Shining the light on LGBT+ employees in the workplace

Shine, our LGBT+ community and ally inclusion networks are cultivating a welcoming, safe, and caring environment for individuals of all gender identities/expressions and sexual orientations across the PwC network.  Shine is dedicated to creating opportunities and advocating for allyship—so everyone can thrive.

Shine LGBT+ inclusion networks

LGBT+ employees around the world have made meaningful progress in the workplace. But global research shows that many still face persistent challenges and fears—barriers that can prevent people from feeling their best, and performing at their best.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace, welcoming talent of all gender identities/expressions and sexual orientations and encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. Shine is making the workplace brighter by celebrating the myriad ways LGBT+ colleagues contribute to a stronger, more inclusive culture.

Our Shine community focuses on building an environment where LGBT+ colleagues feel seen, valued and supported. The Shine networks advance this goal through four strategic pillars:

• Education and awareness: fostering a culture of inclusion and support, and strengthening our network of allies and supporters
• Attracting and recruiting LGBT+ talent: enhancing our reputation as an employer of choice for LGBT+ inclusion
• Community impact: uplifting and supporting the LGBT+ community beyond PwC
• Business development: leveraging our networks to create opportunity and drive growth

At its core, Shine is about creating a welcoming, safe, and caring environment—creating opportunities, and fostering advocacy and allyship so that all our people can thrive. 

Amplifying and growing our Shine inclusion networks around the world is a key part of our network LGBT+ inclusion strategy. We're proud to see them grow year after year—with our three most recent networks established in PwC Bulgaria, PwC Greece, and PwC Perú.

In 2019, we organised our first-ever Global Shine Summit in New York City, timed to coincide with WorldPride and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. The summit brought together 200 of our LGBT+ partners, staff and allies, from 28 countries for leadership development, knowledge sharing about ongoing LGBT+ issues, and to hear from keynote speakers and global networking. 

In March 2023, we hosted our second in-person Global Shine Summit in Australia, aligned with Sydney WorldPride. Over the course of three days, 150 LGBT+ colleagues and allies from 12 countries took part in 18 sessions and events. 

In June 2025, PwC US welcomed colleagues from across our global network for the third Global Shine Summit—a dynamic three-day experience designed to advance leadership, inclusion,  and pride. Over 150 participants from 35 countries gathered in Washington, DC, alongside WorldPride, to amplify the impact of Shine networks—within our firms, with our clients and across the communities we call home.

We’re committed to supporting meaningful change and protecting employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. By bringing together colleagues, families, friends, and allies to discuss and act on important issues to the LGBT+ community, Shine is removing barriers and creating new opportunities.

Shine has more than quadrupled its presence across our network—growing from 9 inclusion networks in 2016 to 38 in 2025—reflecting our sustained commitment to meaningful change.

Thanks to Shine, more employees feel confident and secure in expressing who they are at work.

By amplifying the voices of our LGBT+ community, our Shine networks are driving awareness, strengthening workplace culture and helping shape a more inclusive equitable future.

Elevating Shine

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