Corporate responsibility

The imperative to build a better working world has never been greater. Through EY Ripples, we bring together our people, clients, communities, technology and ecosystem collaborators from around the world to help address some of the world’s most urgent challenges.

EY Value Realized 2025

EY Value Realized 2025 is the EY annual report on the impact we have on clients, EY people and society.

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What if one ripple could create a wave of change?

Since 2018, EY Ripples, our global social impact program, has positively impacted more than 250 million lives. Our ambition is bold: to impact 1 billion lives – by empowering people, inspiring innovation and helping protect the planet for generations to come.

Together with our people, clients and collaborators, EY Ripples is creating measurable impact at scale.

Making change happen where it matters most

Our approach unlocks the full power of an ecosystem with like-minded organizations to drive meaningful, lasting change. Together, we support:

Awards and accolades

The EY Ripples program and EY teams are earning worldwide recognition from clients and collaborators for the impact they’re making. Recent awards include:

MENTOR National Corporate Mentoring Honor Roll 2026
Junior Achievement USA U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award 2025
Anthem Awards 2025: Silver winner, EY Microsoft AI Skills Passport in Corporate Social Responsibility under Community Engagement Categories, Responsible Technologies and Bronze winner, EY Ripples Better Heroes Podcast series in Podcast or Audio under Awareness Categories, Sustainability, Environment & Climate
Finalist, Community Partnership of the Year at Global Good Awards 2025 for TRANSFORM
NFTE’s 2025 Corporate Volunteer of the Year
Silver award in Responsible Technology, Corporate Social Responsibility at the Anthem Awards 2024
Finalist for Game Changing Innovation of the Year at Global Good Awards in 2024
Microsoft Sustainability Changemaker Partner of the Year 2024 award
Finalist for the 2024 SAP Pinnacle Award for Social Impact

The team

Stephen Puntillo

EY Americas Corporate Responsibility Leader

Passionate about the role the private and public sector play in addressing societal, economic and environmental challenges. Dog owner. Boxing enthusiast. Piano player. New York Mets fan.

New York, NY, United States

Our latest thinking

How can one volunteer day start a lifetime of change?

EY Connect Day is an annual event when we encourage all our people across the Americas to volunteer on a single day.

Stephen Puntillo

EY Americas Community Impact Report FY24

EY is committed to addressing the causes our people believe in.

Ellen Glazerman

How EY-Earthwatch Ambassadors champion environmental stewardship

EY early-career professionals embark on Earthwatch expeditions to Latin America to provide skills-based services to local communities.

Stephen Puntillo

Four lessons from the EY culture of mentorship

As learning opportunities, mentorships make positive impacts that last — no matter where participants are in their careers. Learn more.

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