Corporate Social Responsibility at Viva Energy Australia

Working on NAIDOC week and Sustainability Week, I have seen first hand our company's commitment to CSR and how we continuously work towards achieving CSR goals.

We do tree planting and sustainable events as well as volunteering days like preparing meals with the big umbrella to combat the cost-of-living crisis.

Consistent charity work and support of First Nation, through company-wide talks and initiatives, as well as a solid reconciliation action plan.

The projects I've been involved on usually involve improving quality of life tools for various departments or BAU tasks to ensure business can return back to their usual functionality and capacity.

There are always seminars on different social issues - The culture of the company emphasises attendance at these activities as well, which I find just as important as having the activities in the first place.

The Cathy Freeman Foundation, Career Trackers,

Viva match every dollar donated to an organization if they have a team entering. They also support multiple local organizations and the Cathy Freeman Foundation among many others

The intern team met with the CSR team who explained the work that the business did. There is a variety of national and local programs that the business engages in

Very High, working with the community in a variety of ways. From delivering donations to Give Where you Live to the Kathy Freeman foundation. A great part of the company is helping the local area.

We have a very strong Community Partnerships program which is championed by Community Ambassadors, who are employees who sit within different businesses and business functions. We run events with our community partners which enables our staff to volunteer with our partners during Good Deeds Week, Mental Health week and the like. We also have a 'double my donation' program, where the company will double the donation of a group of employees to one of our company's chosen community partners.