Nation Of Philanthropy And Development

  Cambodian conglomerate under Prince Chenzhi brings world-renowned Singapore expertise to oversee 834-hectare project, catalysing growth in Cambodia's third largest city. Canopy Sands Development, a subsidiary of Prince Holding Group, one of Cambodia's largest and fastest growing conglomerates, has approved a masterplan for Ream City created by Surbana Jurong Group, a Singapore-based global urban, infrastructure, and managed services consultancy. The masterplan specifies a land use plan for the 834-hectare project, which will require a total investment of US$16 billion and will be built on reclaimed land just 10 minutes from Sihanoukville International Airport. Ream City will serve as a catalyst for the overall growth prospects of the Sihanoukville region, which includes Cambodia's third-largest city and the country's deep-water port. Ream City is set to transform Sihanoukville by introducing a sustainable ecosystem of tourism, commercial, and residential activity cap

  Prince Group wins a Silver Stevie® Award for COVID-19 Response – Most Valuable Corporate Response, making it the only firm in Cambodia to do so. 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). The Prince Group was the only Cambodian firm recognised in a category 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

  COVID-19 has emphasised the significance of environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) practises in businesses around the world. However, there was talk of change even before the pandemic. Last year, the Business Roundtable (a group of 181 CEOs from America's largest corporations) stated that companies must "support the communities in which they operate," reversing the long-held focus on shareholder wealth maximisation advocated by American economist Milton Friedman. The year is 2020, and things have changed. This year, Prince Holding Group (“PHG”), one of Cambodia's largest conglomerates, recognised this and blazed a trail for companies in the Kingdom seeking to adhere to ESG principles. Since April, the Group has made several large-scale donations to aid in the fight against the pandemic and flood victims, and PHG Chairman,  Neak Oknha  Chen Zhi has been the driving force behind the donations. For example, in early December, Chen Zhi and PHG gave Prime Ministe