| Temasek Review 2011

Fostering the Temasek Culture

We are a diverse team of over 400 staff, made up of 21 nationalities. Our ethos and work ethics are rooted in our six MERITT values: meritocracy, excellence, respect, integrity, teamwork and trust.

We bring our people together through team and Temasek-wide workshops to chart our direction and explore and reaffirm our values as one Temasek team.

The values of teamwork and trust in our work are embodied in a strong sense of collaboration across teams and geographies.

We value diversity and inclusion. This translates in practice to a respect for the diverse cultures among our staff. In the fasting month of Ramadan, some staff joined our Muslim colleagues in their fasting experience for a day. While symbolic, such practices help build stronger respect for cultures and contribute to greater teamwork within the institution.

We care for our people. This includes encouraging our staff to stay healthy and fit through various programmes, including annual health screening and education, nutrition coaching and fitness activities.

Nurturing People

We value talent at all levels and actively reach out to our stakeholders. Our staff serve as ambassadors to share the Temasek story.

We hold regular dialogue sessions with students from universities and offer internships.

Our people have opportunities to broaden their career scope. Secondments or other development and training initiatives deepen their knowledge and enrich their work experiences. These are complemented by mentoring and leadership programmes to support our staff at all levels to develop them as thoughtful leaders and dependable team players.

Caring for our Community

We do not exist in isolation. We have a responsibility to make a difference to future generations through the things we do today. Driven by our staff volunteer initiative, T‑Touch, we supported various groups in our communities.

Initiated to support young people at risk by one of our musically talented staff, Project Jam began with a simple desire to help teenagers through music. The effort has since led to a talent competition. More importantly, the young participants rose to the occasion to showcase their talent, and shared their belief that “there are no limits to what you can achieve if you believe in yourself”.

Among other initiatives, we are in our 11th year of supporting the elderly residents of the Singapore Leprosy Relief Association in various ways. We expanded our community engagement to various countries through our international offices in Asia and Latin America.

T-Touch also supported relief efforts following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Over S$220,000 were raised, including a matching contribution from Temasek. These funds were channeled directly to the Singapore Red Cross Japan Disaster Relief Fund.

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