At Wearnes, we believe in giving back to communities in which we operate. Besides enhancing stakeholder value by delivering sustainable returns, ensuring customer satisfaction and being a preferred employer, our mission statement exhorts us to also fulfil our role as a good corporate citizen.
In conjunction with our centennial celebrations in 2006, Wearnes initiated a corporate responsibility programme to help the less privileged in the community. In recent years, our community projects have been aligned to our tagline ‘Building Heritage • Creating Future’, focusing on creating a better quality of life for underprivileged youths. Through our various social responsibility projects, we aim to nurture a passion for learning and create better opportunities for our future generation.
Our CSR Milestones
2011
Donated $5,000 to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in support of their upcoming European tour.
Donated $15,000 to The Salvation Army's children's home, The Haven, and organised an 'Amazing Race'-themed activity for the children.
Donated $55,000 to Children-At-Risk Empowerment Association Singapore
Donated $150,000 to establish the Wearnes Bursary for NUS University Town students
Inaugural participation in Earth Hour 2011 and Eco Action Day 2011, in support for action against climate change.
Arranged visit to Renault's garage at the 2011 Singapore Grand Prix venue for six students from the Institute of Technical Education's automotive technology course.
2010
Donated $10,000 to the We Are One charity initiative which involved building a giant island-map of Singapore with LEGO bricks, to raise funds for families affected by the economic downturn.
Volvo, represented by Wearnes’ automotive division, was the Official Car Sponsor for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games held in Singapore.
Arranged a rare visit to Renault’s garage at the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix venue for seven students from the Institute of Technical Education’s automotive technology course.
Donated 10 brand-new Hewlett Packard desktop PCs to the Care Corner – Teck Ghee Youth Centre to help primary school children from low income families experience IT-enabled learning.
2009
Participated in Children for Children@ The Singapore Zoo where staff volunteered as facilitators to some 1,000 less fortunate children at the event.
Donated $15,000 to ChildAid in support of The Business Times Budding Artists Fund and The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.
China subsidiary, Summer Palace Property Development, donated RMB50,000 to the Shenyang Caring Heart Charity Organisation in the Shenhe district of Shenyang city in Liaoning province.
2008
Donated RMB 630,000 and provided temporary housing to victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
Accorded the “Arts Supporter Award” by Singapore’s National Arts Council, for our contributions to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
2007
Raised about $182,000 through a Staff Leave Donation Scheme with a 1.5-times dollar match by Wearnes, and dollar-for-dollar match by the South West Community Development Council.
Raised $70,000 for The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) at the Wearnes Charity Art Auction of eight digital art pieces designed by disabled artists.
Participated in the inaugural ‘live’ 2007 SPD Charity Show whereby staff folded paper cranes in support of two disabled artists, Lee Soo Chee and Yang En Dian.
Sponsored the Wheelchair Enabler Invention Competition, a national competition for the invention of modular devices that allow wheelchair users to overcome environmental barriers.
Accorded the “Arts Supporter Award” by Singapore’s National Arts Council, for contributions to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
2006
Raised over $300,000 for The Society for the Physically Disabled through a Staff Leave Donation Scheme.
Established the Wearnes Bursary Award with a donation of $63,000 to Nanyang Technology University (NTU). An annual bursary of $5,000 is given to deserving students from the Electrical and Electronic Engineering faculty.
Wearnes' Automotive division contributed $10,000 to set up the annual Cash Award to recognise the top student in NTU's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering faculty.