Corporate Social Responsibility at Optus

My company is actively involved in numerous charitable activities and consistently demonstrates respect for the aboriginal community.

There is a sustainability team at optus who works with multiple schools and not-for-profits, such as kari foundation. optus also has the donate your data program.

We are rewarded for and encouraged to take part in give back initiatives and volunteer opportunities and optus makes it very easy to get involved. they also bring in representatives to help us better understand different initiatives.

Accessibility action plan (accredited by disability australia

4 days of volunteer leave per year and a yes4good platform that allows you to get involved and donate to charities

Very committed.

Overall we do have volunteers leave and certain goals/commitments/projects but i personally don't feel like we see enough of it. telecommunications use a lot of electricity and i would like to see what we are doing for the environment.

I have done volunteering days for environmental issues and for disadvantaged kids

There was a panel to give lgbtq+ grads and allies to talk about their experiences.

We have a dedicated csr team who work on things like donate your data to underprivileged communities, a partnership with the pyjama foundation who work with foster kids, and with what ability for kids with special needs.

Been involved and assisted organise 2 volunteer days and participated in steptember. optus gives 5 days volunteer leave which is amazing

There are constant opportunities to volunteer and make a difference i have volunteered with abcn as well as corporate walk-a-thons

There is a team dedicated to Sustainability and they have run multiple initiatives with schools to increase digital literacy and awareness amongst students (also known as the Digital Thumbprint Program). On campus, there also bins dedicated for General Waste, Recycling and food wastage. There are also collection boxes on campus which collect batteries and old phones.

Our company does have csr projects that we participate in, such as world clean up day and volunteer days that employees can use to partake in a volunteer event. however, i have yet to participate in one, so the company could do a better job of raising awareness and making it more accessible to participate in these events.

I work closely with the sustainability team, so i see the initiatives they work on. my favourite so far is the recyclable containers sponsors by the kari foundation. you can scan a bottle, drop it into the bin and the 10c donation goes to charity.

There was a panel to give LGBTQ+ grads and allies to talk about their experiences.

Optus offers volunteer leave, i think they should be more deliberate about getting employees to use that leave

Esg lacking but otherwise pretty good.

Been involved and assisted organise 2 volunteer days and participated in Steptember. Optus gives 5 days volunteer leave which is amazing

There is a team dedicated to sustainability and they have run multiple initiatives with schools to increase digital literacy and awareness amongst students (also known as the digital thumbprint program). on campus, there also bins dedicated for general waste, recycling and food wastage. there are also collection boxes on campus which collect batteries and old phones.