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#OCBCCARES PROGRAMME
EXPANDING EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT
Our environmental efforts bring together various segments of the community to address sustainability
issues. We partner government bodies, advocates and citizen groups to restore and protect the environment.
In Singapore, the #OCBCCares Fund for the Environment commits full funding for ground-up projects that
enhance environmental sustainability. Beyond the Fund, we support initiatives to promote environmentally
responsible habits and conservation efforts.
SINGAPORE
1   ,400
volunteers participated in a
BIODIVERSITY
ENHANCEMENT
PROJECT
at Coney Island Park, propagating
endangered plant species,
undertaking coastal clean-ups
and conducting learning trips
  250,000
s$
donated by management and staff
to support this initiative
Kicking off a biodiversity enhancement
initiative at Coney Island Park,
OCBC Chairman, Mr Ooi Sang Kuang
(second from left); OCBC Group CEO,
Mr Samuel Tsien (third from left);
Chairman of the Garden City Fund,
Professor Leo Tan (far left), and CEO of
NParks, Mr Kenneth Er (far right), planted
a sapling of the twin-apple tree which is
almost extinct in Singapore
110 volunteers participated in a sustainability exhibition in
March 2017 to encourage visitors to support the practice of
converting food waste into compost
The exhibition featured two large-scale see-through tanks that
showcased the odourless process. There was strong interest,
resulting in visitors taking away 3,000 cups of compost and seeds
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OCBC ANNUAL REPORT 2017