ActewAGL have committed to stand by their "powerhouse partnerships" during the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Canberra's electricity and gas company sponsor not only some of the ACT's major teams, like the Canberra Raiders, but also the major sports like soccer.
They also sponsor back-to-back WNBL champions Canberra Capitals, Canberra United and also Capital Football - mainly through junior soccer - and AFL Canberra.
With the COVID-19 virus hitting Australia's economy, it's also going to affect sponsors.
While everybody still needs energy, the pandemic could have flow-on effects to ActewAGL in regards to customers being unable to pay their bills.
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But ActewAGL group manager Sean Davis said they were committed to fulfilling all of their current agreements.
"We've got a number of key partnerships - or powerhouse partnerships as we like to call them - in Canberra and our commitment to those partnerships is unwavering and will continue," he told The Canberra Times.
"We recognise that word that everyone keeps using, that unprecedented word, and we're absolutely committed to supporting our partners through this."
Davis confirmed they wouldn't reduce any of their sponsorships, including those that weren't sport related.
He said they also provided support to other areas of the community and that would be ongoing.
"Not at all. Sports makes up one part of our [sponsorships]," Davis said.
We're absolutely committed to supporting our partners through this.
- Sean Davis
"Sports plays an important part in our partnerships business, but we've also got some other key parts to that too around our community investment programs as well.
"Supporting people in need, low income, hardship, ensuring we're supporting community organisations as well.
"Sports is important, but we've also got other just as important partnerships, particularly into this COVID period where we know people out there are struggling and need help and assistance."