11 minute read 27 Jan 2023

What could we achieve together that no one could achieve alone?

Authors
Gillian Hinde

EY Global Corporate Responsibility Leader

Connector. Collaborator. Wannabe concert pianist. Passionate about personal empowerment and collective action to drive change at scale.

Raffaella Santarsiere

EY Global C-suite Programs Media Relations and Social Media Leader

Global media relations and social media leader for EY core C-suite programs. Made in Italy, exported to the UK. Runner; sometimes for sport, more often to catch flights and trains.

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11 minute read 27 Jan 2023

EY Ripples is mobilizing a community of organizations to support the UN SDGs, with the ambition of impacting 1 billion lives by 2030.

In brief
  • Collaborating for impact: An EY and Forbes video series features voices from the public and private sectors that have joined EY Ripples’ initiatives.
  • Experts share insights on how large organizations can join forces to create such a social impact that they couldn’t achieve by working independently.
  • Through EY Ripples, EY people are devoting their time to SDG-focused projects in pursuit of one shared vision: to positively impact one billion lives by 2030.

Large organizations can join forces to create a social impact that may not have been achievable if they were working independently. This four-episode video series offers insights into how collaborative social impact programs are empowering the workforce. 

Leveraging the power of technology for social impact

How are EY and Microsoft collaborating to increase social equity in the digital economy? In this first episode, learn how both organizations are empowering entrepreneurs in underserved communities from:

This video was originally published on Forbes.

Empowering women and girls to enter the STEM workforce

Learn how private and public organizations are working together to bridge the digital divide and empower students in underserved communities. Hear from:

This video was originally published on Forbes.

Preparing the workforce for the future of work

Learn why upskilling the workforce to be prepared for the future of work is more important than ever to help people thrive in an everchanging work environment. Hear from:

This video was originally published on Forbes.

Solving global crisis through open innovation

Learn how open innovation is a great new way to collaborate to help solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Through the EY Global Ideathon, Farm to Fork, and the EY Open Science Data Challenge, EY has been collecting solutions from all around the world to solve the food crisis. Hear from:

  • Julie Linn Teigland, EY EMEIA Area Managing Partner; EY Global Leader, Women. Fast forward
  • Beatriz Sanz Sáiz, EY Global Consulting Data and Analytics Leader
  • David M. Lodge, Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
  • 2022 EY Open Science Data Challenge Winner: Fuhan Yang
  • Murad Al Katib, President and CEO of AGT Food and Ingredients

This video was originally published on Forbes.

EY Ripples 

The EY Ripples ambition is to positively impact one billion lives by 2030.

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Summary

EY is joining forces with other like-minded organizations to accelerate impact at scale.

About this article

Authors
Gillian Hinde

EY Global Corporate Responsibility Leader

Connector. Collaborator. Wannabe concert pianist. Passionate about personal empowerment and collective action to drive change at scale.

Raffaella Santarsiere

EY Global C-suite Programs Media Relations and Social Media Leader

Global media relations and social media leader for EY core C-suite programs. Made in Italy, exported to the UK. Runner; sometimes for sport, more often to catch flights and trains.

Contributors