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

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:

• Andy Baldwin, EY Global Managing Partner – Client Service
• Jean-Philippe Courtois, Executive Vice President and President, Microsoft Global Sales, Marketing and Operations
• Elsie Wandera, CEO of Heroes 4 Change
• Sooinn Lee, CEO of Enuma

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:

• Rajiv Memani, EY Global Emerging Markets Committee Chair; EY India Chairman and Regional Managing Partner
• Dr. Sapna Poti, Director, Strategic Alliances Division/Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to Government of India
• Carol O’Donnell, Director of the Smithsonian Science Education Center
• Lindsey Nefesh-Clarke, Founder and CEO, Women’s WorldWide Web (W4)

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:

• Michael Bertolino, EY Global Skills Foundry Leader
• Kamran Malik, EY Global People Advisory Services Learning & Digital Engagement Leader
• Bridget Coates, Chair of Toitū Tahua: Centre for Sustainable Finance
• Wendy Kopp, CEO & Co-founder, Teach For All

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.