Our People

Our workplace

As a leading property group we pride ourselves on the quality of our corporate offices which showcase our commitment to and expertise in tenant amenity and sustainable design.

In Sydney, our head office is located in the heart of the CBD in a heritage building which we refurbished in late 2005 to offer the latest in workplace amenity. Features include large open floors, floor-to-floor connectivity via an internal staircase spanning three levels, maximised access to natural light, 100 percent fresh air supply and energy efficient chilled beams. In addition, the fit-out was designed to provide a spacious café (see above) and breakout areas for our employees to enjoy.

Our Sydney head office has received external recognition, including a Finalist position in the 2008 BOSS Magazine Space Design Awards and the 2007 PCA Innovation and Excellence Award for Heritage and Adaptive Reuse as well as a Master Builders Association (NSW) Excellence in Construction Award.

In Melbourne, our corporate office is also located in a heritage building and we have refurbished the office to a similar fit-out as Sydney.

Importantly, the results of our Employee Opinion Survey in 2008/09 continued to show the value that our people place on the quality of our workspaces.

Occupational Health and Safety

Occupational Health and Safety is an important priority for our business. Our processes and controls extend beyond the boundaries of our workplace to each of the properties we own and manage. We are committed to ensuring we provide a safe working environment for all employees, tenants, contractors, customers and visitors to our properties and workplace.

All our employees undertake induction, which includes information about occupational health and safety and our contractors undertake a separate induction to ensure they understand the regulations and procedures we have in place in order to keep our workplaces safe.

CR&S in action in the workplace

At DEXUS, engaging our employees in CR&S is an integral part of our approach. We have two committees, the Workplace Working Group and the Community Engagement Working Group which are made up of DEXUS employees from all sections of the business.

The Workplace Working Group is responsible for identifying and delivering improvements in workplace sustainability, with a specific focus on our environmental performance. This is achieved by multi-department participation and collaboration to identify opportunities to improve the sustainability of our corporate operations (see Corporate Performance).

The Community Engagement Working Group is responsible for identifying, implementing and managing our community engagement and charitable programs as part of our commitment to social performance (see Our Community). This is also achieved by multi-department participation in the working group and collaboration with the wider business.

Both working groups meet quarterly and initiatives are reported to the CR&S Committee and communicated to the wider business through our intranet, regular business update presentations and our quarterly employee newsletter.