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Citizenship in SingaporeCitizenship is integral to Abbott's success business as a global health care leader company. Because Singapore is one of our major research, manufacturing and distribution centers, as well as an important gateway to Asia, Abbott is deeply cognizant of our wider impact on the community and its environment. As we do throughout the world, the people of Abbott work to weave our core values and commitment to citizenship into every facet of our business and our daily lives here in Singapore. Abbott has approximately 8,000 employees in Asia - 637 of them in Singapore, with other operations in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. To learn more about Abbott's operations in specific Asian countries, please click here. As a company, we constantly re-assess our citizenship obligations and opportunities throughout the region, and we continue to develop our strategies, processes and methodologies. In 2008, Abbott continued to evolve our strategic framework for our citizenship activities, identifying four areas where we can have the greatest impact:
Abbott's progress in each of these areas is supported by our long-standing commitment to maintaining efforts the highest standards in ethics and compliance, health and safety in our manufacturing operations, responsible supply chain management, and the philanthropic work of our company and the Abbott Fund. As with Abbott's work globally, Abbott Singapore is committed to making a difference in the communities where we live and work. Use the navigation tool on right hand column to read about Abbott Singapore's Community GiveBack program. Abbott Singapore - Corporate Citizenship VisionWe believe that good citizenship is embodied in every aspect of our business, including the products we make, and how we market them. It is reflected in how we advance patient access to healthcare, how we ensure a safe workplace, how we utilise natural resources, how we hire, develop and treat our employees and more. We view our commitment to global citizenship as a business responsibility as well as an opportunity to improve lives around the world. Click on the articles to view.New ArticlesPrevious ArticlesGiving Back to SingaporeIn addition to our focus on healthcare, safety and environmental stewardship, Abbott and Abbott Singapore are deeply committed to giving something back to the communities in which we live and work. Use the navigation tool on right hand column to read about the charitable and philanthropic causes that we champion in Singapore: In addition, Abbott Singapore employees generously donate their own time and money to improving life in Singapore and to making good on Abbott's citizenship commitments. A sampling of the community-oriented activities in which our Singapore employees are engaged includes the blood donation campaign and beach and park cleaning. |
