Social Impact
There are many ways to make a living; working at BCG gives you the opportunity to make a difference.
More than 50 years ago, our founder, Bruce Henderson, inspired us to put forth ideas that would change the world. Today, we remain deeply committed to using our talents and resources to address global challenges and focus on topics that have an impact on some of the most underprivileged in society.
- We work with our clients to reach the Sustainable Development Goals across topics such as development, health, education, employment, and the environment.
- We foster long-term relationships with our global social-impact partners: including the World Food Programme, Save the Children, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Yunus Social Business, WWF, and Teach For All.
- We incorporate social impact as an integral part of the business strategy of corporate clients, enabling them to deliver innovative solutions to global societal challenges.
- In June 2015, BCG launched the Centre for Public Impact, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to improving the positive impact of governments around the world, by bringing together world leaders to learn, exchange ideas, and inspire each other to strengthen the public impact of their organizations.
How to Get Involved
We foster an atmosphere across the firm that values social impact both during and outside of the work day. Worldwide consulting staff participate in approximately 300 social-impact client projects per year. In addition, local offices organize community service days and volunteer activities, allowing our employees to participate in mentoring and tutoring, clothing and food drives, awareness campaigns, and much more. We also encourage employees to leverage the skills honed at BCG by serving as board members for nonprofit organizations about which they’re personally passionate.
Consultants can also apply to participate in our social impact immersion and secondment programs or take leaves of absence to work at social organizations of their choice.
Social Impact Immersion Program
The Secondment Experience
Social Impact in Australia
I recently worked on a social-impact case for a largely donor-funded tertiary school in South Africa. Our recommendations will decrease the school’s cost per graduate by about 40%, in turn greatly increasing its number of graduates per year. It feels good to make a positive impact on the country that I live in, the country that my son was born in, and a country that I care so much about!” —Jacqueline Foster、Project Leader、Johannesburg
