Corporate Social Responsibility Programme
At Activate, our commitment extends beyond technology. We are dedicated to REspond ACTively to the community’s needs through philanthropic giving and continuously support causes that create positive and enduring impacts on the lives of others.
Through the concerted efforts of all our employees, we strive to contribute to the realisation of a better society by implementing various CSR activities guided by our company motto: Living Technology. Changing Lives.
Food Bank Singapore, 2024
Activate partnered with Food Bank Singapore to combat food insecurity and waste, reflecting our dedication to sustainability in alignment with Earth Day values. As part of our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitment, Activate aims to foster positive impacts on our community and environment. Our office food drive, held from 8 April to 19 April 2024, garnered tremendous support from our staff, reinforcing our pledge to foster a more sustainable future together.
Food from the Heart, 2023
Activate has supported the Food from the Heart (“FFTH”) in 2023 with a series of activities, including door-to-door food pack deliveries and a two-day food packing event.
On 2 September 2023, a team of 17 volunteers, comprising Activate’s staff and their families, delivered 42 food packs to underprivileged primary and secondary school students who are supported by FFTH’s School Goodie Bag Programme.
To further support FFTH’s mission to alleviate hunger by providing reliable, consistent and sustainable food support to the less fortunate, Activate organised a two-day CSR programme on 31 October and 1 November 2023 as 22 dedicated volunteers gathered to pack more than 240 food ration packs.
Lions Befrienders, 2022
To commemorate its silver jubilee, Activate organised its inaugural goodie bag packing and delivery charity drive in support of Lions Befrienders. A total of 54 volunteers comprising current and former employees, alongside their family and friends, gathered at the Lions Befrienders (“LB”) (Bendemeer) Senior Activity Centre on 23 July 2022 to pack 400 goodie bags comprising various healthy consumables and NTUC FairPrice vouchers to the low-income seniors residing in the rental units of the Bendemeer district.
Prior to the goodie bag packing and delivery, Activate also organised an online fundraising campaign between 1 June 2022 and 3 July 2022, raising a total of $8,120. With the dollar-for-dollar matching of $8,000, Activate raised a total of $16,120 in support of LB, surpassing the target of $16,000.
Samaritans of Singapore, 2021
In support of the Samaritans of Singapore (S.O.S), a non-profit suicide prevention centre, Activate aspires to create lasting positive impacts on the community by raising funds and mental health awareness through the #HOWRU Virtual Walkathon in 2021.
As a Platinum Partner of the Walkathon, Activate raised a total of $10,895 through the concerted efforts of all employees, surpassing the target. 35 staff volunteers also joined the Walkathon and clocked a total of 3,658,298 steps between 12 September and 18 September 2021, exceeding their target of three million steps. Activate also emerged as the first among the Team categories for the Walkathon.
