The Annual Australian Workplace Giving Awards Announce 2023 Finalists
The annual Australian Workplace Giving Awards finalists have been announced for 2023, with entries from corporates and charities, providing the opportunity to celebrate organisations and their employees’ incredible impact on much-loved charities. Workplace Giving Australia administers the awards and helps Australians donate to charities in their workplace whilst advocating government support for corporate philanthropy. This is the 8th year the awards have been celebrated.
The 2023 finalists are:
Best Corporate + Charity Partnership
Auto & General Australia
QBE Group
Optus
The Smith Family
Best Grants Program
Australia Post
QBE Group
REA Group
South East Water
Best Pro Bono/Volunteering Program
Macquarie Group
Norton Rose Fulbright
Origin Energy Foundation
Best Innovation
Commonwealth Bank
QBE Group
TOGA
Best Payroll Giving Program
EnergyAustralia
Macpherson Kelley
The Smith Family
Workplace Giving Program of the Year
EnergyAustralia
JB Hi-Fi
REA Group
This year’s judging panel, chaired by Associate Professor Wendy Scaife, Director of The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and QUT Business School, all felt an increase in the quality of the applications and diversity of organisations.
Generously sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, the awards highlight workplace giving programs that enable support for causes while fostering a sense of purpose and unity within organisations. Recent research highlights that workplace giving offers advantages beyond good corporate citizenship and taxation benefits, with analysis highlighting workforce expectations and talent retention advantages and 85% of the survey respondents saying it is personally important that a company has a workplace giving program. The research also shows that if employers matched staff donations and these employees gave one extra dollar per week, charities could receive an additional $1 billion annually.
Workplace Giving Australia CEO David Mann says that:
With 85% of employees reporting that they would prefer to work for an organisation that genuinely creates great places to work by supporting charities, there are obvious benefits to employers who promote workplace giving. This year’s award finalists provide outstanding examples of best practice corporate philanthropy in today’s dynamic business landscape.
Winners will be announced at the awards night celebration scheduled for Tuesday, October 31st, in the dual locations of Sydney and Melbourne, generously hosted by King & Wood Mallesons.