Corporate Engagement


12 January 2012 |

Pro Bono Australia will be media partners again this year for ACCSR's 5th Annual Conference. This conference will outline how CSR impacts and
fosters innovation and provide participants with practical insights into how to build innovation through CSR in their own organisations.

12 January 2012 |

The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility’s 5th Annual Conference in Melbourne in February will turn the spotlight on The Innovation Imperative: Taking CSR from Risk Management to Value Creation.

01 December 2011 |

Sponsored Article: An update on Westpac's corporate engagement, including the announcement of new grants, by Julienne Price, Head of Social Sector Banking

25 November 2011 |

A new international analysis has found a big change in corporate giving - with an increase in the trend towards cash donations.

14 November 2011 |

ING Direct has conducted a review of its Community Impact program and has selected community sector partners “chosen for their innovative approach to helping young people realise their potential.”

02 November 2011 |

Simon McKeon – Australian of the Year and executive chairman in Victoria of Macquarie Group - has critiqued the Occupy movement in an article in today’s Age.

19 October 2011 |

New wealth, created by the resources boom or by information technology, is the changing face of philanthropy in Australia according to Australian of the Year Simon McKeon.

17 October 2011 |

CSI Blog | With the Occupy Wall Street protest spreading around the globe, Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, Peter Shergold, examines the backlash against business and what it means for Australia.

13 October 2011 |

Sponsored Article | Many generous Australians donating to medical-related charities are unaware that they may be funding animal experimentation, according to the humane research advocacy group Humane Research Australia.

12 October 2011 |

The best relationships between the private sector and the arts in Australia have been recognised at the AbaF Awards 2011 – with a partnership between oil and gas company Santos and the Adelaide Festival Centre named partnership of the year.

22 September 2011 |

CBA | Australia’s Not for Profit sector plays a important role in helping communities get back on their feet following natural disasters, such as the Black Saturday bushfires and the Queensland floods, according to a report by the Commonwealth Bank.

15 September 2011 |

The founder of national technology provider, Infoxchange, Andrew Mahar, has announced he is stepping down from his role as Executive Director and CEO.

08 September 2011 |

Queensland-based rail freight company, QR National has established of a community fund targeted at grassroots community projects in regional and rural Australia.

06 September 2011 |

Professional services firm PriceWaterHouseCoopers has taken out two awards at the Australian Charities Fund’s Inaugural Workplace Giving Awards, with cancer support charity RedKite and home entertainment retailerJB Hi-Fi also among the award winners.

01 September 2011 |

One of Australia’s largest mutual financial institutions has adopted the new trading name, bankmecu, and announced $137,000 of investments from its Community Investment Program.

01 September 2011 |

CEOs in Sydney and Melbourne are being asked to swap their business suits for fluoro vests to try their hand at selling The Big Issue magazine to support homeless and disadvantaged people.

01 September 2011 |

As part of a major initiative of IYV+10, Volunteering Australia in collaboration with SEEK is to launch a new GoVolunteer service.

04 August 2011 |

The ING Foundation has launched a ‘new look’ grants program with a significant rise in grant dollars available for charities and community groups.

04 August 2011 |

A $1 million gift from the Origin Foundation is set to show how innovative philanthropy joined with innovative microfinance can create change for people living in poverty throughout the Asia Pacific region..

27 July 2011 |

With Australians spending $500 million per year on bottled water, a new social enterprise is aiming to use some of these profits to fund water projects in Africa and the Asia Pacific.