Social responsibility
Social responsibility is not only a policy at FB Rice, it is ingrained into our way of working. Our active engagement with humanitarian and charitable causes is a defining feature of our people, and has been since the firm began.
 
A commitment to the communities in which FB Rice works is central to our ethos. This influences our approach to clients, staff and suppliers.
 
FB Rice’s work contributes to improved lives for subsequent generations. With this role comes the responsibility to do the very best possible job for both this and future generations. We firmly believe that the measure of society is how it looks after the less fortunate and we recognise our responsibility to be an active participant in our local communities.
 
We think that charities and not-for-profits are pillars of our communities. We work hard to create a difference in any way that we can, including activities as varied as being a Cub Scout Leader through to Honorary Solicitor for The Grace Child Care Centre. This is reflected in both the organisations with whom we work and the charities that we support. Most of our pro-bono and philanthropic programs are started by our people, who have great passion and are keen to make a contribution to the communities in which we live and work.
 
Some recent examples of ways that we're making a difference include:
 
  • Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre: This is our firm's principal sponsorship. The Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre is a pioneering organisation which works to improve hearing in both adults and children through the use of cochlear implants. To read more about our relationship, please click here.
  • Christmas Food Drive: Our Sydney office hold an annual collection of food, with all donations going to OzHarvest.
  • Studio Artes Carnivale: We sponsor this innovative organisation which provides outstanding artistic, educational, recreational and vocational training programs for all adults with disabilities, regardless of their age, funding status or other life circumstances.
  • Children’s Hospital at Westmead: We provide pro bono trade mark work for the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
  • Hope (Worldwide): One of our partners is a director of Hope (Worldwide) Australia which employs 80 people in PNG in health, education, agriculture, social and history projects.
We additionally support a range of organisation driven activity including The Smith Family, Cystic Fibrosis Australia, Black Dog Institute, Oxfam, The National Breast Cancer Foundation and we always have a significant number of participants in Movember.
 
If you would like to be considered for one of our charitable campaigns please contact Mary Flanagan.
Our People
 
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Jacqueline’s doctorate involved research on biosynthetic models for the formation of naturally occurring anti-malarial and prostaglandin-like compounds.
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