Undertaking Good Corporate Citizenship
Being an integral part of the community, we strongly believe in creating shared values for the society to address its needs and challenges. Apart from Project WeCan, Wharf also takes an active role to support other members in the community. We pay special attention to the vulnerable groups and foster the involvement of company volunteers. Through donations, venue sponsorship, logistics support and staff volunteering, we support numerous programmes in the areas of youth development, art and culture, environmental protection and social inclusion.
Programme Highlights
The Group is a long-time supporter of the Community Chest of Hong Kong. Besides direct donation to the Corporate and Employees Contribution Programme, the Group also actively supports other fundraising campaigns.
Led by our Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Stephen Ng, 140 colleagues from various business units and Project WeCan schools had a Sunday morning well-spent for a meaningful charitable cause - The Community Chest 55th Anniversary Walk for Millions in January 2024. The fund raised is designated to its member agencies for providing “Family and Child Welfare Services.
Wharf strives to raise people's living quality through promoting art and culture. In addition to sparing ample space to feature art pieces from around the globe, world class art exhibitions and culture events are held regularly at our landmark properties.
Changsha IFS, with its opening in May 2018, introduced KAWS' first permanent bronze piece, SEEING/WATCHING, in its sculpture garden located on the 7/F of the mall. The eight-metre-tall art piece will soon make Changsha IFS become the popular art landmark.
In May 2021, Changsha IFS collaborated with Yue Minjun, the famous Chinese contemporary artist, the official authority of Guinness World Records, and Changsha citizens to break the Guinness World Records with “The largest balloon mosaic formed by People” by creating a mosaic image of thematic happy face with balloons.
Changsha IFS partnered with the internationally renowned pop artist Philip Colbert to bring the world's first exhibition of Lobster Wonderland in July 2022. Through giant art installations, public art thematic areas and a specially built lobster skateboard zone, combined pop-art culture with local culture to bring citizens to a world out of imagination.
The Light Rose Garden's World Tour in China debuted at Chengdu IFS in summer 2016. This massive public art exhibition is made up of 25,000 LED white roses and two unique pink roses, which transformed the Sculpture Garden of Chengdu IFS into a brilliant sea of shining flowers.
In 2022 summer, Chengdu IFS co-created “the MELON VERSE”, an immersive interactive art exhibition with renowned French artist Cyril Lancelin, purposefully choosing watermelon, summer’s representative fr uit, as the creative element to construct an experiential space that’s both gigantic and immersive.
The Migration, an eco public art exhibition created by renowned Italian art movement “Cracking Art” Art”, gathered 90 animal sculptures made from regenerated plastic at Chengdu IFS in 2023.
At Chongqing IFS, a new art piece “LOVE.FOUND.” created by Italian artist and architect Simone Carena, jointly with Chinese artist Yihong Hsu, was unveiled to the public in August 2018. The art piece is now situated at the northeast outdoor piazza of Chongqing IFS
In 2024 fall, Chongqing IFS debuted the art space “Jump High” by the renowned French artist Seth.
During the first quarter of 2020, the Group has injected a sum of RMB10 million into “Wharf Emergency Relief Fund” ("WERF")and donated to Red Cross Society of China Hubei Branch to show our support for the medical heroes in mainland China in view of the outbreak of novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”). With concerted efforts from all concerned, the Group hopes that we will ride out of the storm soon and people get to know more about Wuhan as a historical city.
The Group companies have initiated a number of other initiatives. Most notably, Marco Polo Hotels Hong Kong under Wharf Hotels has mobilised 300 staff from 16 departments to research, test and handmade reusable masks for internal use and for charity. Project WeCan and partners also donated sanitary items including surgical masks, hand sanitisers, toilet seat cleaner and hand wipes to 76 WeCan schools which lack supplies as they prepare for school resumption.
In the second quarter of 2020, the Group has an additional injection of HK$10 million to WERF of which HK$5 million was allocated to the Community Chest’s Anti-NCP Rainbow Fund to support Hong Kong’s grass-root families who are suffering from financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and HK$1 million donated to Aaron Kwok Love and Concern International Charity Fund.
Among others, Wharf has supported Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation since 2011, to help rural village development in Mainland China through financial donations and voluntary assistance. The project brings together volunteers from universities around the world for a good cause. With Wharf’s support, more than 100 Project WeCan students have participated in building footbridges and other facilities in remote villages in mainland China with Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas universities students over the past few years. Click HERE for a Project WeCan student's sharing who participated this meaningful initiative.
Wharf joined the annual fundraising event "Hike for Hospice" of the Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care to support the holistic and individualised palliative care for patients with life-limiting illness. Meanwhile, the Group provides an opportunity for the employees to build team spirit through the hike competition.
