In Singapore, our Employee Resource Groups are ground-up initiatives led by like-minded employees across various departments. They unite all our Singapore-based employees, driving year-round initiatives that build engagement, excitement and give back to the community. More than 25 initiatives were organized by these ERGs last year. The CARES (Children, Animals, Recycling, Education, and Seniors) Committee helps drive volunteering and CSR related activities.
Year-round volunteering activities and community-impact initiatives include:
-Matched Giving: Medtronic matches employee donations dollar for dollar, up to US$5,000.
-Volunteer Grants: When employees record their volunteer hours for beneficiaries, Medtronic donates $200 dollars for every 10 hours to the beneficiary.
-Project 6: Tenet 6 of our Medtronic Mission states “Maintain good citizenship as a company”. In alignment to Tenet 6, June is known as Project 6 month, where employees worldwide participate in volunteering activities. In 2024, 150 Singapore volunteers spent more than 300 hours to support 8 beneficiaries through 25 activities – including engaging in fun games with patients to cheer up their day, cleaned up beaches and animal shelters and bought large groups of beneficiaries out for meals.
-Blood donation: In 2024, the CARES Committee in Singapore co-organised a blood donation drive. More than 110 donors registered, with 76 units of blood successfully collected from the one-day event