Corporate Social Responsibility
Citywide has a proud history of providing services and support to the communities in which we operate and where our employees live, work and play. Through our Corporate Social Responsibility Program, we are committed to providing shared value for our host communities, our customers and our business. Our approach to corporate & social responsibility is framed by four key issues of concern to our customers and their community constituents:
– Education, Training and Jobs
– Environment & Sustainability
– Homelessness, Social Justice and Well-being
– Youth Opportunities
We are proud to support and partner with community organisations that are addressing such critical social issues. As a services company, we pride ourselves on maintaining and enhancing community assets and being actively involved in local communities; engaging with them to make positive social changes.
Partnerships
Through our Community Engagement Framework, we partner with selected social enterprises, charities and not-for-profits who share our corporate values and who are strategically placed to help solve the key issues of concern to our customers. Click through to view our current partner social procurement and community organisations (opens in new window).
Employee Volunteering
At Citywide, our staff proactively contribute over and above the day job to the wellbeing of their local communities and other social concerns further afield. This support varies from community to community and is demonstrated in a variety of ways, including the provision of paid leave for staff to volunteer with a community concern.
Financial Support & Matched Funding
Citywide proudly supports selected not-for-profits, charities and social enterprises with in-kind pro bono services, products and support. We also provide financial support to several partners to support them in meeting their strategic objectives, including matching funding from individual staff fundraising efforts.
Diversity & Inclusion
Having a social licence to operate is integral to our shared value approach with the community and all our stakeholders, with the common goal of fostering greater social cohesion. This supports our commitment to promoting diversity, equality and inclusion across our company without discrimination and we actively seek to create employment opportunities for the economically disadvantaged, disabled, CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse) communities and indigenous interests.
This policy covers all operational and administrative offices and sites of Citywide and subsidiaries such as Technigro. It also takes into account the company’s capabilities and capacity to resource (staff, financial; operational; equipment, etc.).
Responsible Sourcing
Citywide and its subsidiaries including Technigro are committed to responsible sourcing practices.
We regularly review our operations and supply chains with the aim of ensuring that we, our suppliers and third-party business partners operate without infringing human rights. We do not tolerate any form of modern slavery practices including child or forced labour. Access our Modern Slavery Statement here (click to download).
To help us achieve our aim, if you become aware of any related concerns, we encourage you to let us know by contacting us through this website (click through to Contact page).
Sustainability
Our goal is to minimise our environmental footprint and to inspire and equip our people with ‘world’s best’ sustainability standards to effectively manage the environmental aspects of our operations, whilst ensuring continuous improvement and zero harm to the environment and communities in which we work.
We use a market leading environmental data management platform to manage and monitor energy usage and costs across all of our operations. The data allows us to monitor our carbon generation and provides us with information to evaluate initiatives developed and implemented to reduce our carbon footprint.
We are also a foundation partner in the Melbourne Renewable Energy Project (MREP). Through this program - led by our parent the City of Melbourne Council - we will purchase renewable energy through a wind farm being constructed for the MREP in regional Victoria.
Citywide in saddle for new “re-cycling” partnership with social enterprise
SUPPORTING the engagement and employment readiness of disadvantaged and at-risk youth while delivering more efficient waste management services across Melbourne will underpin a new partnership between Citywide and social enterprise Good Cycles.
Citywide has signed a MoU with the non-profit organisation, which empowers disadvantaged young people through meaningful employment opportunities through the delivery of bike-based services.
Citywide’s Melbourne waste operations leaders instantly saw an opportunity to support Good Cycles’ mission through growth of the social enterprise while streamlining current waste and recycling services in the CBD.
“We identified a range of services that would fit really well with what we do on our waste contracts for the City of Melbourne through the use of electric bikes and cargo bikes to substitute utes and trucks,” said Shauna Boyle, Municipal Waste Ops Leader.
“It gives us the opportunity to better utilise current resources and assets while significantly reducing traffic congestion within the CBD.
“Moreover, there is the great outcome of giving a helping hand through job opportunities to those with genuine barriers to getting ahead in life.”
The MoU has commenced with a pilot program involving Good Cycles workers using electric or cargo bikes to carry out a wide range of tasks including collection and swapping organic waste bins, small repairs to bins and signage, community education, litter auditing and cleaning.
The initiative supported by the City of Melbourne, will improve the sustainability outcomes for the many services being provided to the City by Citywide.
Media contact:
Simon Mossman, Group Corporate Communications – Citywide
M 0427 307 216
E simon.mossman@citywide.com.au
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