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GoodCompany Awards 2018 Winners

Congratulations to the Top 40 Best Workplaces to Give Back in 2018

1. IAG

1. IAG

           Volunteer Leave

1 day paid volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Open choice and uncapped matched donations

           Payroll Giving

Sporting Sponsorship includes: Brisbane Broncos, Collingwood AFL & AFLW, West Coast Eagles AFL, Freemantle Dockers. Indigenous Sponsorship include: Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), CareerTrackers, NPY Women's Council, Jawun, Supply Nation, Just Reinvest and Mens Shed. Community Sponsorship include: Australian Red Cross, NSW and QLD State Emergency Service, Lifeline (Australia), African United, Career Seekers, Muralisto, Common Grounds Community Cafe and Catalyzer. Business Sponsorship include: Shared Value Project founding partner and GIVIT. IAG is proud to be a global Steering Committee member of the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEPFI) and founding member of the Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI).

           Sponsorship

- Green Energy targets - Reconciliation Action Plan - Recycling program - Shared Value Strategy
4. Optus

4. Optus

           Volunteer Leave

4 days volunteer leave with $1- $99 budget

           Volunteer Leave

Match up to $300 per staff

           Payroll Giving

There's quite a range including Future Makers. https://www.optus.com.au/about/sustainability/community-grants

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Shared Value Strategy Pro Bono targets Sustainable Development Goals
7. ANZ

7. ANZ

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave with no budget allocated

           Volunteer Leave

Uncapped payroll matched giving to a select number of charities

           Payroll Giving

ANZ partners with groups and organisations that reflect our brand values and communicate these to our existing and potential customers in a meaningful way. Sponsorships include... Sports: The Australian Open, ANZ Tennis Hot Shots, ANZ Stadium, Arts and Culture: The Archibald Prize, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Community Support: Taronga & Western Plans Zoo,

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Reconciliation Action Plan Diversity program Green Energy targets Sustainable Development Goals
10. Commonwealthbank

10. Commonwealthbank

           Volunteer Leave

1 days volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Uncapped to the CommBank Foundation

           Payroll Giving

Clown doctors and midnight basketball

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Shared Value Strategy Green Energy targets Sustainable Development Goals
13. Fuji Xerox Australia

13. Fuji Xerox Australia

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave with budget allocated

           Volunteer Leave

Match up to $500 per staff

           Payroll Giving

ABCN Foundation, United Way, Global Compact Network of Australia

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Diversity program Green Energy targets Sustainable Development Goals
16. PANDORA

16. PANDORA

           Volunteer Leave

1 days volunteer leave with uncapped budget

           Volunteer Leave

Match up to $1000 per staff

           Payroll Giving

N/A

           Sponsorship

Shared Value Strategy
19. Colin Biggers & Paisley

19. Colin Biggers & Paisley

           Volunteer Leave

2 day volunteer leave with uncapped budget

           Volunteer Leave

None

           Payroll Giving

Women's Legal Services, Arts Law Centre of Australia

           Sponsorship

Pro B0no Targets
22. nbn co

22. nbn co

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave with $250+ budget

           Volunteer Leave

Open choice of charities

           Payroll Giving

No, given we are a GBE, restrictions apply in relation to sponsorships

           Sponsorship

25. Netwealth Investments Limited

25. Netwealth Investments Limited

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Staff can donate via credit card to open list of charities

           Payroll Giving

Banqer. Netwealth is delighted to be funding 15,000 students

           Sponsorship

28. Sodexo

28. Sodexo

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave with $1-$99 budget

           Volunteer Leave

N/A

           Payroll Giving

Perth Children's Hospital Foundation, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Indigenous community projects and events, The Leukaemia Foundation, Foodbank, FareShare, Beyondblue, local community and school groups in Pilbara region

           Sponsorship

- Better Tomorrow 2025 (https://www.sodexo.com/home/corporate-responsibility.html) – Linked to UN Sustainability goals and our responsibility as an Employer, Service Provider, and Corporate Citizen - Stop Hunger program - WasteWaste program - Diversity & Inclusion program - Gender Balance SWIFt program - Reconciliation Action Plan Elevate
31. Blackbaud

31. Blackbaud

           Volunteer Leave

2 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

           Payroll Giving

Because we only work with charities we can't partake in sponsorship as we can't show favouritism.

