Volunteering

In 2010 nearly 400 ExxonMobil employees in Australia provided over 10,000 volunteer hours to the community.

We take a proactive approach to encourage and support employee participation in the community through programs like our Volunteer Involvement Program, Day of Caring (employee volunteering event) and Workplace Giving.  Our employees are also involved in a wide range of causes either directly or through fundraising initiatives such as the Bass Strait Charity Fund and the Around the Bay in a Day bike ride in Victoria.  

Day of Caring
Working in association with United Way, the ExxonMobil Day of Caring brings employees from all parts of our operations together for a day's volunteering work at selected community facilities such as community centres and aged care hostels. ExxonMobil teams help to clean, paint, garden, catalogue and cook for those in need.

Some of the organisations that have benefited from the Day of Caring include: Alkira Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, SIDS and Kids and Taralye.  In 2011, 21 organisations participated in the program.

Around 250 employees participate in the Day of Caring. The benefits and the difference that volunteers can make in our community are significant. As well as employees learning new skills, this project raises the profile of the volunteer role.

United Way, which helps to select the Day of Caring projects, is a global network of 4000 member organisations operating in 47 countries.  In Australia, United Way has been operating for more than 50 years and it currently invests over $7 million in community development grants throughout the country and provides support for corporate community development programs.

2011 Day of Caring media release

Video of our employee volunteers in action in 2011

Volunteer Involvement Program
ExxonMobil's Volunteer Involvement Program (VIP) supports the volunteer work of employees who give their personal time to community organisations. ExxonMobil offers employees who are involved as volunteers the opportunity to apply for $1,000 grants to assist their volunteer work.

Schools, environment groups, fire brigades, surf life saving clubs, welfare and cultural groups have all benefited from ExxonMobil donations and the volunteer work of employees. In 2011, 114 community groups received a VIP Award in recognition of the volunteering efforts of our employees.

View our media release.

Promotion of volunteering
Volunteering Victoria is the state peak body for volunteering, focussing on advocacy, sector development and promotion of volunteering.  With ExxonMobil's support, Volunteering Victoria is redesigning and promoting its information resources including 16 Fast Fact Sheets and three volunteering manuals.  

Volunteering Australia is the national peak body working to advance volunteering in our community. ExxonMobil's support of Volunteering Australia includes:

• Insurance and Risk Management for Corporate Volunteers
• Corporate Shares Community Projects: A Guide to Engaging Your Employees
• Corporate Shares Community Projects: A Guide to Engaging Corporate Volunteers

Learn more about Volunteering Australia.