How EY people are making a real difference for our planet
Our mission is to make EY the leading UK professional services firm for climate and environmental action. Our purpose is to build a better working world - to us, that includes protecting and caring for the natural world. We are supported by a fantastic network of EY colleagues who use smart thinking and smart technology to solve environmental problems.
The Eco-Innovators network was started by a group of passionate UK employees, and continues to be employee led, with volunteers donating their time to develop activism campaigns, learning experiences, client engagement ideas, communications and engagement opportunities and much more. The network explores critical sustainability themes impacting on our planet, including sustainable finance, fast fashion, food waste and energy – and encourages members to take personal and collective action.
Since launching in April 2019, they’ve grown in number from 30 to over 1,000, with members from right across the globe. The network has the support of the firm’s leadership as they continue to grow a community of passionate, energised EY people who are taking action to make a real difference for our planet.
The network focuses on how EY employees can:
1. Empower EY people to make positive personal changes
Our people have told us that they want to make personal changes to mitigate a climate and ecological crisis. We also want to create a community that supports and inspires people, because we know embedding new habits takes time and encouragement.
2. Support EY to make positive environmental changes in our operations
We want EY to have the best environmental performance in the professional services industry. We’ve already implemented several leading and award-winning initiatives to address the key environmental impacts of our operations. And we’ll continue to strive for best practice across all areas of the business.
3. Empower EY people to support our clients on their sustainability journey
By integrating climate and ecological risk management into our existing client work, we can help clients respond well to challenges and take advantage of opportunities. From tax to strategy to mergers and acquisitions every part of what we do has an environmental agenda.
4. Build our external brand on the environment
We want to use the power of EY’s brand to build awareness of environmental issues and solutions. We know that this will also help us attract the best talent.
