Our involvement in Fiji
Westpac has a long and proud history in the Fiji Islands. Then known as the Bank of New South Wales, Westpac opened a branch in Suva in 1901. Since then, our employees have been actively involved in the community in partnerships with various organisations.
In recent times, Westpac has been involved in a variety of sponsorships and community-based initiatives. These include:
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Fiji Institute of Accountants Congress
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Fiji Tourism Excellence Awards
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Bula Tourism Exchange
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Fiji Exporter of the Year Awards - Westpac Service Award
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Pacific Islands Business Forum
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Financial First Steps workshops
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Leadership Fiji Program
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Tourism Action Group
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Fiji Red Cross Society
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Yellow Ribbon Program
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Clean Up Fiji
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Mission Green Earth
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Earth Hour
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United Blind Persons of Fiji
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Salvation Army Community Relief Efforts
Our strategy for getting involved in the community is simple. We embed community involvement into our business model, so that in effect, it becomes part of our organisational culture - the way we do things.
Our branch teams actively participate in Friday Fundress Day, a fundraising event held once a month to benefit selected local charities. Our employees are also involved with United Blind Persons Fiji, raising funds as well as providing hands-on help with transport and financial services support.
We are also members of or signatories to a number of multi-stakeholder and international organisations and agreements dedicated to raising corporate responsibility performance.
FJD - Fijian Dollar