Communities

Supporting strong communities

Through volunteering, corporate giving and advisory services, we strive to strengthen the not-for profit sector to support disadvantaged communities and create positive impact.

We work closely with our First Nations clients and their communities to determine their own future.

Our community commitments

First Nations

Our commitment

Support the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.

Deliver our 2021–23 Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan.

Advocate for protection of First Nations cultural heritage.

Community giving

Our commitment

Give equivalent to 1% of underlying profit before tax through community giving and volunteering.¹

Provide 10 days of Community and Wellbeing leave for all Australian employees.²

^{[1]This commitment is to give equivalent to 1% of underlying profit before tax through community giving and volunteering as measured through the Business for Societal Impact framework. This includes cash and in-kind donations, matched giving of staff fundraising, management costs associated with community giving activities, employee volunteering time, and memberships and sponsorship of community organisations.}
^{[2]To be eligible for Wellbeing leave, employees in Australia and Singapore need to have worked with Perpetual Group for at least 12 months and have two weeks or less of their annual leave balance remaining. There are no maximum annual leave or minimum tenure requirements for eligible employees in Australia and Singapore to access Community leave.}

Capacity building

Our commitment

Support capacity building and thought leadership in the Australian philanthropy and not for profit sectors.

Modern slavery & human rights

Our commitment

Continuously improve our approach to addressing and mitigating modern slavery risks.

Launch a Global Human Rights Framework by FY25.

Helping philanthropists have impact

For over 100 years, we have connected our philanthropic clients with high-impact organisations to support positive social, cultural and environmental change.

Each year, not-for-profit organisations across Australia are encouraged to apply for funding through Perpetual’s IMPACT Philanthropy Application Program (IPAP). The process supports the grant-making decisions of many of our philanthropy clients.

More about IPAP

Advocating for First Nations

The Perpetual Group’s vision for reconciliation is a more equal society, where First Nations Peoples have the same opportunities for prosperity and a self-determined future.

Our First Nations Communities team works with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to address pressing needs such as health and wellbeing, education, housing, preserving their cultures, and setting up infrastructure that will allow them to thrive in future.

Perpetual Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan

Download RAP

Addressing the risk of modern slavery

Perpetual Group has a range of policies, commitments and due diligence processes to manage modern slavery risk across our operations and supply chain.