Why do we do pro-bono and Social Impact work at BCG? And how do we select which projects and topics to dedicate our time and resources to? Watch the video and learn more below, where we will take you through our thoughts and process.
Why we do Social Impact
At BCG, we believe in the power of business and capital to be forces for good. We work with our clients to analyze their core business models, capabilities, and operations to create positive economic, social, and environmental impact.
We pursue having a positive impact in everything we do: our client work, internal operations, and in our role as a global company working with other organizations.
Moreover, we also dedicate time for projects exclusively focusing on generating a positive impact on global development, health, climate, environment, and education. You can call it pro-bono work, we call it social impact.
We do this because we believe that no sole organization, company, or sector can succeed at solving the complex societal challenges we face today. Now more than ever, we need to collaborate across the public, private, and social sectors to drive significant, positive change in the world. We see social impact work as tightly linked to BCG’s own purpose: Unlocking the potential of those that advance the world.
Click play on the video above to learn more about Social Impact in BCG Denmark.
Selecting Social Impact projects in Copenhagen
Each year, we dedicate more than 8,000 hours to social impact work in the Copenhagen office alone.
We choose which partners to collaborate with and which projects to work on through a democratic process. The selection process begins around November with an open invitation for everyone in the Copenhagen office to pitch a project.
Everyone can pitch an organization or social enterprise that could be exciting to collaborate with. Some pitches are very specific with a clear idea for a project, while others are more general, focusing on interesting partnerships. Regardless, they are all focused on where we can create the most social impact.
After the pitches, the entire office is invited to vote for which projects have the most expected impact, staff engagement, and development.
The office votes help shortlist the projects, that will ultimately be chosen. The shortlisted projects for 2021 were focused on partnerships involving sustainability, diversity, children, and innovation in health care.
Around January, we usually go through a final round of voting in the Social Impact Committee and end up with a complete list of the projects, we will work on for the year to come.
