Success Stories

PwC tackling social issues through systemic change, innovation and collaboration

FROM THE JUDGES:

Embedding social impact content into leadership, talent and learning portals is creating a culture of doing good.”

KEY RESULTS + FEATURES

  • 48% of 7,745 staff participate in pro bono/workplace volunteering
  • 128,318 volunteering hours in FY19 (up by 16,365 hours in a year)
  • 71% of staff agreed that the organisation drives positive societal change

 OVERVIEW + HIGHLIGHTS

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. PwC delivers audit, assurance, consulting and tax services to more than 5,000 clients
  • Staff contribute through a variety of social impact pathways, including community and skilled volunteering, pro/low bono engagements, mentoring, Not-For-Profit (NFP)secondments and engagement in The Constellation Project (TCP)
  • TCP was founded by PwC, the Australian Red Cross, the Centre for Social Impact and Mission Australia and is led by The Impact Assembly, an arm of PwC which applies proven processes for solving complex problems through collaboration and creativity
  • TCP is a collaboration that brings together individuals with lived experience, more than 50 NGOs, philanthropists and private sector organisations who are committed to delivering systemic change and innovative solutions to end homelessness in a generation. PwC’s focus on the issue of homelessness will continue for the next three to five year
  • PwC fosters a network of 566 social impact champions which advocate and communicate within their offices and teams on social impact issues and how team members can get involved
  • ‘PwC OnBoard’ is both a program and a community, which supports staff alumni and clients to secure board and advisory opportunities in NFPs that align with their passions and skills
  • PwC has a purpose-built volunteering platform and mechanism to record team members’ time spent on social impact. The platform is used to communicate pro bono and volunteering opportunities and helps team members use their experience, skills and passion to contribute to the betterment of society