           Sponsorship

34. Variance Infotech Pty Ltd

34. Variance Infotech Pty Ltd

           Volunteer Leave

4 day volunteer leave with $1-$499 budget

           Volunteer Leave

No

           Payroll Giving

           Sponsorship

Sustainable Development Goals
37. QBE Insurance

37. QBE Insurance

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Unmatched payroll giving to 9 charity partners: Mission Australia, R U OK?, KidsCan NZ, Womens Justice Network, Foodbank, Assistance Dogs, Brainwave, The Kids Cancer Project, McGrath Foundation. As well as providing over $600,000 each year in local community grants

           Payroll Giving

Sydney Swans, Sydney Swifts, Roosters, Taronga Zoo bird flight show, Perth Glory, Subiaco Lions, Opera Australia, Carols by Candlelight SA,

           Sponsorship

Reconciliation Action Plan Diversity program
2. Origin Energy

2. Origin Energy

           Volunteer Leave

Unlimited volunteer leave to support Origin Foundation partners and local community organisations in all Origin locations.

           Volunteer Leave

Through Origin Foundation, open choice up to individual limit and overall capped amount.

           Payroll Giving

Yes, through Origin sponsorship and local communities programs, e.g. littleBIGidea, GWS Giants Care, Road Safety ‚ Caring About Road Safety (CARS), Community Skills Scholarships.

           Sponsorship

Education grant program through Origin Foundation Reconciliation Action Plan Diversity and Equal Access to Opportunity Carbon Commitments (Business Global Coalition)
5. Flight Centre Travel Group

5. Flight Centre Travel Group

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Uncapped

           Payroll Giving

Plenty at local store level as part of their local community engagement plans. Nationally via our Womenwise initiative and of course charities via the Flight Centre Foundation

           Sponsorship

- Recycling program - Diversity program - Sustainable Development Goals
8. AGL

8. AGL

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Match up to $5000+ per staff

           Payroll Giving

Midsummer Festival, West Coast Eagles, Melbourne Victory, Zoos Victoria, Zoos SA, Mardi Gras Film Festival, Surf Life Saving WA

           Sponsorship

Diversity program Recycling program Shared Value Strategy Green Energy targets Sustainable Development Goals
11. CSL Limited

11. CSL Limited

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Open choice and matched up to $500 per staff

           Payroll Giving

We work with multiple STEM organisations to sponsor their programs including STEM-X, NYSF, UROP and the BioMelbourne Network.

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Diversity program Green Energy targets
14. Zurich Financial Services Australia

14. Zurich Financial Services Australia

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Uncapped

           Payroll Giving

Raise Foundation and Beyond Empathy

           Sponsorship

Diversity program
17. ACCENTURE

17. ACCENTURE

           Volunteer Leave

1 days volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Unsure

           Payroll Giving

We fund programs with a range of community organisations. Examples include ABCN, AIME, Beacon, TSF, DFS, Many Rivers and many others

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Diversity program Green Energy targets Sustainable Development Goals
20. Konica Minolta Australia

20. Konica Minolta Australia

           Volunteer Leave

2 days volunteer leave with $1-$99 budget

           Volunteer Leave

Donations to our four charity partners are matched

           Payroll Giving

BCNA, The Smith Family, Project Futures, Landcare

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Shared Value Strategy Pro Bono targets Sustainable Development Goals
23. nib health funds

23. nib health funds

           Volunteer Leave

Unsure volunteer leave with $1-$99 budget

           Volunteer Leave

Our employee nominated and voted Good Cause Grants provide 4 grants of $5,000 each year to causes entirely chosen by our people. Our MAD (Make a Difference) Commitee support 4-6 employee led workplace fundraisers each year, with dollar matching provided by nib foundation, and recent events raising $10,000 for Mark Hughes Foundation for brain cancer research, $12,000 raised by our World Nomad Group employees for Fred Hollows Foundation, and $2,000 for RSPCA.

