Culture
Our Workforce
The Gearon Group Mission Statement:
Our mission is to deliver quality civil construction outcomes in a collaborative and safe environment with likeminded clients and to provide opportunities for a shared prosperity and quality of life for all who work here
At Gearon we endeavour to foster a culture that ensures staff and clients work in a positive, proactive, inclusive, safe and respectful environment. We engage with staff to ensure our respectful workplace policy is understood and applied to workplace behaviour. We regularly engage with staff to ensure they are achieving their own work life goals and offer training and advancement. We encourage communication at all levels, we develop positive relationships and ensure work crews maintain a collaborative culture at all times on site.
Social Procurement
At Gearon we believe strongly in supporting external social enterprises. We actively engage in the development of a workplace that is inclusive and supportive and strive for continual improvement in Social Procurement.
We are a partner of Yarra Contracting, a Kinaway Chamber of Commerce Certified business.
We are a business member of Social Traders and seek to procure product and services through the Social Traders, Supply Nation and Kinaway databases in support of indigenous business and social enterprises.
We have a positive and proactive attitude towards inclusion and diversity in the workforce. We support gender equity, apprentices and cadetships, indigenous workers and disadvantaged jobseekers. We strive to meet the needs of our current employees providing upskilling to reach work goals and support where needed for non-work-related injury and hardship. We strongly advocate for mental health awareness.
The following polices underpin our commitment to social procurement:
- Respectful Workplace Policy
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy
- Equal Opportunity and Anti Discrimination Policy.
Sustainability
Gearon is committed to the principles of ecological sustainability.
We actively seek ways to implement environmental and sustainable measures throughout the business. Examples include the 40mwh solar panel installation at head office, water harvesting, paper/cardboard & metal recycling, composting system and an energy efficient Australian made heat pump system.
We integrate economic, social and environmental goals into our policies and plans and ensure goals are achieved when undertaking our site projects.
Sustainability goals
- Protect ecosystems on worksites
- Minimise carbon emission by using efficient energy management practices and offsets
- Use environmentally sustainable recycled materials
- Reduce waste
- Encourage sustainable innovation and monitor emerging environmental technologies
- Purchase equipment that reduces energy consumption
- Ensure sustainability practices meet community expectations
Gearon supports the following non profit organisations.
