Diversity and inclusion
It’s important to us that we’re a responsible business that treats people fairly – people are our greatest asset.
Creating value for clients and communities depends on building and maintaining strong relationships between people with a mix of talents, experiences and backgrounds, so we’re especially focused on building a diverse and inclusive business. To succeed in our network-wide goal to be number one for talent, we must attract, develop and retain high-potential people who work with each other effectively. .
Our Global Diversity & Inclusion Council is integral to our people and business goals, and is driven by our Global Chairman and a council of senior partners from around the world.
We’re encouraging open minds. At PwC we start from the simple premise that talent has no age, race or gender and is not ruled out by disability. The UK firm developed and implemented ‘Open Mind’, a firm-wide training programme using innovative e-learning, video and face-to-face discussion sessions to help partners and staff reflect on how open minded they are. We are now developing a network-wide programme based on its success.
We’re creating value for women and men. Women’s empowerment means more choices for both women and men. PwC, in association with the Women’s Forum and CNBC Creative Solutions, asked delegates and speakers from the 2011 Women’s Forum in Deauville, “What will women’s empowerment mean for men?”
We’re creating career opportunities. Our Global Mobility Programme not only boosts the delivery of increasingly high-quality services to clients but also develops the cultural skills and international perspective of people across the PwC network.
We’re creating leaders. Genesis Park, established in 2001 is an accelerated leadership development programme that turns top talent Senior Managers/Directors into future global leaders. It focuses on expanding creativity, problem-solving skills and an aptitude for working across cultures through real work and real life experiences, supported by real-time coaching.
We’re creating better workplaces for our people, starting with an ethical framework that helps us maintain trust across our network, supporting a culture that upholds integrity, objectivity, professional ethics and competence. We’re working with our people to build and promote diversity of thought, which goes beyond visible differences such as gender, race, and age. We’re signatories to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) principles on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption. Many of our firms also support their people in several different ways to achieve work-life balance, and they also offer support for people’s own charity or community activities through programmes such as ‘matched giving’.
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“At PwC, we foster an inclusive culture by acknowledging the unique experiences and perspectives all of our people bring to work. Our goal is to be known as the place to build a career, regardless of one's background, beliefs, gender or sexual orientation. Diversity, in all its dimensions, is a key element of our people and our client strategy, and we continue to invest in the area diversity and inclusion knowing we will ultimately be measured on the progress we make.”
Bob Moritz,US Chairman and Senior Partner
