The latest facts on employee giving and volunteering to plan your philanthropy program

As a busy business or HR leader, you may not have time to keep up with all the latest research on corporate social responsibility and philanthropy trends. Here we bring all the most relevant findings and workplace giving statistics together in one place to make it easy for to stay in the loop.

Workplace giving statistics on market trends

  • 90% of Gen Z believe companies must act to help social and environmental issues and 75% will do research to see if a company is being honest when it takes a stand. (CECP 2021)
  • 90% of consumers want to know how companies are supporting charitable causes. (SCORE 2019)
  • 64% of Americans say it’s no longer acceptable for companies to stay silent on social justice issues. (Porter Novelli 2020)
  • Certified B Corps were 63% more likely to survive COVID-19 disruption than companies of similar size. (Forbes 2020)
  • Over a period of 12 years, brands with high perceived positive impact had a brand value growth of 175% versus 70% for low positive impact. (CECP 2021)

Workplace giving statistics on donation and impact trends

  • 88% of executives now believe that companies must lead with purpose. (Porter Novelli 2020)
  • 97% of CEOs agree that societal and environmental changes have a critical impact on their companies. (EY via HBR 2021)
  • 62% of directors in the U.K. believe that businesses should not exist solely to make money and generate profit. (The Press and Journal 2021)
  • Over 80% of companies say they are taking specific action to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and nearly half (45%) are tracking progress on SDG actions. (UN 2021)

Read the full article about workplace giving statistics by Julie Yamamoto at Bright Funds.