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