It's not every day that a company wins an award for its sustainability efforts, but that's exactly what happened to Singapore's Singtel.
The telecommunications company was named Impact Enterprise of the Year at the inaugural Sustainability Impact Awards on Aug.
3 for its efforts to " uplift the community through digitalization, innovation, capacity-building, and programs," the Business Times reports.
In the small-to-medium-sized enterprise category, the Social Kitchen won for its work in supporting the community through meal donation, and empowering underprivileged and marginalised individuals through training and employment opportunities.
And in the individual category, Preston Wong, CEO and co-founder of sustainability tech startup Treatsure, was named Impact Leader of the Year.
"This award is not yet another accolade, not a trophy to be left on the shelf," said Grace Fu, Singapore's minister for the environment and the environment, at the event.
"It has to represent a new way of doing business, an enlightened vision of the meaning of doing business, where leaders think beyond the next quarter of earnings reports, sustaining the business for decades to come, and leaving an impact, a legacy that lasts far into the future," she added.
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