CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Our commitment to Singapore extends beyond supporting the country’s economic and tourism goals. Through our community engagement programme, Sands Cares, the integrated resort uses unique property offerings, philanthropic funding, as well as active volunteerism to help meet the city state’s social needs.
With a workforce of over 11,500 in Singapore, our Team Members have contributed more than 110,000 volunteer hours since our opening. Together with our community partners, we are committed to strengthening the social fabric of Singapore and leaving a positive impact in the community.
14,700+
Volunteer hours in 2023
55,000+
Beneficiaries in 2023
S$39M+
Raised through Sands for Singapore Charity Festival since 2013
SANDS FOR SINGAPORE CHARITY FESTIVAL
Every year, we dedicate an entire week of giving back to the community through this signature event, incepted in 2013. The festival serves to increase public awareness of our partner charities and raise funds for them through a series of meaningful events.
We invite social service organisations and social enterprises to deepen our Team Members’ understanding of the causes we support and how we can better give back to the community in our everyday lives.
Tapping on the talent and skill of our Team Members, we also provide opportunities for them to get involved in the festival through volunteer opportunities and charity challenges.
OUR COMMITMENT TO THE ARTS
The Sands Innovative Arts Fund was established through a S$500,000 donation to National Art Council (NAC), to identify and nurture emerging talent and their efforts to leverage new technologies in artmaking and audience engagement.
As part of our commitment to support the arts and provide a platform for artistic works to be accessible by a wider audience, we launched the Art Path, which comprises 11 large-scale pieces of public art, specially commissioned by Marina Bay Sands.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
As part of our commitment to develop and nurture local hospitality talents, Las Vegas Sands and Marina Bay Sands have pledged US$1 million to a new scholarship programme, Sands Hospitality Scholarship.
Benefiting more than 100 Singaporean students passionate about hospitality or tourism-related courses, the bond-free scholarship will support various aspects of their educational expenses, including overseas immersion programmes.
Sands Cares Accelerator
Launched in 2017 in the United States by our parent company Las Vegas Sands, Sands Cares Accelerator is a three-year capacity building programme dedicated to propelling the growth and expansion of non-profit organisations.
Art Outreach Singapore was appointed in 2021 as the first Asian member of Sands Cares Accelerator and proved to be a strong addition, expanding its HEARTH programme and providing much-needed support to emerging artists in Singapore.
Over the three-year period, Art Outreach established what was once a temporary offering to promote Singaporean artists into a permanent exhibition space that has featured more than 40 artist showcases and supported 183 practitioners to date, alongside micro grant funding and professional development.