           Payroll Giving

nib health funds sponsors Newcastle Knights, NSW Blues, Richmond Tigers, Surfest. Through its charitable arm, the nib foundation, nib provides up to $2 million every year to community based health initiatives, and has supported over 100 community partners with $16 million in grants in the past 10 years. These include OzHarvest, Smiling Mind, Hello Sunday Morning, The Alcohol and Drug Fundation

           Sponsorship

N/A
26. Event Hospitality & Entertainment

26. Event Hospitality & Entertainment

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Match up to $1-$499 per staff

           Payroll Giving

Nine partner Children's Hospitals around Australia as well as providing inkind support to a range of local schools and businesses where we operate

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Pro Bono targets
29. Spotlight Holdings Group

29. Spotlight Holdings Group

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave with $100-$250 budget

           Volunteer Leave

Yes with choice of over 500 charities

           Payroll Giving

Multiple sponsorship's from Spotlight and the Spotlight Foundation.

           Sponsorship

32. Stone & Chalk

32. Stone & Chalk

           Volunteer Leave

Unlimited volunteer leave with uncapped budget

           Volunteer Leave

N/A

           Payroll Giving

Charities and NFP organisations and associations

           Sponsorship

N/A
35. Stone & Wood Brewing Co.

35. Stone & Wood Brewing Co.

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

           Payroll Giving

Yes - heaps of community groups through various events. This year we will be using our own events at our breweries (Festival of the Stone, and Murwillumbah Open Day) to raise funds for Big Scrub Landcare and Wedgetail Retreat. We also have a rotating monthly organisation we support through our Tasting Room donations from people who visit our Byron brewery and do tours

           Sponsorship

38. Synchronicity Consulting t.a. Spark Strategy

38. Synchronicity Consulting t.a. Spark Strategy

           Volunteer Leave

           Volunteer Leave

           Payroll Giving

Yes. Third Sector Awards. Annual awards celebrating leadership with purpose and best practice in Australia's not-for-profit sector. Purpose Conference - THE conference for purpose-driven business and purpose-driven people, which is all about sustainable, ethical, better business.

           Sponsorship

3. Nab

3. Nab

           Volunteer Leave

2 days volunteer leave with $1-99 budget

           Volunteer Leave

Open choice and match up to $5000 per staff

           Payroll Giving

AFL, Auskick, Alanah and Madeline, Soccer, Live Nation and many managed locally through our local sponsorships fund. We have major, long term community partnerships through to local community sponsorships nationally.

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Reconciliation Action Plan Shared Value Strategy Diversity program Green Energy targets Pro Bono targets Sustainable Development Goals
6. AECOM

6. AECOM

           Volunteer Leave

1 days volunteer leave with $100-$250 budget

           Volunteer Leave

Yes. With occasional matching for fundraising pages

           Payroll Giving

Red Cross, EWB and many many others in the regions

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Reconciliation Action Plan Green Energy targets Sustainable Development Goals
9. Smallgaints

9. Smallgaints

           Volunteer Leave

Unlimited volunteer leave with no fixed budget

           Volunteer Leave

Not yet

           Payroll Giving

Yes. Multiple.

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Shared Value Strategy Green Energy targets Sustainable Development Goals
12. TOYOTA

12. TOYOTA

           Volunteer Leave

1 days volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Match up to $5000 per staff

           Payroll Giving

AFL, Adelaide Crows, Queensland Cowboys, 80 different community groups every year chosen by employees

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Shared Value Strategy Sustainable Development Goals
15. Corrs Chambers Westgarth

15. Corrs Chambers Westgarth

           Volunteer Leave

No volunteer leave across the company but an established pro bono program.

