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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.

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