Businesses are still big on doing good

(Part B - Home Section- Page B6- The Home Market)

Q1) What are big companies in order to be more socially responsible ?
Big businesses are not cutting down on their Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) programmes. However, some companies have even stepped up their efforts to fulfill their corporate social responsibilities. According to CSR Asia, Hong Kong-based firm which aims to promote good corporate citizenship in this region. Communications group Sing-Tel's CSR programme is divided into four quadrants: Community, which supports initiatives focusing on youth and education; Environment; which aims to reduce carbon emmisions and cut down on paper usage; Marketplace, which involves corporate governance; and Workplace, which provides learning and development opportunities and quality work-life balance for its staff. Companies are increasingly realising that CSR is not philanthropy and there are many ways to make a social impact without the need to spend large amounts of money.

Q2) How important it is to be socially responsible? And do you think it is still possible to make a social impact during the recession?
It is very important . Yes it does .

Save the planet ? This is a Job for kids..





Q1)What are some of the things that schools in Singapore are doing in order to take care of the environment ?



Q2) Do you think one person's effort in reducing , reusing and recycling will make a difference in saving the environment? What steps have you taken in the effort to save the earth?

Reforming sex offenders
(Part B – Home Section – Page B5 – Law & Order)

Qn 1) How does the treatment programme of the Singapore Prison Service help sex offenders?

Qn 2) Do you think that sex offenders should be given a second chance in the society? State your reasons.