GradAustralia surveyed thousands of fresh grads to find out where employees rave the most about their companies' social responsibility initiatives. Here are the top 10 based on their responses.
Unilever is one of the world's largest consumer goods companies, managing a portfolio of over 400 brands across almost every country. From popular food, drink and personal care products, such as Ben & Jerry’s, Dove and Lipton, to cleaning agents like Domestos and Omo, it's likely you've used one of Unilever's products in the last day. Over the next two decades, Unilever plans to double the size of its business while halving its environmental footprint.
“Unilever runs a number of social responsibility initiatives through its brands on a number of different issues. I have not had an opportunity as yet to work on this.”
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VivCourt is a trading firm that shares its profits with employees and purposefully-selected social causes. The company has generated close to $20,000,000 of charitable money in the last three years.
“Social bonus structure. All employees are urged to donate to a cause that they are passionate about. This gives a large portion of the company profits back to the community. I have personally chosen to donate to a charity that resonates with my values.”
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Diageo is the world's largest spirits company, with a portfolio of established brands including Johnnie Walker®, Gordons®, Smirnoff® and Bundaberg Rum®. It is also committed to supporting and driving investment in Australian Manufacturing, with two world class manufacturing sites in NSW and QLD.
“Diageo has explicitly set out goals called 'society 2030 initiatives', that cover everything from sustainability to inclusion and diversity. These are a real focus across all teams.”
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Canva is an Australian-based graphic design platform that enables users to easily create visuals for social media posts, presentations, and more with its wide selection of templates and other tools. In 2019, Canva joined the 'Pledge 1%' movement, committing itself to dedicate 1% of its equity, profit, time and product towards making the world a better place.
“Canva has recently started a host of initiatives in response to COVID-19, and before that in response to the bushfires. Can't list them all in detail here, but people do genuinely follow the company's value to "be a good human".”
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Next on our list is Sparke Helmore Lawyers, which has been providing legal services in Australia for the last 140+ years. They have 850 people across nine offices and serve a variety of Australian and global organisations..
“The firm's commitment to pro bono is ever present. The firm has so many pro bono projects and initiatives, such as a wills clinic drafting wills for Indigenous Australians. Sparkes works with Legal Centres around the state and takes on individual pro bono cases. I have already worked on three - an insurance issue due to COVID, a fraudulent transfer of property, and a fraudulent contract.”
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Adobe is a software company most famous for its multimedia creation tools. At Adobe, when you give your time and money, the company makes a matching donation, and volunteer work is always considered real work.
“Match all donations to topical and relevant causes”
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Founded in 1903, RAA provides motor, home, and travel services to its members in South Australia and Broken Hill. They also educate young drivers and advocate on behalf of their members on matters of road safety, mobility, and fuel pricing.
“RAA is constantly revaluating their social responsibility and do everything possible to be the most socially responsible and give back to the community.”
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Learning Links is a non-profit organisation that works in partnership with schools, early childhood centres, and parents to support children with learning disabilities and difficulties.
“Social responsibility to the wider community is exhibited through the introduction of our reconciliation action plan.”
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Optus is a telecommunications provider based in Sydney, with an annual revenue of approximately $9 billion.
“There's lots, and a lot of opportunities for employees to get involved.”
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Powering trillions of dollars of transactions every year, Mastercard is a major player in the global payments industry.
“Many projects around financial inclusion and environmental sustainability. Employees can get involved”
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We'd also like to give a shoutout to employers who rank at the top of their sector but just didn’t make the top 10 list. They’re an inspiration for others in their field!
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Accounting & Advisory |
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8.8 |
Construction & Property Services |
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8.6 |
Engineering Consulting |
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8.6 |
Environment & Agriculture |
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8.3 |
Health |
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8.8 |
Government & Public Service |
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9.1 |
Management Consulting |
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7.2 |
Media & Communications |
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8.5 |
Mining, Oil & Gas |
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8.3 |
Pharmaceuticals |
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8.3 |
R&D & Manufacturing |
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9.3 |
Defence & Aerospace |
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9.2 |
Transport & Logistics |
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9.1 |
Energy & Utilities |
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8.0 |
Recruitment & HR |