Our Role

The Social Sustainability Division (SSD) works closely with the SBF Foundation to raise awareness and accelerate the adoption of socially sustainable business practices in Singapore.

The Social Sustainability Study

Despite its growing importance, businesses in Singapore continue to face challenges in integrating, measuring, and reporting on social sustainability. Existing literature and research provided fragmented insights, leaving a critical knowledge gap.

To bridge this gap, SSD undertook the Social Sustainability Study, the first of its kind in both scale and scope, to establish a baseline understanding of the landscape in Singapore. The study examines:

• The current state of the ‘S’ in ESG, with a focus on business-driven social sustainability
• The challenges and barriers businesses face in implementing social impact initiatives, and the key drivers that motivate them
• Key gaps and areas of support needed to strengthen adoption and execution

The findings offer invaluable insights to guide how businesses and communities can work together to strengthen the social compact and build a more inclusive and resilient future.

Download the full report here.

FOSTERING SOCIALLY IMPACTFUL BUSINESSES THROUGH POLICY, PROGRAMMES AND PLATFORMS 

Findings from the Social Sustainability Study highlight strong intent among businesses to contribute positively to society, but also reveal persistent challenges in translating intent into sustained, high‑impact action. In particular, many companies cited limitations in capability, access to suitable opportunities, and tools to measure and sustain impact.

VolunteerInc.

VolunteerInc. is SBF’s corporate volunteering programme under the Social Sustainability Division, established through a strategic collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), and enabled by the SBF Foundation. It helps companies of all sizes design, start and sustain meaningful corporate volunteering. This strengthens business capability, workforce resilience and engagement, and trust‑building partnerships with community organisations.

Supporting the SG Cares movement, VolunteerInc. works with key intermediaries and agencies across the volunteering ecosystem to enable purposeful, well‑matched, and sustained engagement between businesses and communities.

How VolunteerInc. Works

VolunteerInc. supports companies across their volunteering journey through a structured P.A.C.T. framework.

• Purpose Alignment - Helping companies align volunteering with business values, workforce interests, and strategic priorities.
• Active Matching - Connecting company capabilities with real community needs through suitable volunteering opportunities.
• Capability Development - Equipping companies with the skills, confidence, and know-how to design, sustain, and learn from corporate volunteering.
• Trust Building - Fostering long-term, trusted partnerships between businesses and community organisations.

Get Involved

Whether your company is just starting its volunteering journey or seeking to scale impact, VolunteerInc. offers the support, tools, and networks to make corporate volunteering meaningful, sustainable and well-matched to community needs.

To help us better understand your company’s corporate volunteering needs, please complete the Corporate Volunteering Assessment. 

For more information on our Social Sustainability initiatives or to explore potential collaborations, please reach out to our Social Sustainability Division via our enquiry form or email us at socialsustainability@sbf.org.sg

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