"Pro bono ambassadors building goodwill; Ranks of ‘corporate Peace Corps’ swell as firms see an upside to foreign aid" by Katie Johnston | Globe Staff July 22, 2014
Matt Ringelheim, a native of Wellesley who is based in Amsterdam, was participating in a corporate volunteer program run by the accounting and consulting firm Ernst & Young, which paid his salary during his time in Chile.
Ernst & Young is one of the ratings agencies that rated the bad mortgage-backed securities AAA, and this jewspaper is so self-centered it is sickening.
Wait, what am I saying? It is for whom this paper is written of and for.
Related:
"Parthenon Group, a 23-year-old Boston consulting firm founded by former Bain & Co. executives, has agreed to be acquired by Ernst & Young, in the latest deal among the “big four” accounting giants to expand their advisory services. The deal, the price of which was not disclosed, would mark the end of independence for Parthenon, a boutique firm cofounded in 1991 by Bill Achtmeyer and John Rutherford. The firm employs 350 people and had revenue in excess of $80 million in 2013."
In an increasingly global economy, more companies are starting to send employees around the world to do pro bono consulting in developing countries. This “corporate Peace Corps,” as the movement is sometimes called, helps develop workers’ leadership skills while introducing a company’s services to new markets.
It's a MOVEMENT NOW, as if they didn't have enough influence already.
For Ringelheim, who normally works with Fortune 100 corporations, helping a small Chilean yarn-dyeing company digitize and ramp up its operations was not only a refreshing change, it gave him a new perspective on his day job....
In all, 39 companies worldwide have started some form of corporate service program, according to Pyxera Global, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that connects companies with international pro bono projects that fit their corporate objectives. Accenture workers helped connect retailers selling food and personal hygiene products with saleswomen in rural Bangladesh; Symantec Corp. employees created a marketing strategy for a Peruvian nonprofit that works with victims of domestic violence; in August, employees from IBM and Dow Chemical Co. will team up to improve water quality and sanitation in Ethiopia....
And who is Accenture?
See: Defense Intelligence Agency Solutions for Intelligence Financial Management
Wow.
And you thought I was full of anger, hot air, and steam being a "conspiracist," when I type that this whole economic $y$tem serves the wealthy elite and war machine?
Just trying to make the world a better place (and make a buck), huh?
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And you wonder why I no longer want to read a promotion brochure for bu$ine$$ and other related intere$ts?
I need a refreshing change and new perspective. This corporate swill served up by the Boston Globe stinks.
