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Shannon Schuyler

Shannon Schuyler has been with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for fifteen years and is currently the Corporate Responsibility (CR) Leader

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Peter Burgess

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Shannon Schuyler
Corporate Responsibility Leader ... PwC

Shannon Schuyler has been with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for fifteen years and is currently the Corporate Responsibility (CR) Leader and an Officer of the Board for the PwC Charitable Foundation. She oversees the actions, programs and initiatives for the firm's global internal strategy around PwC's four CR pillars: Marketplace, Community, People, and Environment. In this role, she identifies and implements employee engagement strategies aligned to CR efforts, interacts with suppliers and vendors to understand and asses their sustainability impact, oversees national and global non-profit partners, including UNGC LEAD and the CEO Water Mandate as well as youth education focused organizations, has ownership for the firm's environmental impact, widely communicates about PwC's CR commitment and the strategic importance of responsible leadership in the broader marketplace. Schuyler also spends a percentage of time dedicated to the firm's external client facing practice, Sustainability Business Solutions, facilitating discussions with clients on their approach to CR and offering guidance on establishing a CR framework, employee engagement strategies and communications. Schuyler is a sought after expert on CR, social innovation, and youth education. She has worked closley with the Department of Education on the importance of environmental literacy and related curriculum and has served as an advisor to the national government on the role of business in enhancing a culture of service and fostering social innovation. She has been quoted in numerous top tier publications including Associated Press, Bloomberg, and Fast Company and serves as a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and GOOD Magazine. Shannon has also spoken top conferences including the UN Social Innovation Summit, the National Conference on Volunteer and Service, The Atlantic Council of the United States’ (ACUS) G-20 conference, The Conference Board, and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Human Resources Development Working Group Annual Meeting. Prior to this role, Schuyler led the firm's Alumni Relations efforts and oversaw the PwC's 'Great Place to Work' efforts. Before joining PwC, Shannon was an executive recruiter with a focus on placing senior level actuaries in insurance and professional services organizations.

Peter Burgess Comment

There is a huge amount of effort going into the study of how organizations can run better ... from MIT and HBS to PwC, Deloitte et al. But the bigger question of how to make society run better and a flourishing economy to support society and a planet that is not burning up ... this bigger question is not part of the conversation. Half the things that really need to get done on this planet will never be done with the metrics we are choosing to use. The metrics talked about in this piece will change nothing that really matters for society.

Peter Burgess ... TrueValueMetrics
Multi Dimension Impact Accounting