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In Australia, Citi is committed to the long term sustainability of our business and making a difference in our local community. Our corporate responsibility initiatives focus on financial education, environment, education, employees in the community and the workplace.
Financial
education is all about managing money
and is a key priority at Citi - it is a natural extension of the work
we do and
helps make a difference in our local community.
Every day
people make decisions about money;
whether it's shopping for food and clothes, paying household bills or
simply
deciding when to pay by cash or credit card. The choices are endless.
As the
world of personal finance becomes increasingly complex, it's important
that
people have the skills to make wise decisions about spending, personal
debt,
choosing financial products, planning for the future and avoiding
financial
scams.
In 2004,
the US-based Citi Foundation made a
historic 10 year, $200 million global commitment to financial education
and is
now well ahead of schedule in funding that commitment.
Citi Australia has a long-term commitment to financial education and
has been
at the forefront of introducing sound financial education programs for
primary
school children since 2004.
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At Citi, we
believe that working to promote
environmental and social sustainability is good business practice. As a
global
corporate citizen, we view sustainability issues from both a risk and
an
opportunity perspective by analysing the potential impacts of our
business
activities and taking action to reduce environmental risk. We also look
for
opportunities to make sustainable investments and develop products and
services
with positive environmental and social impacts.
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Citi
focuses on helping children reach their
potential and particularly supporting education programs for students
from low
socio economic communities. Citi believes that supporting the education
outcomes of youth will lead to economic empowerment and break down
cycles of
generational poverty.
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Citi has a
strong culture of employee
involvement in the community and helps facilitate this through well
established
workplace giving and volunteering programs.
The Citi Workplace Giving program enables employees to make regular
donations
on a pre-tax basis to specific charities through regular payroll
deductions.
Charities have been selected based on feedback from employees..
All Citi employees are entitled to one day paid volunteering leave,
however
Citi provides flexibility to take this leave over a period of time.
Volunteering leave is available for employees to support a charity they
are
passionate about, or to participate in mentoring programs with Citi
community
partners. Mentoring programs vary between helping students with
numeracy and
literacy to coaching in financial education and life skills.
Enhancing
economic opportunities for underserved
individuals and families in communities throughout the world.
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