Our approach and performance
Supporting the communities in which we do business
We provide our employees, customers and shareholders with opportunities to support causes that are important to them through our Community Giving program in Australia, New Zealand, India and Fiji. We also support the community through the ANZ Staff Foundation which is supported by both Australian and New Zealand staff.
Community Giving
Staff
Our employees in Australia, New Zealand, India and Fiji can make contributions to any of our nominated charity partners through regular payroll deductions. ANZ matches each employee contribution dollar-for-dollar.
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Customers
The ANZ Customer Donations Program provides internet banking customers in Australia with a convenient and simple way to donate to charity. Using our Pay Anyone function, we facilitate direct donations to a range of charities. In 2011, more than $460,000 was donated to charity by our customers.
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Shareholders
Our Shareholder Dividend Charity Donation Program gives ANZ shareholders the opportunity to donate some or all of their cash dividends to one of our shareholder community partners.
The Shareholder Dividend Charity Donation Program is open to all shareholders who are Australian-resident taxpayers and who receive a cash dividend in Australian dollars.
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For more information on the ANZ Shareholder donation program and to find out how to donate, please see ANZ Shareholder Services Dividend Information.
Our results
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2012 results ANZ's giving programs enable staff, customers and shareholders to make regular donations to community organisations, with staff donations matched dollar for dollar by ANZ. In 2012, employee participation in our payroll giving programs in Australia, New Zealand and India was 8.6%. Approximately AUD$5 million has been donated to charities over the past six years. Our Internet Banking facilitates direct donations to a range of charities. In 2012, our Australian customers donated over $300,000 to our charity partners. In addition, ANZ shareholders are given the opportunity to donate some or all of their cash dividends to one of our shareholder community partners. Our shareholders chose to donate over $60,000 this year. According to the London Benchmarking Group methodology, ANZ leveraged over $69 million in donations from customers and staff in 2012. This included the significant funds that ANZ dispersed to charities and other not-for-profit organisations on behalf of the Trusts and Funds that we manage. |
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2011 results Employee participation in our payroll giving programs in Australia, New Zealand and India was 11%, against a target of 15%. We conducted a review of our workplace giving program in Australia during 2011, including a staff survey which asked staff to nominate their preferred charities for the program. Our goal is to refresh the program, to ensure it aligns with our Corporate Responsibility framework and to increase staff participation. A revamped program will be launched in 2012. According to the London Benchmarking Group methodology, ANZ leveraged $25.8 million in donations from customers and staff in 2011. This included significant donations to numerous disaster appeals during the year. The future |
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2010 results This year, almost $2 million was donated to charities through ANZ's various Community Giving programs. Staff contributed a significant amount of this funding through payroll giving and team giving activities. Community Giving
The futureIn 2010, we engaged our staff across our region in a review of our community investment program to ensure that it responds to the needs of our staff and allows them to contribute to the community in ways that are important to them and have a lasting impact for the community. In the 2011, we will apply the learning from this review. |
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2009 results In total $2.7 million was donated to charities through ANZ's various Community Giving programs during 2008-09. Staff contributed a significant amount of this funding through Payroll Giving and Team Giving activities. Community Giving
14% of our staff made donations to charity partners via payroll giving in those countries where this service is offered. Payroll Giving
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2008 results In total $2.13 million was donated to charities through ANZ's various Community Giving programs during 2007-08. Staff contributed a significant amount of this funding through Payroll Giving and Team Giving activities. Community Giving
ANZ exceeded its target of achieving 15% staff participation in Payroll Giving for the year. This exceeds the Australian benchmark of 5% for companies with more than 5,000 staff. A total of $873,000 (including matched funds from ANZ) was donated to our 25 charity partners. In India, Payroll Giving is relatively new, but growing and this year 8% of staff participated. Thirteen percent of New Zealand staff participate in Payroll Giving through their Staff Foundation. Payroll Giving
More than $418,000 has been donated to the Community via the Community Fund in Australia (including 160 organisations) this year.
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