Partnerships

We entered into partnerships with several societal organisations in the fields of social entrepreneurship, responsible business, environment and community. What we have in common with these organisations is the ambition to make an impact on society. With our partners we share knowledge, expertise and competencies, and we also learn from them.

Social enterprises
Responsible business
Environment
Community

Social enterprises

Social Enterprise NL

We are one of the founding partners of Social Enterprise NL. This platform connects and represents social enterprises, shares knowledge, and works on increasing the visibility of social enterprises.

Social enterprises are an important pillar in the transition to the Impact Economy. They take the lead and show that it is possible. We are proud to accelerate this movement through our collaboration with Social Enterprise NL.

Buy Social

We are partner of Buy Social. This network advises organisations who want to purchase products or services from social enterprises.

City Deal Impact Entrepreneurship

We are connected to City Deal Impact Entrepreneurship. City Deal Impact Entrepreneurship aims to create an ecosystem in which impact entrepreneurship forms the heart of every organization in the Netherlands. Nearly 100 parties are connected in this network and are working towards the same goal.

Nyenrode Business University

PwC is conducting research together with Nyenrode on the social enterprise sector and ecosystems.

Code Social Enterprises

One initiative of Social Enterprise NL is the development of the Code for Social Enterprises. Making financial profit is not the main goal for social entrepreneurs, but a means to contribute to a social, inclusive, and green world. More and more customers, suppliers, financiers, and employees are looking for companies with this approach. They can find them in the Register of Social Enterprises.

The Code makes entrepreneurs who are included in the Register recognisable as social entrepreneurs and thus offers everyone - from consumers to government and from employees to investors - a reliable means of verification. A company is included in the Register if it complies with the five principles, including impact first, and is therefore a social enterprise

The Code has been developed on the initiative of Social Enterprise NL. We have been involved in the creation of this code and guide all entrepreneurs in the registration process to meet the requirements of the code and be able to join the register.

Curriculum Social Entrepreneurship & University of Utrecht

PwC contributes to the training of the Social Entrepreneurship Course and the Advanced Program.

Responsible business

MVO Nederland

We are a partner of the Centre of Excellence for Dutch companies that supports corporate social responsibility by developing and sharing knowledge regarding the circular economy and sustainable development.

Chair/Professorship in Management Education for Sustainability

The Chair/Professorship in Management Education for Sustainability aims to develop new knowledge and ideas about the state of, strategies for and visions about management education for sustainability and apply and share the insights within the educational and the business sector. It contributes to the process of a sustainable transformation by enabling the education of a new generation of leaders for businesses that are willing to lead this process.

WBCSD

PwC Netherlands is a partner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. CEOs from more than 200 large companies worldwide use their expertise to accelerate the energy transition, nature development, and an inclusive society.

World Economic Forum

PwC Netherlands collaborates with the World Economic Forum to develop reporting standards for sustainability reporting. This mainly concerns areas that are still in their developing stage, such as sustainable aviation fuels or the impact on biodiversity.

Environment

Working group Fly Different

As an international company we see the importance of contributing to the debate on the future of air travel. We are participate in the working group Anders Vliegen (Fly Different) in the coalition Anders Reizen (Travel Different). This is a network of large companies working together to make their business travel more sustainable. We encourage other organisations to follow our example in doing what we can to reduce emissions from air travel.

Community

Giving Back

Giving Back supports ambitious school pupils and students, mainly from non-western migration origin, with their study and career choice. We offer these students part-time jobs and we provide coaches for them.

Johan Cruyff Foundation

PwC's involvement started in the year of 2000. We support the Foundation with our expertise, particularly in the field of administration and fiscal issues (VAT, gift and inheritance tax). The Johan Cruyff Foundation supports and develops sports activities for children all over the world, focusing on vulnerable children.

Cross-mentoring

PwC is one of the strategic partners of Cross-mentoring, an initiative of, among others, the Dutch General Association of School Leaders (Algemene Vereniging Schoolleiders). In the programme, primary school principals are paired with a business leader to learn from each other on the basis of equality and reciprocity. With this public-private programme we strengthen the foundations of our society and we work together to solve social challenges that affect the development of future generations. Cross-mentoring creates an active network in which schools, companies and other organisations can more easily find and help each other.