Supports nine charity groups.
Ten ASX companies have been recognised for their charitable giving with up to 65% of employees at some companies donating to charity on a regular basis, with JB Hi-Fi taking the top spot.
JB Hi-Fi CEO and chairman of the Australian Charities Fund employer leadership group, Richard Murray (pictured below) said his company and its employees had given $10 million to charity since 2008, including $1.6 million this year.
The company matches employee donations dollar for dollar and sponsors nine charities including Redkite, Oxfam, the Fred Hollows Foundation, Song Room and animal welfare charities.
Australian Charities Fund CEO, Jenny Geddes launched an online campaign in June which aims to encourage 1 million employees to donate to charity through workplace giving.
“We have always known that workplace giving is a sensible way to give and support charities. If we can get to 1 million donors that will mean $250 million flowing to the charity sector based on an average donation of $200 per workplace-giving donor per year.”
Geddes said the new online platform allowed employers to benchmark the progress of their programs against other employers across the nation.