Corporate responsibility
Creating added value for society, people, markets, and the environment.
We embrace our role in shaping the future. At PwC, corporate sustainability is about creating lasting value, owning our responsibilities as part of society, and making a meaningful impact.
Our purpose: To build trust and solve important problems.
Our approach to corporate responsibility is built on four key pillars: society, people, markets, and the environment. These areas form the foundation of our commitment.
At PwC, our mission is clear: build trust in society and tackle the big challenges. Our team in Austria is equipped with the mindset and skills to make this happen. Beyond our core business, we embrace our social responsibility by offering pro bono services, collaborating with social organizations, and engaging in fundraising efforts.
We've broadened our corporate volunteering efforts significantly in recent years. Through both skilled volunteering and regular monthly projects, we dedicate 4,000 hours each fiscal year for our colleagues to contribute.
Explore the 'Social Engagement' section to see our recent highlights.
The success of a company is based on long-term positive relationships with our people. PwC Austria invests in these relationships through a variety of different initiatives. In addition to training and education, diversity plays an important role.
Shine was created to enable PwC’s people to realise their full potential. The business network promotes a working environment in which no one is forced to hide their sexual identity, especially colleagues who identify as LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, inter, queer and other forms of sexual identity).
As an audit and advisory firm, we contribute to sustainable economic development and create added value for our customers. For example, we help them to successfully carry out transformations, to cope effectively with the impacts of globalisation and digitalisation, and to understand their corporate responsibility effectively. Our interdisciplinary teams develop and implement measurable sustainability strategies for various industries, and help clients to improve their outputs. In this way, we guarantee the future viability of business models, profitability and ‘licence to operate’ in relation to various stakeholders.
PwC also supports startups, particularly social enterprises that aim to use their business model to make a positive contribution to society.
We are working continuously to reduce our environmental impact. In April 2018, we relocated our Vienna headquarters to the DC Tower, an energy efficient ‘green building’ with certified LEED© Platinum status. We have also introduced energy-saving printers and flat screen monitors and promote paperless working.
We have set ambitious goals for the years ahead. We are actively managing our carbon footprint by offsetting air transport emissions and revising our carpool policy. We are also reducing our consumption of paper, optimising waste separation, and developing recycling systems.
Our values
- Act with integrity
- Make a difference
- Care
- Work together
- Reimagine the possible
Act with integrity
- Speak up for what is right, especially when it feels difficult.
- Expect and deliver the highest quality outcomes.
- Make decisions as if our own reputation were at stake.
Make a difference
- Stay informed and ask questions about the future of the world we live in.
- Create impact with our colleagues, our clients and society through our actions.
- Be agile to respond to the ever changing environment in which we operate.
Care
- Make the effort to understand every individual and what matters to them.
- Recognise the value that each person contributes.
- Support others to work in the ways that help them bring their best.
Work together
- Collaborate and share relationships, ideas and knowledge beyond boundaries.
- Seek and integrate a diverse range of perspectives, people and ideas.
- Give and ask for feedback to improve ourselves and others.
Reimagine the possible
- Dare to challenge the status quo and try new things.
- Innovate, test and learn from failure.
- Have an open mind to the possibilities in every idea.
Impactory
We use the digital crowdfunding platform Impactory. This allows us to effectively target our donations to charitable organisations and makes it possible to support them in only a few clicks.
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