Sustainability
Macquarie’s teams around the world are made up of diverse groups of motivated, passionate and skilled people who are empowered to deliver positive and sustainable outcomes for our clients and communities.
Our focus is on attracting, engaging, developing and retaining talented individuals, providing opportunities for career-long learning and development and providing safe workplaces with an inclusive culture.
We invest in employee development by providing learning opportunities that meet the needs of our diverse talent and build the skills and behaviours required for long-term success. We deliver an enterprise-wide, global curriculum that meets the development needs of our people, from junior team members through to senior leaders.
Alongside the learning opportunities, regular performance and development conversations, including objective setting and ongoing career development, are a key part of our approach to performance.
Underpinning our strong safety culture is a robust health and safety framework that integrates and aligns our policy, practices and safe systems of work to the multifaceted dimensions of safety and wellbeing. Our global Crisis Management Teams closely monitor the external environment allowing key health and safety risks and hazards to be assessed, evaluated and mitigated in line with our legal and regulatory obligations.
All staff are encouraged to speak up on the potential and actual workplace health and safety risks including matters relating to inappropriate workplace behaviour such as sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying or victimisation. Staff are provided with opportunities to engage in health and safety forums and consultation committees to address local and regional work, health and safety matters and assist in shaping our focus for future wellbeing initiatives and strategies for injury and illness prevention and management.
Macquarie’s holistic wellbeing program, Macquarie Plus, provides a comprehensive range of wellbeing benefits and initiatives to equip our people with the tools and resources to invest in their wellbeing. With a strong focus on encouraging our people to balance all aspects of their lives, Macquarie Plus comprises of three key pillars:
Enhancing the overall physical and psychological health of our people by implementing specialised programs targeting physical movement, nutrition, fitness training and preventative health strategies.
Foster our peoples’ professional connections, expand their networks, encourage collaboration with colleagues, and engage in communities that share like-minded interests to create a sense of belonging and inclusivity through participation in Employee Network Groups, fundraising activities, and engagement in sustainability programs.
Providing our people with access to a range of benefits and initiatives designed to support their physical, psychological, and financial wellbeing through educational seminars, health management and screening programs, and access to psychological support services.
To find out more about what we have done over the last year, refer to the Macquarie Group Sustainability Report.
