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CR&S 2010
Our
community
Community involvement
Giving and volunteering
We support our local communities
through our dedicated Community
Involvement program that we call Giving
and Volunteering. This program was
developed by our employees as a way
of offering long-term support to the
communities in which we operate by
volunteering both our time and expertise
and consists of four key areas:
• Workplace Giving Program,
• Student mentoring activities through our
association with the Australian Business
and Community Network (ABCN),
• Team and personal volunteering
opportunities,
• Other state-based initiatives.
Our current activities reflect the three
areas of concern identified in the 2009
Giving and Volunteering employee survey:
• Disadvantaged children,
• Developing skills and re-training
programs for homeless and
disadvantaged people,
• The environment – biodiversity/
conservation.
The next phase will see us explore a
more strategic approach to Giving and
Volunteering, connecting these activities
to the purpose and impacts of our
organisation in the wider community.
We expect that an outcome of this
strategy will lead to forging meaningful
partnerships with a select group of
not-for-profit organisations addressing
shared material issues.
Partnering with national not-for-profit
organisations will allow us to offer more
focused and substantial support for
community partners. It will create a more
diverse range of opportunities for our
employees to volunteer their time and
expertise in and around the communities
in which we operate. We also hope to
streamline our giving and volunteering
activities with community development
initiatives undertaken by our Commercial
Property and Residential business units.
Stockland contributions by category
and contribution (%)
Animals 0.04
Arts and Entertainment 5
Branding and Networking 2
Children and Youth 5
Community Development and Grants 19
Education 2
Emergency and Disaster Relief 0.2
Employee Giving and Volunteering 43
Environment 2
Health, Safety and Wellbeing 4
Other 3
Spirit Awards 5
Sporting 10
Volunteering activities
This year we continued to encourage our
employees to participate in volunteering
activities. Employees are given a range of
opportunities and support to volunteer,
including two personal volunteering days
per year, participating in team volunteering
days and mentoring school students
through an ABCN program.
The number of teams taking a dedicated
team volunteering day increased to 18,
involving 650 employees. This is an
increase on the 11 team volunteering
days in FY09.
Employees who took part in team
volunteering days
FY10
FY09 338
FY08 272
Employees who
volunteered
during
Stockland time
772
650
The most popular choices continue to
be environmental work and volunteering
at homeless shelters, both of which align
0.0 87.5 175.0 262.5 350.0 437.5 525.0 612.5 700.0
with the core areas of concern identified
by our employees.
Mentoring students
This year 359 employees mentored school
students and partnered with teachers
through an ABCN program. Through our
partnership with the ABCN, employees
are given opportunities to participate in
programs including:
• SPARK – Reading and Literacy
Support – SPARK brings together
corporate volunteers and primary
aged students to help improve their
reading skills.
• G OA L S – Growing Opportunities
and Learning Skills – GOALS aims
to widen the life choices for Year
9 students considered to be at
high risk of disengagement from
school. Students are provided with
mentoring on topics including goal
setting, effective communication and
building confidence.
• Partners in Learning – This program
pairs principals and senior teachers
with CEOs and executives to share
experiences and leadership challenges.
students
mentored
355
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Stockland Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report June 2010