Social Responsibility

The Protiviti Perspective

At Protiviti, we value the importance of being a good corporate citizen, and as such, we constantly hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards both in the workplace and outside of it. Integrity and responsibility are two of the eight core values under which we operate. We believe in doing the right thing even if it may compromise our short-term profitability. We don’t waver from the truth or crater under pressure. We are willing to be sufficiently creative and flexible, but always operate under a high moral, ethical and legal standard.

Our commitment goes beyond our clients and extends into the communities in which our people live and work. Protiviti employees around the world are making strides in bettering their areas thanks to the efforts of local committees devoted to coordinating philanthropy projects throughout the year. In addition, Protiviti believes in each employee’s potential to effect change in his or her community, and to that end, the company provides several avenues to support employees’ individual efforts, including a matching-gifts programme and grants for employees to contribute to the organizations where they volunteer.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half International Inc., we are proud to follow in the footsteps of our parent company’s commitment to corporate citizenship. Robert Half's community relations programme, Leading by Example, focuses on education and workforce development initiatives. The programme is proud to sponsor leading global charities and a variety of scholarships. Robert Half also is a member of Boston College’s Center for Corporate Citizenship.

iCare – Protiviti’s Community Involvement Programme

Protiviti recognizes that volunteerism is the most direct way our employees can impact their communities. Therefore, we encourage our professionals to determine the civic-involvement opportunities that are most important to them. We are proud to support employees and their charities of choice through programmes such as our matching-gifts programme.

I on Hunger – A Global Effort to Feed Hungry People and Improve Lives

Since 2014, we have delivered more than 3 million meals to hungry people around the world through our i on Hunger initiative. This has been accomplished by partnering with leading hunger organisations and bringing together our people and our clients in meal packing and meal delivery efforts globally. We believe that nourishing people’s bodies provides a pathway for people to nourish their minds and enrich their lives by removing the daily insecurity that is created by persistent hunger.

Learn more about this initiative at ionhunger.com

Sustainability and the Protiviti Green Team

As a professional services business, our carbon footprint – with its associated climate change risks – is low when compared to those of most other companies. As we grow, we always have environmental impact as a priority in our decision making, including proximity to public transportation, building recycling programmes and building certifications(such as LEED certification).

In the last few years, we have reduced our paper usage by using more digital materials and have transitioned from standard desktop computers to smaller more efficient laptops. We have increased the use of remanufactured toner cartridges and in the last year this comprised approximately 27% of the total toner used. We continue to donate old pieces of electronic equipment to nonprofit organisations and when equipment reaches its useful life, we work with e-waste companies to recycle component parts, such as copper and metal.

Protiviti’s Green Champions, comprised of employees from around the world, has been instrumental in developing a guidebook available to all employees that highlights unique local office initiatives and simple tips to follow to be more sustainable. This group regularly published internal articles that focus on issues important to the environment and promotes contests to connect our employees across the globe in environmental causes. Their efforts are paying off, and in 2014, Protiviti was one of 18 companies across the U.S. selected as a winner of the prestigious National Best & Brightest Sustainable Companies award given by the National Association for Business Resources.

iCare in Action

We are proud to celebrate the individual and collective actions of or people around the world. While not practical to highlight the thousands of actions taken globally here, below are a sample of the actions taken by our people.

