Corporate Social Responsibility at Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

Customer-oriented efforts are often limited to provider burden rather than the value we could offer

There is often events like STEPtempber, raising money for various charities. There was a lot of emphasis on the Yes/No vote and the impact of the referendum of people, particularly First Nations. There has been a lot of discussion on the Acknowledge of Country and to make it genuine, rather than just saying the word, to make it more thoughtful and personalise it

This seems like more of a focus by the Exec, doesn't trickle down as much to staff.

Unable to be political but still contribute to social issues through their work and charity events

Fun run raising money for the cancer council was excellent and well organised

As a federal government department, I am not aware of CSR things that the ABS does.

The ABS measures our impact on the environment by measuring carbon footprint and water usage.

No identified issues.

It is in our meeting and strategy goals that we need to produce useful and accurate data for all Australians.

Strong recognition of all ethnicities and cultures.

I haven't worked on any personally. Since my org is part of the public service, a lot of the CSR/initiatives seem to be aligned with federal government priorities. A little disappointed at the lack of climate/environmental initiatives that I've observed.

Have not worked on any personally but have seen the executive board members become involved in charity initiatives.

I'm not quite sure what initiatives they run for CSR. Perhaps more visibility would be necessary.