Helping Singapore age well: How this company supports employees and the wider community
Nestle Singapore is embedding care into both its workplace and the communities it serves by providing nutritional support for older employees and encouraging staff to volunteer with seniors.
Intelligence analysis by Llama
Nestle Singapore is creating a positive impact on communities, people, and the environment through its efforts to support healthy ageing, volunteering, and community engagement. The company has been recognized as a Champion of Good by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre.
Nestle Singapore is a company that cares about its employees and the community. They help their employees stay healthy and active, and also support the community by donating food and volunteering their time.
Analysis
A Culture of Creating Positive Impact
Nestle Singapore's efforts to create a positive impact on communities, people, and the environment have earned recognition from the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre as a Champion of Good, its highest tier of recognition. This recognition marks the latest step in the company's efforts to create a positive impact on communities, people, and the environment.
Building a Culture of Giving
Nestle Singapore works with community organisations and engages its employees to extend its impact beyond the workplace. Through partnerships with organisations such as Willing Hearts, Ang and his colleagues have rolled up their sleeves to prepare, pack and deliver meals for vulnerable groups. The company also donates food surpluses to Food Bank Singapore for redistribution through its beneficiary network.
Supporting Healthy Ageing
Besides supporting the wider community, Nestle Singapore also invests in the well-being of its own employees, including older members of its workforce. One such group is its team of merchandisers, most of whom are above 50. For 60-year-old merchandiser Aileen Chow, her day involves tasks such as replenishing stock and setting up promotional stands. In the course of her work, she also walks an average of 10,000 to 13,000 steps each day. Recognising the physical demands of the job, Nestle Singapore gave each of them a fitness tracker to monitor their daily activity levels and provide them with personalized feedback on how to improve their physical health.
Empowering Employees
Nestle Singapore's community impact begins with empowering its own people. One way it does this is by making volunteering accessible for employees. For example, employees can volunteer during work hours while the one-day Nestle Volunteer Leave gives them the flexibility to pursue causes close to their hearts. The culture is led from the top, as leaders also 'walk the talk', says Ang. 'When we organise volunteering activities, our leaders are there too. For example, I remember our managing director joining us at Willing Hearts, and that reinforces how giving back is something the company genuinely believes in,' he adds.
Key points
- Nestle Singapore has been recognized as a Champion of Good by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre.
- The company works with community organisations and engages its employees to extend its impact beyond the workplace.
- Nestle Singapore invests in the well-being of its own employees, including older members of its workforce.
- The company empowers its employees by making volunteering accessible and providing them with the flexibility to pursue causes close to their hearts.
If Nestle Singapore's approach to healthy ageing and community engagement continues to be successful, it could lead to a positive impact on the lives of many people in Singapore, and potentially even inspire other companies to follow suit.
However, if Nestle Singapore's efforts to support healthy ageing and community engagement are not sustained, it could lead to a decline in the company's reputation and a negative impact on the community it serves.
