How we have impact and data to better coordinate and respond to emergencies. 20,938 buildings were mapped We believe that everyone at PwC should be able to by volunteers from PwC have a positive impact on society and the planet, both through the paid work we do for clients and beyond. ■ Pro-bono work. Across the network, we engage in a broad range of pro- and low-bono We deliver this support in three ways: projects that are conducted with the same combination of expertise and commitment that ■ Volunteering. Over 39,000 (FY20: 47,864) PwC we put into our client work. This work spans professionals volunteered to support their local support for small local charities through to communities in FY21 – a collective contribution national and global civil society organisations. of over 754,000 hours (FY20: 816,805). This year In 2021 our people continued to contribute we saw a reduction in the number of our people their professional skills to pro-bono support for who were able to volunteer as well as the amount charities and non-governmental organisations “Understanding our impact on the world of time that they were able to commit. This was (NGOs) worldwide. Many of these organisations is key to addressing the pressing issues due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic and are on the front line providing support to of today like climate change and building the many additional responsibilities, such as communities that continue to be affected by economies that work for all. We are home schooling, that our people had to manage the pandemic committed to net zero greenhouse gas on a daily basis. Despite the challenges of the emissions by 2030 and pleased that our pandemic we are very proud that over 39,000 of ■ Collaborating and policy engagement. emission reduction targets were recently our people volunteered this year, embracing the We believe that collaborating with other validated by the Science Based Targets opportunity to use technology to support their organisations to advance global public policy initiative (SBTi). We are proud of the work communities and share their skills virtually and dialogue is crucial to achieving the degree we are doing to reach net zero and the of system change now needed to recouple progress made in the last 12 months in ■ A great example is the work done by PwC China economic and social progress. We have played upskilling our communities around the and PwC Singapore, who participated jointly an active role on a range of public policy issues, world - but we know there is still a long in the Médecins Sans Frontières Missing Map including supporting the development of non- way to go.” Mapathon initiative to help solve the challenges ifnancial reporting standards and working with faced by the ifeldworkers in remote areas UNICEF in support of Generation Unlimited on Emma Cox, Global Climate Leader ‘missing’ from the digital map. This collaboration the skills agenda, as well as joining the Business brought together volunteers to put unmapped Ambition for 1.5C and the UN’s Race to Zero houses and buildings on the digital map. Local campaigns to demonstrate our commitment to and international NGOs can then use these maps achieving a net zero economy