work, live, and study. Significantly, this would help to ameliorate health impacts from the use of kerosene lamps, such as respiratory issues, cataracts, and environmental hazards such as fires and explosions. Attendees also provided a personal touch and wrote individualised letters that will accompany the lamps to the recipients of the programme.
Spring for Kids Fundraising for Children’s Charity
In September 2022, Eastspring Singapore held its annual fundraiser. This year’s fundraiser, Spring for Kids, brings to life Eastspring’s Purpose – that we are committed to our community and are invested in their future. Eastspring Singapore rallied to put up 180 items for an online auction and a one-day physical bazaar and raised SGD 70,000 for partner charities, Singapore Children’s Society and Community Chest. The funds raised provide children with food and safe shelter, and support “Tinkle Friend,” a national toll-free helpline and chatline that provides primary school children in Singapore a listening ear.
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