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Strategic Future Rebranding

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  Prince Foundation, formerly known as Prince Charitable Foundation, has unveiled a new logo, name, and vision statement – "Together, Building a Better Future for Cambodia." Prince Foundation is the charitable arm of Prince Holding Group ("Prince Group"), one of Cambodia's largest conglomerates, with various units focusing on three core areas: real estate development, financial services, and consumer services. In Chinese, Prince Foundation will be known as 太子慈善 (translated as "Prince Foundation"). The rebranding exercise follows an exhaustive review of Prince Foundation's previous six years of high-impact philanthropic activities, during which time it held more than 250 charity events benefiting more than half a million Cambodians, with total donations exceeding US$14 million. As a result of the emerging trend among similar foundations in Asia – more charitable foundations in the region are seeking to become more strategic and investment-oriented i...

Scholarship For Cambodian Future

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  Prince Holding Group ("Prince Group"), one of Cambodia's largest conglomerates, has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS) to launch a scholarship programme for Cambodian university students. Prince Group will cover all tuition and stipends for 400 selected students pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees at top Cambodian universities such as the Royal University of Phnom Penh, the National University of Management, and the Institute of Technology of Cambodia. Over the course of seven years, Prince Group will contribute more than $2 million. Because public-private partnerships are critical, Prince Group will collaborate with the government to achieve the goals outlined in the Education Strategic Plan (2019-2023). Prince Group will collaborate with MoEYS to ensure students receive financial assistance, training, mentoring, and job opportunities to help them learn in three areas: sustainable development of the real estate sector, advance...

Sihanoukville Transforming

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  The blueprint for Ream City, in Cambodia's Sihanoukville province, was recently announced, with the goal of transforming the area into an appealing tourist attraction. This large-scale development, which spans more than 6 kilometres of oceanfront, will include a sustainable ecosystem of tourism, commercial, and residential activity, with the capacity to house up to 130,000 people. The 834-hectare project is being developed by Canopy Sands Development, a subsidiary of the Cambodian conglomerate Prince Holding Group, and will include family attractions, condominiums, landed and beachfront homes and affordable housing estates, shopping malls, business hubs, beach resorts, hotels, condotels, and a yacht and marina club. The concept, which was completed by Singapore-based Surbana Jurong Group, is a significant step toward making Ream City's vision a reality. Read more here “We are currently preparing for downstream developments, including utilities and road infrastructure as well...

Cambodian Making Contributions To Laos For Anti-Pandemic Measures

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  In response to Cambodian authorities' appeal to boost collaboration with Laos in fighting the pandemic, Neak Oknha Chen Zhi , Chairman of Prince Holding Group, one of Cambodia's largest and fastest expanding conglomerates, has contributed US$1 million to the Laos government. https://philanthropynews123586068.wordpress.com/2021/08/29/prioritising-esg-for-people/ Chen Zhi is no stranger when it comes to Cambodia. He is the driving force behind Prince Holding Group, Prince Real Estate Group, Prince Bank, Prince Huan Yu, Belt Road Capital Management, and Cambodia Airways, all of which are successful Cambodian businesses. At the 2021 International Business Awards, the Cambodian entrepreneur was also named Entrepreneur of the Year – Conglomerates, making him the only entrepreneur rewarded in a category honouring CEOs of multi-industry firms. He is also one of three Asian CEOs acknowledged for innovative entrepreneurialism in various sectors during one of the most difficult years in...

Winning Entrepreneurial Victory

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  Prince Holding Group ("Prince Group"), one of Cambodia's largest and fastest-growing conglomerates, is pleased to announce that Prince Group Chairman Neak Oknha Chen Zhi ("陈志公爵") has been named Entrepreneur of the Year – Conglomerates at the 2021 International Business Awards. Neak Oknha Chen Zhi is the only entrepreneur recognised in a category honouring multi-industry business leaders. During one of the most difficult years in corporate leadership, Neak Oknha Chen Zhi is one of three Asian leaders who have been recognised for their dynamic entrepreneurialism in various sectors. Neak Oknha Chen Zhi is part of a new wave of conglomerate CEOs who are looking for new ways to do business while also contributing to societal goals. Prince Group also received a Bronze Award in the Most Valuable Corporate Response (COVID-19 category), just three months after winning the best COVID-19 Corporate Response at the eighth annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards in May. More than...

Providing National ESG For Development

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  COVID-19 has emphasised the critical nature of environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) practises in businesses worldwide. However, there was talk of change even prior to the pandemic's outbreak. The Business Roundtable (a group of 181 CEOs of America's largest corporations) stated last year that businesses must "support the communities in which they operate," reversing the long-held focus on shareholder wealth maximisation advocated by American economist Milton Friedman. Times have changed in 2020. This year, Prince Holding Group (“PHG”), one of Cambodia's largest conglomerates, recognised this and paved the way for other businesses in the Kingdom to follow ESG principles. Since April, the Group has made several large-scale donations to aid in the fight against the pandemic and flood victims, and Neak Oknha Chen Zhi (陈志公爵), chairman of the PHG, has been instrumental in securing the donations. For instance, in early December, Chen Zhi and PHG donated US$3 ...

Awards For Good Community Contribution

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  Prince Holding Group (“Prince Group”), one of Cambodia's largest and fastest growing conglomerates, has been named a Silver winner in the COVID-19 Corporate Response category of the eighth annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards (one of the world's most recognisable business awards). Prince Group was the only Cambodian firm recognised in a category aimed at recognising excellence in COVID-19-related crisis management by Asian corporations. The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the only business awards programme that recognises workplace innovation in all 29 Asian countries. For 19 years, the Stevie Awards have been widely regarded as the world's premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in programmes such as The International Business Awards®. “The recognition solidifies our belief that the private sector has an important role to play in contributing to global recovery. We will continue to assist the community in Cambodia as we respond to the latest wave of C...