Goal: Connect our business and employees with the community in ways which make a genuine contribution, engage our people and strengthen our business. We believe that our success is shaped and measured not only by the financial outcomes of what we do, but also by the social and environmental impact of our decisions and actions have on the wider community. We recognise that making a contribution to the communities in which we work and live grows and strengthens that community, an outcome from which everyone benefits.  
 
Highlights 2006/2007
Performance 2006/2007
Actions 2007/2008
Case Study: Benchmarking AGL's Community Contributions
Case Study: Employee Volunteering - Energy advice for Mission Australia

As an energy retailer, AGL acknowledges that it has a shared responsibility to work collaboratively within the community to assist those experiencing difficulties accessing and affording essential services, including energy.

 

 

Our community investment program, Energy for Life, reflects our genuine commitment to making a difference in the communities in which we live and work.  The program seeks to utilise the skills, expertise and energy that lie within our business, and within every AGL employee, and make a real contribution to the wider community.

 

Homelessness is AGL’s core social issue and this focus is reflected across the four initiatives of Energy for Life – Energy Matters, Warmth in Winter, Volunteering and Employee Giving.

 

And as an energy company committed to encouraging a focus on energy efficiency across the community, we also place a special emphasis on assisting vulnerable Australians to reduce their energy costs.

 

Complementing Energy for Life is AGL’s approach to community liaison, a process we recognise as vital to engaging the community on new developments and expansions of existing infrastructure. Only by engaging them at every stage of the development process, through transparency, accountability and regular communication and feedback, are we able to deliver our projects.

 

Our strategies to reach this goal are: