PwC Trust Builders Challenge

UK Edition

This year, we’re bringing the team competition to Malaysian undergraduates studying in universities or colleges in the United Kingdom. The competition challenges teams to showcase their critical thinking and business acumen by presenting a solution to rebuild trust in business.

The timeline

Note: We extended the submission deadline for Trust Builders Challenge to 9 March 2020 and made key changes to our terms & conditions. Read the Terms & Conditions here.

The situation

Under pressure to increase margins and in a bid to digitalise the business, the CEO of a manufacturing company announced that the company will be investing £65 million in technology solutions over the next 5 years. There have been speculations of staff retrenchment since the plan was announced, but this has not been addressed.

Your challenge

Laying the foundation

(submission stage)

Form a team of five. Put on your crisis management hat. Tell us how you would handle the situation with the objective of rebuilding trust with your shareholders, customers and employees. See the full submission requirements in the Challenge Terms & Conditions.

Submissions have closed

Building your case

(final stage)

The top five teams will present their solutions in the form of a video submission to be evaluated by our panel of judges. Finals guidelines will be updated on 13 March 2020.