ABCN Member Companies
ABCN's founding membership of 13 has now grown to 29 members:
- American Express
- Babcock & Brown
- Bain & Company
- Channel Ten
- Citigroup
- Commonwealth Bank
- Ecos Corporation
- Ernst & Young
- Fairfax Publications
- Fuji Xerox
- Goldman Sachs JBWere
- HBOS Australia
- iiNet
- Insurance Australia Group
- Investec
- Jones Lang LaSalle
- JP Morgan
- KPMG
- Mallesons SJ
- Medicare Australia
- Microsoft
- Minter Ellison
- Optus
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Rabobank
- Stockland
- STW Communications Group
- UBS
- Wesfarmers
'It has left me with a strong belief that corporations can provide tremendous value to the education system.' Business member
Business members
Becoming a member of ABCN and participanting in the programs provides an excellent opportunity for businesses to harness their skills and resources to benefit the community.
When joining ABCN business leaders make a commitment, on behalf of themselves and their companies, to:
- Inspire, encourage and enable - lead by example to provide leadership and support for other businesses
- Approach community partnerships with integrity and respect - acknowledge that both parties will benefit through the partnerships; be willing to earn the trust of our partners
- Make responsibility a part of mainstream business practice
- Create and share innovative solutions in business and in the community
- Achieve the scale needed to deliver the greatest impact.
Business members provide financial, voluntary and in-kind support.
Why get involved?
- Opportunity to work with other companies on long-term programs and projects
- Opportunity to extend the community focus beyond current partnerships
- Offers new opportunities to people e.g. mentoring and partnering programs
- Take leadership position in corporate social-responsibility arena
- No single company can achieve the same impact in the community as many companies working together with shared goals and commitment.
'... one of the most valuable experiences I have had in 20 years as an educator.' Deputy Principal