NEXTDC proves the power of giving, launching its new corporate social responsibility program  

BRISBANE, Australia – 2 August 2018. NEXTDC Limited (ASX: NXT), Australia’s leading data centre-as-a-service company, is proud to announce its new corporate social responsibility program, committing to improving local communities through four core charities and community giving programs.
 
NEXTDC’s 'Live to Give' program comprises:

• partnership with children’s education charity The Smith Family, donating $50,000 and promoting staff volunteering and mentoring programs
• partnership with Pledge 1%, enabling staff to devote 1% of their time to give back
• launching a workplace giving program with $1:$1 donation matching for Cancer Council, beyondblue and UN Women, and;
• providing all staff with an additional paid Volunteer Days, allowing teams and individuals to spend additional time with their preferred charity or giving back to their local community.

 
These initiatives are core to supporting our vision of ‘improving our society through the advancement of technology,’ and demonstrate our commitment to leveraging our businesses success and our talented people to enhance and improve the communities in which our teams work and live.    
 
Smith Family Partnership
 
“The Smith Family is delighted to welcome NEXTDC as our newest corporate partner,” states Judy Barraclough, Head of Strategy & Philanthropy at The Smith Family. “Our partnership will embrace the power of education to support children from disadvantaged communities. Together with NEXTDC, we are investing in the futures of these young Australians.”
 
Through this partnership, NEXTDC is supporting The Smith Family’s ​Learning for Life program, which provides early intervention and balanced, long-term support to over 38,000 disadvantaged students across Australia.​​ The program is proven to improve educational outcomes for highly disadvantaged young people and help set them up for a successful future.
 
 
 
 
Pledge 1% Partnership
 
NEXTDC is also proud to announce that it has become a member of the global Pledge 1% corporate social responsibility initiative. The program allows the world’s most successful companies to give back to communities around the world by donating 1% of product, 1% of equity, 1% of profit and/or 1% of employee time so that successful enterprise organisations can do their part in making the world a better place. 
 
“We are thrilled that NEXTDC has joined the Pledge 1% movement and is committed to sharing its success with the community,” said Scott Farquhar, co-founder and co-CEO of Atlassian. “Employees, shareholders, customers, and the community all benefit when a company builds giving back into its DNA. It’s one of the best decisions we ever made."
 
Workplace Giving Program
 
In addition to its partnerships with the Smith Family and Pledge 1%, NEXTDC has also launched a new workplace giving program whereby the company will match $1 for $1 money raised from staff for any one of three workplace giving partnerships - beyondblue, Cancer Council and UN Women
 
Volunteer Days
 
Finally, NEXTDC has also chosen to provide all of its staff with additional paid Volunteer Days to enable both teams and individuals to invest time with their preferred charity or giving back to their local community.
 
NEXTDC, which launched as a start-up company just eight years ago, has become one of the most prominent names in Australian technology industry. “NEXTDC is very proud to launch the ‘Live to Give’ program,” states Craig Scroggie, CEO of NEXTDC. “Companies can do more than just make money, they can give back to the community and use their success to improve our society. It’s a great honour to be able to commit to supporting these amazing organisations."
 
ENDS
 
For more information, contact:
 
Angela Coombes
Head of Corporate Communications and Media
T: 0417 805 441  
E: angela.coombes@nextdc.com

 

About NEXTDC

NEXTDC is an ASX200-listed technology company enabling business transformation through innovative data centre outsourcing solutions, connectivity services and infrastructure management software.
 
As Australia’s leading independently certified data centre operator with a nationwide network of enterprise-grade award winning facilities, NEXTDC provides world-class colocation services to local and international organisations. With a focus on sustainability and renewable energy, we deliver industry leading engineering solutions showcasing energy efficiency and NABERS 4.5 star certification.
 
Our ecosystem hosts the country’s largest independent network of carriers, cloud and IT service providers, enabling customers to source and connect with cloud platforms, service providers and vendors to build complex multi-cloud networks and scale their IT infrastructure and services.
 
 NEXTDC is where the cloud lives^®.
 
To learn more, visit www.nextdc.com