Our purpose
At EY, our purpose is Building a better working world. The insights and quality services we provide help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
In a world that’s changing faster than ever, our purpose acts as our ‘North Star’ guiding our more than 300,000 people — providing the context and meaning for the work we do every day. We help digital pioneers fight data piracy; guide governments through cash-flow crises; unlock new medical treatments with data analytics; and pursue high quality audits to build trust in financial markets and business. In other words, working with entrepreneurs, companies, and entire countries to solve their most pressing challenges.
Through our four integrated service lines — Assurance, Consulting, Strategy and Transactions, and Tax — and our deep sector knowledge, we help our clients to capitalize on new opportunities and assess and manage risk to deliver responsible growth. Our high-performing, multidisciplinary teams help them fulfill regulatory requirements, keep investors informed and meet stakeholder needs.
We believe a better working world is one where economic growth is sustainable and inclusive. We work continuously to improve the quality of all our services, investing in our people and innovation. And we’re proud to work with others – from our clients to wider stakeholders – to use our knowledge, skills and experience to help fulfill our purpose and create positive change.

Our people
Our purpose — Building a better working world — is the foundation of our culture.
At EY, we empower our people with the right mindsets and skills to navigate what’s next, become the transformative leaders the world needs, pursue careers as unique as they are, and build their own exceptional EY experiences.
Our more than 300,000 people and one million alumni form a powerful network. Each of those people leads and inspires others during their time at EY and beyond and brings our purpose to life in the work they do every day. The ability to invite, leverage and learn from different perspectives is key to delivering for our clients. We believe diversity and inclusiveness means growth. See our recent awards from respected organizations who have recognized our efforts.
We are investing more time, technology and money than ever before in skills and learning for our people. This includes the launch of the new, first of its kind EY Tech MBA, in collaboration with Hult International Business School. It builds on the success of our EY Badges program, which helps our people develop future-focused skills in areas such as technology, sustainability and leadership.
How one woman is inspiring sustainable business growth
Learn how Faith Moyo’s experience led her to develop the Business Accelerator program to drive inclusive growth in Zimbabwe.
28 Mar 2019
How a leadership program instills a purpose-driven mindset
Learn how a small group of people became a larger, more diverse team to create a new type of leadership development program.
7 Jan 2019
How can what you learn transform who you become?
As virtual learning accelerates, critical workforce reskilling and upskilling becomes ever more possible.
22 Jun 2020
Our leadership
LGBT+ inclusion: Can you apply a globally consistent policy across an inconsistent world?
Our new research in collaboration with the New York University School of Law’s Center for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging explores three models for multinational companies striving to advance LGBT+ inclusion in their workplaces.
24 Jun 2019
Why education is the key to prosperity
To drive shared prosperity, we need to make sure that everyone can get the education and lifelong training he or she needs to succeed in the 21st century.
4 Jan 2021

To demonstrate our commitment on diversity and inclusiveness, the Global Executive (GE) has signed the EY GE D&I statement, which underscores our increased focus.
Performance
By focusing on our purpose of building a better working world, we’re making an enduring impact for our people, clients and communities.
Through insights, facts and figures, case studies and videos, our Global review tells the story of our year. It shows how we’re applying our knowledge and experience every day to build a better working world through our services to clients, the leaders we develop, the confidence we provide to the capital markets and the support we give to the communities in which our people live and work.
In a rapidly changing world, at EY we’re making an enduring impact by staying focused on our purpose of Building a better working world.
Carmine Di Sibio
EY Global Chairman and CEO
Creating long-term value for clients
In response to a year when things changed so much, EY adapted, to help EY clients be effective today and create long-term value for tomorrow.
10 Sep 2020
Creating long-term value for people
EY people’s safety and well-being was a crucial consideration this year. At the same time, we remain committed to enabling EY people to build the exceptional experiences they need to thrive, professionally and personally.
10 Sep 2020
Creating long-term value for society
EY creates long-term value through the work we do every day – fostering confidence and trust in the world’s capital markets and broader business. We also believe that business has a role to play to increase economic growth that benefits everyone.
10 Sep 2020
Inclusive growth
We believe a better working world is one where everyone can contribute to and share in the benefits of sustainable economic growth.
Over the past generation, trends such as rapidly advancing technology, increased globalization and demographic shifts have brought huge benefits, but at the same time have left many people feeling like they’re falling behind.
We believe economic growth and social inclusion must always be looked at together and increased overall prosperity can only be achieved along with more equal opportunity and outcomes.
Through our services, our wider influence and our approach to corporate responsibiilty, we're committed to supporting broad-based growth that empowers everyone to contribute to and benefit from economic success, both today and tomorrow.

For CEOs, are the days of sidelining global challenges numbered?
Learn more about our efforts to drive sustainable, inclusive growth, and support the Sustainable Development Goals, in our latest United Nations Global Compact communication on progress.
LGBT+ inclusion: Can you apply a globally consistent policy across an inconsistent world?
Impact entrepreneurs make it their business to tackle social inequality and accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. Discover how EY is helping some of the best to scale their life-changing businesses.

Building trust in the capital markets
We provide trust and confidence in the capital markets by promoting transparency, supporting financial stability and fostering inclusive economic growth.
Quality audits are a key part of healthy capital markets. But all of our services help organizations to improve their performance and lead to a healthier economy, which benefits everyone in society. We take our role in the capital markets very seriously and we speak regularly with our many stakeholders on important topics. Through these conversations we deepen our understanding of the vital role business plays in society and of the policy environment we work in. In turn, we use this knowledge to inform discussions with legislators, regulators and investors around regulatory changes and broader policy issues.
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