SEEK
Winner
Best Payroll Giving Program
The purpose of SEEK’s social investment program is to build pride, recognition and engagement in SEEK’s workplace giving and volunteer programs by connecting people and community.
Macpherson Kelley
Highly Commended
Best Payroll Giving Program
Macpherson Kelley are integrating a workplace giving program into key workplace initiatives that support causes that employees are passionate about and the greatest needs experienced in the societies and locations in which they operate.
Pacific Equity Partners
Highly Commended
Best Payroll Giving Program
Pacific Equity Partners’ workplace giving program aims to integrate philanthropy into company culture by driving high employee engagement and maximising impact across diverse causes, such as disaster relief, health, and homelessness.
HalfCut + Ben & Jerry's
Winner
Best Corporate + Charity Partnership
HalfCut and Ben & Jerry’s are working to protect and restore the Daintree Rainforest while supporting the Eastern Kuku Yalanji Bama people through the Heal Country, Heal Culture program.
Lifeline + nib
Runner Up
Best Corporate + Charity Partnership
nib and Lifeline Australia’s partnership is focused on supporting mental health prevention and providing accessible support before individuals reach a crisis.
Australian Red Cross & Leading Cities + QBE Insurance
Highly Commended
Best Corporate + Charity Partnership
This partnership’s ambition is to harness innovation and help scale technology solutions that empower community-led climate resilience.
Origin Energy Foundation
Winner
Best Volunteering Program
Origin Energy Foundation reengaged employees through their 'Give Time' volunteering program, that includes pro bono, fundraising, skilled and general volunteering opportunities seeing a significant increase in participation and community impact.
Ernst & Young, Australia (EY)
Runner Up
Best Volunteering Program
EY aimed to provide a volunteering program that was sustainable, effective, and could demonstrate strong community impact. The program engages employees meaningfully with social and environmental causes while aligning with the broader organisational and sustainability strategy.
Intrepid
Runner Up
Best Volunteering Program
Intrepid Travel’s mission is to create positive change through the joy of travel, which involves giving back and running its trips in a way that respects local people and places. To support this, Intrepid’s Volunteering Programme offers employees 20 hours of paid volunteer leave every year to contribute their time to charitable organisations in their community.
UNICEF Australia
Winner
Best Innovation
Workplace Givers is a UNICEF workplace giving and volunteering offering. The program provides a streamlined, scalable approach for businesses to integrate workplace giving into their corporate culture effectively.
ANZ
Runner Up
Best Innovation
The ANZ Community Graduate Initiative successfully increased employee engagement, strengthened community ties, and boosted fundraising efforts for ANZ's workplace giving program.
SEEK
Runner Up
Best Innovation
In FY25, SEEK's Small Change Program was approaching its 10th anniversary. Although well-supported, it had become a 'set and forget' initiative. There was an opportunity to reignite employee engagement, highlight the program’s positive impact, and increase awareness amidst a growing employee base and a tough economic climate.
Westpac Group Foundations
Winner
Best Grants Program
Westpac Group Foundation's streamlined grants programme provides higher value, multi-year funding towards a focus area of employment and educational disadvantage, with the aim of supporting a more inclusive Australia.
QBE Insurance
Runner Up
Best Grants Program
A strong demonstration of a corporate grants program committed to shared value creation, balancing societal impact with business relevance for QBE. A stand out example of employee engagement throughout the process.
Australia Post
Runner Up
Best Grants Program
A shared value grants program, supporting important social issues with a clear connection to the organisations strategic goals.
Endeavour Energy
Highly Commended
Best Grants Program
Endeavour Energy has debuted a grants program that not only provides financial support to community initiatives but also fosters deeper connections and shared value between the company, its employees, and the community.
SEEK - Andy Maxey
Winner
Workplace Giving Champion of the Year
Andy applied his strategic thinking, creativity, and communication skills to drive key program engagement initiatives.
ANZ - Kathleen Jagger
Runner Up
Workplace Giving Champion of the Year
Kathleen managed and coordinated many projects, which included the coordination of over 50 volunteering opportunities and 12 fundraisers throughout the year.
Griffith University - Ruth McPhail
Runner Up
Workplace Giving Champion of the Year
Ruth has effectively integrated the Staff Giving program into the university's HR strategies, engaging staff through various initiatives and campaigns, while leveraging her academic expertise to research best practices and promote workplace giving in broader professional forums.
Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand - Pamela Lee
Highly Commended
Workplace Giving Champion of the Year
The primary challenge was to create a sustained and engaging workplace giving program that not only raises funds but also fosters a culture of giving and community involvement within Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ).
QBE Insurance
Winner
Workplace Giving Program of the Year
QGiving was launched in 2023 as a unique workplace giving program in its scale, reach, and ability to mobilise QBE's global workforce. It addresses efficiency, accessibility, and participation challenges, enabling engagement in key sustainability objectives through regular campaigns.
JB Hi-Fi
Runner Up
Workplace Giving Program of the Year
JB Hi-Fi are 'Helping People with Better Ways to Live, Learn, Work and Play' and their workplace giving program 'Helping Hands' supports the most fundamental element of the purpose, “helping people”. JB Hi-Fi partner with 10 charities that support areas of the community that the team identifies as being of greatest importance.
Westpac Group
Runner Up
Workplace Giving Program of the Year
Westpac relaunched a long standing workplace giving program as #DoubleTheGood which led to a 16% increase in employee participation within the first year, enhanced alignment with the bank's strategic focus areas, and stronger relationships with charity partners.
Give Where You Live Foundation
Highly Commended
Workplace Giving Program of the Year
The Loaned Executive Program is based on businesses (large and small) agreeing to ‘loan’ a valued employee to represent the Give Where You Live Foundation, to promote the Give Where You Live Foundation’s workplace giving program into Geelong businesses.