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Giving - Corporate Responsibility
Giving
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 which operates in both Australia and India. ANZ and our staff also support the community through the ANZ Community Fund, operating in Australia and more recently established in Cambodia, and the ANZ Staff Foundation which is supported by both Australian and New Zealand) staff.
Community Giving
Staff
Our employees in Australia and India can make contributions to any of our nominated charity partners through regular payroll deductions. ANZ matches each employee contribution dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000AUD or INR 2,500.
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Community Giving - Customers
The ANZ Customer Donations Program provides ANZ Internet Banking customers with a convenient and simple way to donate to charity. Using ANZ's existing Pay Anyone functionality, we facilitate direct donations to a range of charities. In 2008, over $65,000 was donated to charity by our customers.
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Shareholders
In 2006, ANZ extended Community Giving to our shareholders, with the Shareholder Dividend Charity Donation Program. The program gives ANZ shareholders the opportunity to donate some or all of their cash dividends to one of 30 not for profit partners.
Since then, $1,062,548 has been donated.
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.
ANZ Community Fund
The ANZ Community Fund enables staff working in branches in Australia, and more recently in Cambodia, to provide support to unique, local causes. Through the Fund, local markets can offer in-kind support such as volunteering, access to business networks, in-branch promotions or expertise, in addition to financial assistance.
Here's one example: the ANZ Boronia local market in Victoria used the Community Fund to develop a local program called Kids First. It was designed by ANZ staff to help the children in local schools learn about good financial habits and physical fitness. Local CEO, Gary Conner, has been thrilled at the outcomes as the team brings it alive in the community.
"Our team is very excited by the potential of this project and the impact we have made already in our local area. So far, there have been 11,000 children participate in the physical or financial elements of the Kids First."
ANZ Staff Foundation
The ANZ Staff Foundation was established in Australia in 1988 to help meet the needs of Australian communities. It is jointly funded by ANZ staff in Australia and by ANZ. The Foundation has distributed $1.5 million to more than 150 charitable organisations throughout Australia since its inception.
The ANZ Staff Foundation funds small projects (usually up to $5,000) in the following areas:
- Skills and independence: giving people the skills to manage their lives and provide them with independence.
- Environment: assisting communities to conserve resources and protect the environment.
- Local initiatives: innovative projects from local community organisations.
- Capacity building: assisting organisations to build their capacity (especially in rural areas).
The ANZ Staff Foundation accepts applications for grants twice a year: 15 January and 15 July. Access the Guidelines and/or an application (PDF 160kB).
A staff foundation also operates in New Zealand. It is a charitable trust through which staff in New Zealand support the organisations and projects that make a difference in the community. Since the Staff Foundation was founded in 2000 we have granted more than $800,000 to community organisations throughout New Zealand. NZ Staff can make regular donation through the payroll each fortnight. For every dollar staff members donate, the Bank matches it - dollar for dollar.
In Bangalore, Socially Aware ANZ or SAANZ is an employee driven initiative to support various community development projects in India. The SAANZ team is a network of volunteer champions that focus on smaller, lesser known charitable and development organisations for community giving. Projects supported by SAANZ are recommended by members who volunteer their time to be involved and funds are raised through payroll giving and donations.
Progress in 2008
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.
Total Community Giving:
| Country | 2008 |
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| Australia (including team giving) | $1,908,631 |
| New Zealand | $215,796 |
| India | $11,533 |
| Total | $2,135,960 |
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 (link to page with 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.
Staff contributing to Payroll Giving:
| Country | 2008 |
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| Australia | 16% |
| India | 8% |
| New Zealand | 13% |
| % of take-up in countries where this is offered | 14% |
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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