Congratulations to the winners!

The winners of the 9th Annual Australian Workplace Giving Awards were unveiled at a prestigious event held in Sydney’s Barangaroo on Wednesday 20th November 2024. The Awards recognised the remarkable contributions of businesses, charities and their employees and was generously hosted by Westpac Group.

As the leading organisation promoting workplace giving across Australia, Workplace Giving Australia is proud to spotlight programs that not only make a difference to charitable causes but also strengthen organisational culture and employee engagement.

This year’s independent judging panel noted the exceptionally high number, quality and diversity of the applications received this year.

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2024 Award Winners

  • Best Payroll Giving Program

    Winner: SEEK

    Highly Commended: Macpherson Kelley

    Highly Commended: Pacific Equity Partners

     

  • Best Corporate and Charity Partnership 

    Winner: HalfCut and Ben & Jerry's

    Runner Up: Lifeline and nib

    Highly Commended: QBE and Australian Red Cross, Leading Cities

     

  • Best Grants Program

    Winner: Westpac Group Foundations

    Runner Up: Australia Post

    Highly Commended: QBE

    Highly Commended: Endeavour Energy

     

  • Best Innovation

    Winner: UNICEF Australia

    Runner Up: SEEK

    Runner Up: ANZ

     

  • Best Volunteering Program

    Winner: Origin Energy Foundation 

    Runner Up: Intrepid Travel

    Runner Up: Ernst & Young, Australia (EY)

     

  • Workplace Giving Champion Of The Year

    Winner: Andy Maxey, SEEK

    Runner Up: Ruth McPhail, Griffith University

    Runner Up: Kathleen Jagger, ANZ

    Highly Commended: Pamela Lee, Chartered Accountants ANZ

     

  • Workplace Giving Program of the Year

    Winner: QBE 

    Runner Up: Westpac Group

    Runner Up: JB Hi-Fi

    Highly Commended: Give Where You Live Foundation

     

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The Independent Judging Panel

Thank you to the panel of diverse industry leaders and independent judges, led by Simon Robinson, Director of B4SI APAC, as Judging Chair this year. 

The judging panel generously commit their time and expertise across the application and judging period which also extends to helping to refine and improve the application process each year, leading to a record number of applications in 2024. 

Strong themes in the application that the judges commented on this year were leadership commitment, engagement strategies, clear communications, measurable outcomes and community centric approaches.

Workplace Giving Australia is grateful for support from Simon and B4SI in refreshing the application and judging framework for 2024.

"Our workplace giving program is a reflection of our deep commitment to both environmental sustainability and social justice. It’s inspiring to see our team come together with passion and purpose, making a real difference in protecting the Daintree and empowering the Eastern Kuku Yalanji Bama people, Traditional Owners of the Daintree."

Jimmy Stanton-Cooke

Co Founder and CEO

HalfCut

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