安永

????前往巴西熱帶雨林、展開為期一周的旅程改變了安德魯?蘇利爾的事業(yè)軌跡。作為一支10人的“地球觀察大使”團(tuán)隊(duì)的成員之一，這名安永會(huì)計(jì)事務(wù)所（Ernst & Young）的經(jīng)理來到巴西熱帶雨林，每天上午都在從林里鉆來鉆去，衡量樹木的直徑，還要替研究生物多樣性的科學(xué)家收集各種信息。

????到了下午，這支團(tuán)隊(duì)就在巴西東海岸的瓜拉克薩巴市，幫助當(dāng)?shù)匦∑髽I(yè)改進(jìn)業(yè)務(wù)流程，削減成本，提高營銷水平，以及制定策略，吸引游客來此地進(jìn)行生態(tài)旅游。

????安永美洲企業(yè)責(zé)任總監(jiān)黛伯拉?霍爾姆斯稱：“他們跋山涉水，住簡陋的營房，穿同樣的衣服，所有時(shí)間都待在一起，完全不是平常的那種辦公室工作。”

????地球觀察研究所（Earthwatch Institute）負(fù)責(zé)監(jiān)督該項(xiàng)目，同時(shí)訓(xùn)練安永的員工如何收集信息。這個(gè)項(xiàng)目是為了高調(diào)展示安永對于企業(yè)責(zé)任和環(huán)境保護(hù)的投入。它使那些環(huán)保責(zé)任心更強(qiáng)的年輕員工有機(jī)會(huì)接觸到一個(gè)新興市場，同時(shí)獲得實(shí)地的環(huán)保經(jīng)驗(yàn)。只有工作成績優(yōu)異的員工才能申請參加這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，而且最終只有10名員工獲得了去巴西的機(jī)會(huì)。

????蘇利爾回憶了他們在巴西時(shí)落腳的那個(gè)農(nóng)場：那里只提供了最基本的食宿，沒法上網(wǎng)，洗澡和上廁所都在另外一幢房子里。在巴西的時(shí)候，他還認(rèn)識(shí)了參與當(dāng)?shù)赜览m(xù)發(fā)展項(xiàng)目的安永高管，以及參與2016年里約熱內(nèi)盧奧運(yùn)會(huì)項(xiàng)目的團(tuán)隊(duì)。有了這些關(guān)系后，他的事業(yè)有一部分得以發(fā)展到了南美。現(xiàn)在，蘇利爾已經(jīng)參與了巴西的幾個(gè)綠色建筑建目，還在項(xiàng)目中推進(jìn)能源使用標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。

Ernst & Young

????A one-week trip to the Brazilian rainforest changed the course of Andrew Soulier's career. As part of a team of 10 Earthwatch Ambassadors, the Ernst & Young manager spent his mornings hiking through the jungle, measuring tree diameters, and gathering other data for scientists looking to document native biodiversity.

????In the afternoons, the team helped small businesses in Guaraque?aba, on the east coast of Brazil, improve their business practices, cut costs, improve marketing, and develop strategies for attracting ecotourism to the region.

????"They are climbing up mountains and fording muddy rivers and living in barracks and spending the entire time together wearing the same clothes. It's not your usual office assignment," says Deborah Holmes, E&Y Americas director of corporate responsibility.

????The Earthwatch Institute trains Ernst & Young employees in data collection and oversees the program, which was designed to be a high-visibility signal of the firm's commitment to corporate responsibility and the environment. The program gives young professionals, often more environmentally concerned than their older colleagues, exposure to an emerging market and a hands-on green experience. Only high-performing employees are eligible to apply, and just one in 10 applicants wins a spot.

????Soulier recalls the accommodations on the farm that housed the team as no-frills: zero Internet access and a separate building for the shower and bathroom. While in Brazil, he also met with Ernst & Young executives involved in local sustainability projects as well as the team working on the Rio 2016 Olympic Games -- valuable contacts that have helped him expand part of his career into South America. Now, he's working on a couple of green building projects in Brazil and helping benchmark energy use in building portfolios.