Corporate Responsibility (CR) is an inherent part of our business. As a firm we are committed to playing a leading role in achieving a sustainable future. This means that we are accountable for our actions and promote responsible business practices in the marketplace. We support the growth and development of our people and communities and we always seek to minimise our impact on the environment. We aim to embed Corporate Responsibility in all of our business processes and create a distinctive business in a responsible way. We're on a journey to make every decision and every day count towards a sustainable future.
Corporate Responsibility (CR) is an inherent part of our business. As a firm we are committed to playing a leading role in achieving a sustainable future. This means that we are accountable for our actions and promote responsible business practices in the marketplace. We support the growth and development of our people and communities and we always seek to minimise our impact on the environment. We aim to embed Corporate Responsibility in all of our business processes and create a distinctive business in a responsible way. We're on a journey to make every decision and every day count towards a sustainable future.
Through our Corporate Responsibility Programme we leverage the talent, enthusiasm and generosity of our people across Ireland. It gives our people the opportunity to make a significant and lasting contribution to our community.
We encourage everyone to get involved. With PwC Ireland, you can step up, get involved and make a difference!
Our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. This purpose guides our decisions and shapes how we work as part of our local communities. Our community engagement programmes enable our people across Ireland to give back and make an impact by leveraging their skills, networks and enthusiasm in a way that makes a lasting difference.
PwC has provided funding of €100,000 to establish the PwC Ireland Resilient Communities Fund, supporting local community groups to start impactful projects based on proven ideas. The fund is the result of a new partnership between PwC and ChangeX, a community engagement platform designed to get funding and resources directly into the hands of people to lead impactful projects in their communities.
Applicants can choose from a portfolio of nine transformative projects such as ‘STEAM in a Box’, which inspires primary school students to love STEAM subjects; ‘Books for Bright Futures’, an initiative aimed at promoting literacy; ‘Community Fridge’, which tackles food waste and encourages community sharing; and ‘Cycle Bus’, a solution focused on sustainable transportation for children and building connections in the community.
You can apply to the PwC Ireland Resilient Communities Fund on the ChangeX PwC platform.
This is our firm’s volunteering programme where we empower our people to volunteer one working day each year as part of their teams or individually to give back and make a difference in their communities.
We have partnered with Junior Achievement for more than 20 years and support them in bringing business and other critical skills into the classrooms of more than 600 primary and secondary schools nationwide.
Our people take time out of their working day over a period of six to 12 weeks to deliver Junior Achievement educational programmes. Junior Achievement encourages young people to remain in education and teaches them the skills they need to succeed in a changing world.
PwC works closely with the NEIC to support youth in the inner city, providing access to transition year programmes, and furnishing youth centres and gyms to give young people a safe space to socialise.
Each year, students from a variety of Dublin schools are encouraged to write letters to Santa which are delivered to PwC. Our volunteers are allocated a Santa letter and a child to buy a gift for. These presents are in turn delivered to the children’s school.
Camara is a social enterprise dedicated to improving education in disadvantaged communities around the world through the use of technology. We are Camara’s biggest donor to date, having already donated 5,050 used computers to the charity. The computers have been refurbished and have resulted in improved education for over 50,000 children in disadvantaged communities in Africa, the Caribbean and Ireland.
At PwC Ireland, we are delighted to support the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) at the National College of Ireland. The ELI provides parent and child learning and educational assistance through various innovative programmes. PwC’s financial commitment will support a key part of the ELI—the ParentChild+ Programme. This programme aims to prepare children for success in school by developing their literacy, numeracy and language skills.
We are proud to partner with the Irish Youth Foundation and Pieta as our charity partners. We are working to make a difference through skills-based volunteering, fundraising and donations that support mental health and youth-focused education, skills and employability programmes.
Proud to be part of a network of Ireland's largest companies dedicated to CSR and sustainability.
