Pacific Equity Partners: Commitment to encourage businesses to prioritise workplace giving
PACIFIC EQUITY PARTNERSSydney, Australia. Workplace Giving Australia. 2019. Article
FROM THE JUDGES:
Influencing through powerful role modelling and coaching to grow workplace giving.
INNOVATION + IMPACT
- More organisations adopting workplace giving as part of everyday business
- Engaging with higher echelons of business and government to advocate workplace giving
- Challenging other companies to “spread the message” of workplace giving to increase change and impact meaningful causes
OVERVIEW + HIGHLIGHTS
- Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), established in 1998, is a Sydney based private equity firm
- In 2017, PEP refreshed its workplace giving program and achieved 100% staff participation, which it has maintained to this date
- Having achieved 100% participation, PEP turned its attention to continuing the growth of workplace giving across Australia
- PEP influences the companies in its private equity portfolio and other organisations that it interacts with
- PEP’s leadership team has empowered its entire workforce to include conversations about workplace giving in each meeting or engagement
- Leveraged membership bodies such as the Australian Investment Council (AIC) to support the workplace giving message
- Has engaged board and C-suite executives, senior government officials and influencers on why workplace giving is the most cost effective and efficient way for working Australians to donate to charity
- Funded events, video materials and a program of interns to support workplace giving growth
2019 Australian Workplace Giving Awards
Category
Most Unique Innovation
Award
Highly Commended