In October 2018, we set an ambitious global target for our community corporate responsibility programmes across our 21 Coming together in the ifght against COVID-19 largest ifrms: to invest in the future and growth of 15 million people, NGOs, and social and As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we understand all their crisis management processes and micro enterprises to help them maximise their and appreciate the ifnancial burden that the crisis has repurposing their existing infrastructure and potential by 2022. We are proud to report that imposed on communities, and we have remained fully command centres, and converting them into we have surpassed this goal in 2021, one year committed to maintaining our ifnancial investments a crisis management unit - impacting over 80 ahead of schedule. as compared to 2020. Given the immediate needs of million people across 55 districts in the state. some communities, many of our territory programmes PwC India also worked to deliver citizen connect What we are focusing on: have pivoted completely to providing much-needed, and collaboration platforms to assist in gauging inclusivity & environmental on-the-ground support for direct COVID-19 relief. sentiment among citizens, as the authorities sustainability closely monitored people’s concerns The PwC network came together this year to support Operating in 156 countries, we consistently see our colleagues and their families in India, as well as ■ In the city of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, two major societal challenges that impact every providing broader support to local relief organisations. PwC India partnered with the Department of region and society: inclusivity and environmental Donations were made from across our network to Horticulture (DoH) to assist 1,300 local farmers hit sustainability. When we talk about inclusivity, we provide oxygen concentrators, personal protective by the complete lockdown imposed as a result mean the need for people to have equal access equipment (PPE) and urgently-needed medical of COVID-19. PwC India worked with the DoH to to opportunities, resources and skills so that supplies to front-line hospitals and other health develop and optimise operations, safe harvesting everyone can achieve their full potential. When it facilities. Financial donations were directed to local (while maintaining COVID-19 protocols), comes to environmental sustainability, we focus and international NGOs to help them support the transportation and logistics management mainly on action to address climate change. most vulnerable individuals and communities across including last-mile delivery, helping farmers the country. PwC India worked closely with state market their perishable produce directly to Additionally, we believe there are underlying governments nationwide to combat COVID-19 in the households amid the lockdown. The programme, systemic issues that need to be addressed. following ways: which provided the farmers with 15% to 20% of That is why we are actively supporting a incremental income during the lockdown period, dialogue aimed at reshaping how market ■ In Madhya Pradesh, PwC India worked with proved to be a successful model for linking economies function, and ensuring the rules and the government as they set up a ‘COVID-19 farmers to consumers and vice versa - creating norms that govern corporate behaviour relfect Combating Centre’ in the city of Bhopal. PwC a sustainable and replicable business model for the priorities of the 21st century and help build India assisted the authorities in streamlining the future sustainable economies that work for everyone.