Building trust in society and solving problems is at the heart of everything we do
PwC’s social impact strategy is all about how we can harness the power of our skills, expertise and networks to deliver on our purpose to build trust in society and solve important problems.
Australia is facing new and growing social challenges like unemployment and underemployment, youth suicide and Indigenous incarceration. It’s more important than ever that business takes a leading role in helping to address the big challenges and opportunities in our society.
This applies both to PwC as a business, and to each of us as a community of 7,000 individuals. Every day our people demonstrate their passion for social causes through volunteering, mentoring and working with charities and not-for-profits. To meet the new and growing challenges facing us as a society, we must do even more. We want to improve social outcomes by facilitating cross-sector collaboration between business, government and the community in order to influence the systems that underpin them and enhance opportunities for our society.
"For PwC social impact isn’t discretionary. It is not only the sum of our impacts on communities, people and the environment. It’s also about having a higher purpose, and hopefully making a positive difference by lending our expertise to help address the big challenges and opportunities facing our nation."
The NDIS has recently introduced a funding provision with the potential to allow 28,000 Australians with disability to move into accessible and affordable housing, called Specialist Disability Accommodation.
Australia’s housing affordability crisis isn’t a single issue that has a single solution. Find out how our Affordable Housing Initiative offers an opportunity for landowners to harness the value of their single lots, whilst providing affordable housing for the people who keep our cities running.
Bringing schools into the 21st century through flexible, innovative spaces.
Putting employers at the heart of Australia's qualifications and training systems.
Originally incubated within PwC’s The Difference, The Impact Assembly applies proven processes for solving complex problems through collaboration and creativity. We work with non-profit organisations, philanthropists, corporate fo...
With 193 governments agreeing to deliver 17 goals tackling major world issues by 2030, change lies ahead for business, not only to rethink strategy and business behaviour to align with the goals, but also to assess and evidence th...
Today’s economic and political upheavals reflect an ongoing misalignment between businesses and economies on the one hand, and acceptable societal outcomes on the other. Too many people feel they are being left behind by a system...
In 2017, for the fourth year running, we were proud to be named one of Australia’s Top 10 socially responsible organisations by the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
Rosalie Wilkie
Partner, PwC Australia
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