Deloitte Ireland launches new social impact strategy

Deloitte Ireland have launched its FY25 Social Impact strategy in line with Deloitte Global WorldClass ambition: 100 million futures, one future at a time, through education, skills building and access to opportunity programmes. Through WorldClass the aim is to develop job skills, improve educational outcomes, and expand opportunities for 300,000 lives in Ireland by 2030.

Over the next 3 years, Deloitte Ireland is committing €5 million in a Deloitte Impact Fund enabling their journey to impact at least 300,000 lives by 2030 across Ireland and 100 million globally, while becoming the leading corporate organisation making an impact in the community through their social impact initiatives.

Deloitte is driven by its WorldClass ambition through education, skills building and access to opportunity, maximising its impact in the community. This is the priority focus but will also focus their support to the wider firm’s purpose and WorldImpact programmes with charity donations also being directed to WorldClimate and ALLIN (Inclusion).

As a people business, Deloitte believe they make the greatest societal impact by enabling professionals to use their skills and knowledge to help those from underrepresented segments of society achieve their aspirations and fulfil their potential. Now more than ever, educational inequalities within communities are widening. Also, technology is fundamentally transforming how education is delivered, how students learn, and how work is done. Through the collective power of people, Deloitte’s goal is to grow their positive impact on the community, together with their charity partners, through innovative solutions fulfilling their overall purpose.

Employees have a clear understanding of Deloitte’s Purpose. This is the responsibility to deliver an impact that matters in the community with their charity partners that demonstrates the commitment as a firm to make a positive impact while also providing a structure that enables their people to live their purpose.

Research

According to Deloitte’s 2022 Gen Z and Millennial Survey, these generations, which comprise a significant part of both the global and Irish Deloitte workforce, are deeply concerned about the state of the world. This year’s survey showed that nearly two in five respondents have turned down an assignment or role because it did not align with their values. Those who are satisfied with their employers’ societal and environmental impact—along with their efforts to create a more diverse and inclusive culture—are more likely to stay with their employer long-term.

Deloitte will implement their Social Impact strategy through focusing on five main areas:

Leadership buy in: Leadership commitment for volunteer time and clear and consistent communication to staff across business units about leadership’s support.

Impress importance of employee commitment: Enable and provide a minimum of 8 hours volunteer time per employee.

Be accountable: Setting purposeful commitment in annual objectives for all employees.

Promotion of Impact Week activities and Pro Bono work: Leadership commitment for Impact Week activity to enable staff to volunteer and make an impact through Pro Bono commitments.

Promote Impact Culture in recruitment campaigns: Embed Social Impact into client and talent cycles by building talent pool of Social Impact Leaders as well as promoting a more inclusive diverse workforce.

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