Winners for the 8th annual Australian Workplace Giving Awards have been announced for 2023, with entries providing the opportunity to celebrate Australia’s largest corporations and their employees’ incredible impact on much-loved charities. As the leading organisation supporting Australian employees to donate to charities through their places of work, Workplace Giving Australia was proud to announce the winners at a dual location event in Sydney and Melbourne on 31st of October at an evening ceremony generously hosted by King & Wood Mallesons. 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. 

2023 Award Winners

  • Best Grants Program

    Winner: South East Water 

    Runner Up: QBE Group 

    Highly Commended: Australia Post 

    Highly Commended: REA Group 

  • Best Corporate + Charity Partnership 

    Winner: Auto & General Australia

    Runner Up: QBE Group

    Highly Commended: Optus 

    Highly Commended: The Smith Family 

  • Best Innovation

    Winner: TOGA Group 

    Runner Up: QBE Group 

    Highly Commended: Commonwealth Bank 

  • Best Payroll Giving Program

    Winner: The Smith Family

    Runner Up: EnergyAustralia 

    Highly Commended: Macpherson Kelley 

  • Best Pro Bono/Volunteering Program

    Winner: Norton Rose Fulbright   

    Highly Commended: Origin Energy Foundation 

    Highly Commended: Macquarie Group

  • Workplace Giving Program of the Year

    Winner: JB Hi-Fi 

    Runner Up: REA Group 

    Highly Commended: EnergyAustralia 

“JB Hi-Fi is incredibly proud to have our Helping Hands program recognised as winner of this year’s 2023 Workplace Giving Program of the Year category. These awards are a fantastic way to celebrate our magnificent team for giving generously to Helping Hands and have helped JB donate more than $33m to our charity partners. We believe in workplace giving as a powerful way to contribute to our charity partners ...”

Cameron Trainor

Managing Director, JB Hi-Fi Australia

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