Raising - and sharing - his voice for disability inclusion
Diversity role model profile on Rob Rusch, Partner, Trust Solutions, PwC US on raising and sharing his voice for disability inclusion
Our goal of building a more diverse community of solvers presents the opportunity to better include people with disabilities and those who care for them. We are committed to fostering an environment where people with disabilities are included, feel empowered to be themselves and have access to the support and adjustments they need to thrive.
In 2020, PwC’s Global Chairman, Bob Moritz, and a number of Territory Senior Partners (TSPs) became signatories of the Valuable 500, a global movement putting disability on the business leadership agenda. As part of this, PwC made a commitment to appoint a Global Disability Leader to drive accelerated and lasting change across the network. In September 2021, Leandro Camilo, a Partner, and the Inclusion & Diversity Leader, PwC Brazil, was appointed. Learn more about Leandro and his commitment to Disability Inclusion. (View the transcript)
In 2022, we released our network's first Global Disability Inclusion Strategy, focussed on enhancing the lives of people with disabilities at PwC and those who have caring responsibilities, as well as people in the wider communities in which we work. This strategy articulates our vision and the areas we will focus on to drive change across the network. All member firms will be asked to take a minimum level of action over the next three years.
Hear more about our strategy from Leandro Camilo, our Global Disability Leader, and from our people who share why Disability Inclusion is important to them and the actions we are hoping to take together.
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We are a member of The Valuable 500, a global business collective of 500 companies committing to put Disability Inclusion on the leadership agenda. Our public commitment on joining was to appoint a Global Disability Inclusion Leader. In October 2021, we appointed Leandro Camilo, Partner and I&D Leader for PwC Brazil.
“PwC is a leading corporate actor in the growth in efforts globally to embed disability inclusion and accessibility across the business value chain. Their Global Disability Inclusion Strategy is a best-in-class framework and they provide one of the strongest examples of embedding global to local corporate culture within the Valuable 500.”
We are actively increasing awareness and understanding of disability across the PwC network and we are amplifying the voices of visible role models, at all levels. Below you can discover more about our people as they share openly about their lived experiences with a disability and how they are achieving their potential at PwC. You can also learn more about the programmes and actions that are bringing our Disability Inclusion strategy to life via our solution profiles and leadership blogs.
You can also explore solution and solver profiles relating to other dimensions of diversity on our Solution and Solver profiles page here.
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