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.

Optus can do substantially more to invest in renewable & sustainable infrastructure. Recycling bins on campus is insufficient in my opinion.

i dont really know what this is

Digital thumbprint program, which i have worked on. Donate your data, yes4good

donate your data digital thumbprint

Donate your data and sustainability initiatives.

We have volunteering leave which we have used support the royal far west foundation and foodbanks. These charities are partners with Optus.

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

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.

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

I have worked on an environmentally focused project and I have not been particular impressed with the actions/stance the company has taken.

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.

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.

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