International Corporate Volunteerism programs provide benefits for both businesses and communities. They allow company employees to volunteer internationally by leveraging their skills to help local organizations and governments. For example, six IBM executives assessed Chile's transportation network and recommended improvements. These programs boost employee motivation, cultural awareness, and leadership skills while also advancing companies' social responsibility goals and reputation. They enhance recruitment by demonstrating companies' commitment to values. Data shows the benefits of these programs outweigh their costs.

1. International Corporate Volunteerism:
why doing good is good for business

2. “This is the most important motivation worldwide. No matter where
one lives, people are willing to sacrifice for their children. The only
differentiator is the circumstances they face.”
International Corporate Volunteerism (ICV)

3. ICV: The Next Era of International Volunteerism
“Probably one of the best talent development
programs I have seen.”
- Manager, PepsiCorps
“We live in a time when businesses and NGOs can no longer afford to be isolated.”
- Caroline Roan, President of the Pfizer Foundation
“Any program in
which employees
cross international
borders to provide
services to local
clients based
primarily on the
skills they utilize in
their daily jobs.”

4. For three weeks, six IBM executives
from five different countries
volunteered to work with the local
government to assess Gran
Valparaíso’s current transportation
network and and deliver
recommendations for a long-term
plan to increase its efficiency, reduce
accident rates and improve point-to-
point travel time.
Case Study: Improving Transportation in Valparaíso, Chile
“Because of the places we come from and the influences those locations
have on the way we view the world… (it) not only forces each of us to
think a little more broadly but also gives us a broader base from which
to formulate a solution.”

5. Value of ICV
 ICV programs simultaneously advance external and internal organizational goals
“It gives more meaning to your career.”
- Laura Benetti, Customs and International Trade Coordinator, Dow Corning Corp.

6.  Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
matters more than ever to consumers
 Consumers base 60% of purchasing
and investing decisions on brand
perception
 CSR accounts for more than 40% of
a company’s reputation
 ICV programs reinforce corporate
values and trust for employees in
addition to consumers
 Enhances intercultural experience
and engagement
Company Benefits
77% percent of consumers say
it is important for companies
to be socially responsible.

7. Employee Benefits
 97% were more
motivated to perform
their day-jobs
 92% believed the
program would have a
positive business impact
 Benefits of ICV programs far outweigh the cost
 Participants note improvements in resilience, cultural awareness,
leadership and communication skills
 52% of companies consider “improving the volunteers’ leadership skills” as an
objective of their ICV programs
 75% sparked new ideas
for products, services
and/or improvements

8. The Following are Very Important or Essential to My Happiness
Enhances Recruitment
 Corporate values are one of the most important qualities for new job seekers
 58% of students would take a 15% pay cut to work for an organization that
shares their values

9. The Following are Very Important or Essential to My Happiness
Enhances Recruitment
 Corporate values are one of the most important qualities for new job seekers
 58% of students would take a 15% pay cut to work for an organization that
shares their values

10. 2012 at a Glance
 22 corporate
participants in ICV
 1,700 volunteers
worldwide
 94% of clients were
pleased or extremely
pleased with the
results of their program
Our Experience

11. IBM sent 12 employees to
Pretoria, South Africa to
develop strategic business
plan for an Inner City Pre-
School Forum.
In Ujire, India
employees from Dow
Corning Corp. designed
a peeling machine for a
nut important to the
local economy.
ICV: Making Positive Impact around the Globe
Pfizer’s Global Health Team sent 12 top talents
to Santiago, Chile to help mental institutions
recruit, select, and train caregivers serving
mentally challenged patients.

12. Our Personalized Process

13. THANK YOU