Social responsibility

As we grew in the 90s, our Board of Directors made a clear decision to weave our environmental and social contribution deeply into every aspect of our business. We want to lead by example, inspire future generations to do better and strive to achieve higher goals. The business principles and practices that bring that to life are:

  • providing clients with innovative tailored supply solutions, premium value products and valuable outcomes for their businesses
  • building partnerships with our supply partners to grow their businesses profitably
  • providing a safe, rewarding and financially secure workplace for our team
  • always paying on time
  • conducting our business with integrity, employing sound business, social and environmental practices.

We believe strongly in investing in business development today to provide better positioning and realise the goals at the heart of our business strategy tomorrow. Indeed, in the next five years, we want to embrace sustainability challenges beyond its environmental impact—to influence broader community sustainability interests including food sustainability.

Our team

Over the past 30 years we have embraced diversity and facilitated a structure with  flexible working arrangements suitable for working parents with ‘family comes first’ as a guiding principle. Today, our highly flexible team skilfully develops and manages the roster around their work and personal life demands week-to-week.

Charities we support

As a successful business we recognise our duty goes beyond looking after our team, clients, supply partners and the environment. This is why we have long been supporters of two charities:

  • Evolve a charity delivering early intervention programs for disadvantaged young people.
  • Fred Hollows Foundation restoring eyesight to thousands of people in developing countries and to Indigenous Australians.

Evolve

When we think about disadvantage, our minds often turn to places far away from Australia; children starving in Africa, war-stricken countries, or people suffering in natural disasters. This sometimes makes it hard to see what is happening in our own country—in our own backyards. Disadvantage has many faces and presents itself in different ways. Regardless of its appearance, there is one commonality: no-one chooses disadvantage.

Young people that come to Evolve often come from environments where their families experience social, economic or geographic disadvantage, which can sometimes lead to negative mental health, self-harming and suicide, abuse and neglect, homelessness, educational disengagement and juvenile crime. By the time they embark on a new road with Evolve, they are desperate for change, for a fresh start and for the opportunity to have an ‘advantage’.

We believe this charity makes a difference in the lives of disadvantaged youth, building their self-esteem and giving them skills to become confident and build a better future.

Visit Evolve for more information. 



(images supplied by Evolve)

The Fred Hollows Foundation

The Fred Hollows vision is for a world where no one is needlessly blind, and Indigenous Australians enjoy the same health and life expectancy as other Australians.

The Fred Hollows Foundation is inspired by the work of the late Professor Fred Hollows (1929–1993). Fred was an eye doctor, a skilled surgeon of international renown and a social justice activist. He was committed to improving the health of Indigenous Australians and to reducing the cost of eye health care and treatment in developing countries. View a video about Fred Hollows and the work that preceded the Foundation.

The Foundation was established in Sydney in 1992, five months before Fred passed away, with the aim of continuing and expanding on the program work he had started in Eritrea, Vietnam and Indigenous Australia.

We consider sight to be the most important of five senses and are thrilled to know this charity is able to provide cataract operations for as little as $25 in some developing countries. They have so far helped to restore the sight of more than 1,000,000 people worldwide—a truly remarkable achievement and a cause worth our support. Visit The Fred Hollows Foundation for more information.

Lmesinae and his mother, Nkuuni, after surgery, Baragoi Kenya.Lmesinae and his mother, Nkuuni, after surgery, Baragoi Kenya. My Linh, nine was born with cataracts in both eyes. She received sight restoring surgery and her life is forever improved, thanks to The Fred Hollows Foundation. Photo: Hanh TranMy Linh, nine was born with cataracts in both eyes. She received sight restoring surgery and her life is forever improved, thanks to The Fred Hollows Foundation. Photo: Hanh Tran Traditional owner Reggie Uluru, 72, after eye surgery at Alice Springs Hospital. Photo: Barry SkipseyTraditional owner Reggie Uluru, 72, after eye surgery at Alice Springs Hospital. Photo: Barry Skipsey