           Volunteer Leave

Match up to $5000+ per staff to a limited number of charities

           Payroll Giving

We sponsor a large number of charitable and business events around Australia and PNG each year. We also run several humanitarian fundraising campaigns per year. These include The Big Issue's "Big Idea", St Vincent de Paul's CEO Sleepout, Oxfam's Trailwalker, the Run for the Kids, and Ardoch Youth Foundation's Literacy Buddies program. Further, we provide significant pro bono legal support to community legal centres and to legal clearing houses like Justice Connect, the Aboriginal Legal Service (WA) and LawRight (QLD).

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Reconciliation Action Plan Diversity program Pro Bono targets
18. ClubsNSW

18. ClubsNSW

           Volunteer Leave

2 days volunteer leave with $100-$250 budget

           Volunteer Leave

Match up to $500 per staff

           Payroll Giving

Sports, Community

           Sponsorship

Shared Value Strategy Diversity program
21. Westpac

21. Westpac

           Volunteer Leave

1 days volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Open choice and match over $5000 per staff

           Payroll Giving

Multiple including Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service, City2Surf, City-Bay, Invictus Games, Sydney Opera House, Australian Museum, Indian Film Festival, Swimming WA, Jawun, Many Rivers, WorkVentures, CareerTrackers and many more.

           Sponsorship

Recycling program Reconciliation Action Plan Shared Value Strategy Diversity program Green Energy targets Pro Bono targets Sustainable Development Goals
24. Pro Bono Australia

24. Pro Bono Australia

           Volunteer Leave

2 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

           Payroll Giving

           Sponsorship

27. Luminary

27. Luminary

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave with$250+ budget

           Volunteer Leave

           Payroll Giving

For many years, we have partnered with a charity called One Girl (www.onegirl.org.au). One Girl provides education scholarships to women in Africa who would normally not have access to education. Staff members wanted to make a difference in women’s education. Luminary supported the charity from its inception and continues to support it in various ways. Additionally, Luminary supports the Jodie O'Shea Orphanage in Bali.

           Sponsorship

30. TechnologyOne

30. TechnologyOne

           Volunteer Leave

2.5 days per employee per year to support a charity chosen by theemployee or one of ourCharity Partners. This forms part of our 1% time commitment as part of our 1% pledge.

           Volunteer Leave

Proposed program to roll out in 2019 with Employer matching

           Payroll Giving

- Opportunity International Australia – Microloans in India - The Fred Hollows Foundation – Vietnam Child Eye Care Program - School of St Jude (Tanzania) – STEAM Project in school - Salvation Army – Disadvantaged youth programs - Mission Australia – Disadvantaged youth programs - Bond University Indigenous Scholarship - YKIP – Disadvantaged youth sponsorship in Bali - World Vision – Youth sponsorship and many more

           Sponsorship

Recycle IT program, Disaster relief program, 1% pledge commitment - 1% time, 1% profit, 1% product
33. Gilchrist Connell

33. Gilchrist Connell

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave

           Volunteer Leave

Open choice of charities and donations via credit card

           Payroll Giving

Gilchrist Connell is commited to supporting the industry that supports it (insurance) and is a proud sponsor of the Young Insurance Professionals group (YIPS), the inaugural Asia Pacific Insurance conference and Dive-In (a global insurance industry diversity initiative), the ANZIIF charity lunch as well as the National Access to Justice Conference. The firm also sponsors the Health Law prize at the University of Adelaide and sponsored sponsored Adelaide High School in the F1 Stem Challenge in Schools program (they were awarded an Innovation Award in the National Finals held this year).

           Sponsorship

36. American Express Global Business Travel

36. American Express Global Business Travel

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave with $1-$99 budget

           Volunteer Leave

           Payroll Giving

Fred hollows, ELBH, red cross, RSPCA, GBbt

           Sponsorship

39. PageUp People Limited

39. PageUp People Limited

           Volunteer Leave

1 day volunteer leave with $1-$99 budget

           Volunteer Leave

           Payroll Giving

           Sponsorship

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