Relating to Our Community

Our not-for-profit gifts aim to Connect People, Uplift Communities, Protect Our Planet, and Advance Capabilities, in Singapore and beyond.

As a global investor, our social licence to operate depends on our ability to create value for all stakeholders, including our communities. We believe in seeding social capital to foster a more inclusive and resilient world, so every generation prospers.

Our journey in building social capital began over 20 years ago, when we adopted a deliberate and structured approach to giving back, anchored on the twin pillars of governance and sustainability.

Since 2003, we have been setting aside a portion of our net positive returns above our risk-adjusted cost of capital for community gifts. Approved by the Temasek Board, these gifts are donated largely to Temasek Trust (TT) to achieve our community objectives of Connecting People, Uplifting Communities, Protecting Our Planet, and Advancing Capabilities (CUPA).

Temasek’s primary community stewardship arm is the Temasek Trust Collective (TTC), an ecosystem of organisations united by a shared purpose of building better for every generation. The TTC mirrors Temasek’s CUPA objectives through their four strategic priorities of Planet, People, Peace, and Progress. By harnessing TTC’s diverse capabilities, TT builds capacity, convenes partnerships, mobilises capital, and catalyses solutions for lasting impact.

Beyond the TTC, we also give directly to our partners across the Public, Private, and People sectors to maximise the impact of our capital, network, and insights.​

In September 2025, TT, Temasek Foundation (TF), and Temasek Trust Asset Management jointly published the inaugural Impact Highlights to showcase TTC's shared efforts to design and deliver programmes for positive impact. The report illustrates how philanthropic capital and partnerships can unlock, scale, and sustain systems-level change.​