Assembling more than 100,000 vitamin-rich meals to be shipped to Chennai, India, for the nonprofit hunger relief organisation, Numana Inc.
Since 2005, supporting our Chicago office’s CommUnity Scholarship programme, which provides renewable college scholarships to students who need assistance to pay college fees.
Supporting Junior Achievement with voluntary in-classroom teaching plus fundraising bowl-a-thons by Protiviti employees all over the country.
Annual participation since 2002 in the Houston to Austin two-day bike ride, raising money for Multiple Sclerosis – Lone Star Chapter.
Protiviti Baltimore’s employees, family members and friends all help to renovate the home of a person in need on Rebuilding Day.
Protiviti Philadelphia takes part annually in the ‘Adopt a Family’ programme, purchasing, boxing and delivering holiday gifts to families in need.
Teaming up with Protiviti offices across North America to support the American Cancer Society’s ‘Hope on the Slopes’ programme.
Supporting ‘Hope Lodge,’ which provides free, temporary residential lodging for cancer outpatients and their caregivers in New York. Protiviti began working with Hope Lodge five years ago and has conducted two fund-raising events annually since then.
Volunteering at the annual Wilkinson Center Back-to-School Shoe Drive, which helps more than 1,000 Dallas-area children receive new shoes and socks for the start the school year.
Making an in-kind donation of $30,000 worth of office space in St. Louis to the local chapter of Gilda’s Club, which supports individuals living with cancer.
Holding a clothing drive for So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organisation that focuses on meeting the immediate daily needs of the poor and homeless in Washington, D.C.
Participating in the San Francisco Bay Area's annual Waves to Wine 150-mile cycling event in support of local residents living with multiple sclerosis (MS).

To read about the community relations efforts of Robert Half, the parent company of Protiviti, please visit http://www.roberthalf.com/philanthropy.

Community Involvement

Protiviti recognises that volunteerism is the most direct way our employees can impact their communities. Therefore, we encourage our professionals to determine the civic-involvement opportunities that are most important to them. In addition, we are proud to support employees and their charities of choice through programmes such as our matching-gifts programme.

Our professionals are devoted to giving back to the communities in which they work and live. Highlights of Protiviti’s community service include:

i on Hunger: an initiative centred on feeding hungry people around the world, with a goal to pack/serve/deliver 1 million meals between October 2014 - October 2015
Assembling more than 100,000 vitamin-rich meals to be shipped to Chennai, India, for the nonprofit hunger relief organisation, Numana Inc.
Since 2005, supporting our Chicago office’s CommUnity Scholarship programme, which provides renewable college scholarships to students who need assistance to pay college fees.
Forming the ‘Sandy Yellow Team’ after the devastation of the U.S. East Coast’s Superstorm Sandy, to help the residents of Staten Island.
Supporting Junior Achievement with voluntary in-classroom teaching plus fundraising bowl-a-thons by Protiviti employees all over the country.
Annual participation since 2002 in the Houston to Austin two-day bike ride, raising money for Multiple Sclerosis – Lone Star Chapter.
Protiviti Baltimore’s employees, family members and friends all help to renovate the home of a person in need on Rebuilding Day.
Protiviti Philadelphia takes part annually in the ‘Adopt a Family’ programme, purchasing, boxing and delivering holiday gifts to families in need.
Teaming up with Protiviti offices across North America to support the American Cancer Society’s ‘Hope on the Slopes’ programme.
Supporting ‘Hope Lodge,’ which provides free, temporary residential lodging for cancer outpatients and their caregivers in New York. Protiviti began working with Hope Lodge five years ago and has conducted two fund-raising events annually since then.
“Holidays from the Heart” - raising money in 2012 for the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.
Cooking meals at the Phoenix Ronald McDonald House for families with hospitalised children.
Playing in and fundraising for the March of Dimes Mudd Volleyball Tournament in Denver.
While deployed on a client project on the Gulf Coast, volunteering in the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans' Ninth Ward, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Volunteering at the annual Wilkinson Center Back-to-School Shoe Drive, which helps more than 1,000 Dallas-area children receive new shoes and socks for the start the school year.
Making an in-kind donation of $30,000 worth of office space in St. Louis to the local chapter of Gilda’s Club, which supports individuals living with cancer.
Holding a clothing drive for So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organisation that focuses on meeting the immediate daily needs of the poor and homeless in Washington, D.C.
Participating as the "Chefs du Jour" to serve more than 40 people at the Ronald McDonald House in Cincinnati.
Participating in the San Francisco Bay Area's annual Waves to Wine 150-mile cycling event in support of local residents living with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Annually lending a hand at the Piedmont Park Clean and Green to help preserve this local park in Atlanta.