UBM Asia supported the Society to provide rehabilitation services for ex-offenders to re-establish themselves in society, to lead a fulfilling life and to participate in community-wide crime prevention activities.

In support of the Society, UBM Asia contributed to the work against poverty, distress and suffering. The latest support is to the Sichuan earthquake victims, who are suffering shortage of food, drinking water, medical supplies and other emergency aid. 

UBM Asia was awarded a Caring Company for the sixth year for providing training and work opportunities for ex-mentally ill and physically handicapped persons. The award is commendation to companies and organisations that have been caring for the community. 

UBM China has joined the Pearl Retrieval Programme organised by the Zhe Jiang Xinhua Compassion Education Foundation. Around 20 UBM China staff donated clothing and shoes to selected students from poor families on Daliang Mountain in Sichuan province who have outstanding academic performance.  The programme aims to ensure an adequate standard of living for the students.

UBM Sinoexpo, UBM Asia’s joint-venture company based in Shanghai, made a donation to Mr Dong Dalin, a disabled elocutionist in Shanghai, to help him achieve his dream and improve his living standards. Mr Dong was invited to give a speech about encouragement and inspiration to the UBM Sinoexpo colleagues at the annual meeting in December 2011.

UBM Sinoexpo set up a scholarship with the School of Tourism and Event Management, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade in 2009, with the aim of awarding and encouraging International Events Management Shanghai (IEMS) students with good academic performance and those who take an active part in social practices. Over 50 students have benefited from the scholarship.

UBM Asia supported the organisation to provide free medical treatment for children and young adults who are born with cleft lips, cleft palates or both in China. It organises medical missions to rural areas and sets up its first charity hospital in Hangzhou to provide free reconstructive services.

UBM Asia supported the foundation to provide less-privileged children in India with balanced education, training and skills that focus on both intellectual and emotion development, to enable them to maximise their potential that would change their lives. The foundation runs 58 Akanksha education centres and six schools across India.

UBM Asia is committed to serving groups in need. We made a donation to CORP which provides education programmes, shelters, self-help groups and vocational training, etc for the holistic development of women, children, and the communities in Mumbai, India.

11 UBM Asia staff members teamed up to join the UNICEF Charity Run 2010 (10km race) in support to raise fund for UNICEF’s 'Unite for Children. Unite against AIDS' global campaign. The goal of the campaign was to enhance public awareness of the global issue of children and HIV/AIDS.

The project aims to provide a safe learning environment for the students and teachers in the Meixi Village Primary School, a school with endangerd building in a poorest village in Yangbi, Dali in the Yunnan province. With the donation from UBM Asia, a three-level six-classroom school with a sanitary toilet has been built to serve the needs of 170 students and 14 teachers in the area.

UBM Asia's Oxygen team completed the journey of 13.5 km by planting 50 trees within five hours in the Tree Planting Challenge 2011 organised by Friends of the Earth. Team members were from the Jewellery Exhibition Department. This event was organised to plant as many trees as possible on mountains to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide. Participants were given a very tough mission of carrying seedlings and planting tools uphill, digging pits, planting trees on the slope and completing a designated hiking course within six hours.