In October 2005, our Workplace Giving Program was launched in Australia. The program was established as a means of streamlining the Group’s charitable donations and promoting community participation amongst employees.
The program supports six charities chosen by a committee of employees representing the key areas of concern identified across the Group comprising:
Cause Area
- Cancer
- Children’s illnesses and disabilities
- Poverty/homelessness/unemployment
- Conservation and the environment
- Children and families at risk
- Youth at risk
Selected Charity
- Cancer Council of Australia
- Starlight Children’s Foundation
- Mission Australia
- World Vision
- The Smith Family
- BoysTown
Charitable donations from employees are supported by the Group through the deduction of the donations at payroll net of tax. This enables employees to make regular contributions to their chosen charities in a simple, low cost, tax-effective manner. This also provides the selected charities with a steady stream of donations and can allow them access to the skills and time of volunteer employees through targeted communications.
The Group also supports the program by matching employee donations on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to a maximum annual amount thus doubling the benefit to the employee’s chosen charity. From inception to December 2007, the Brookfield Multiplex Workplace Giving Program has donated over $265,000 to selected charities.
Outside of the Workplace Giving Program Brookfield Multiplex has also donated over $92,000 since 30 June 2007 to other charitable causes including Movember, Breast Cancer Network of Australia, Wanda Surf Life Saving Club and the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife.