Social impact

Bain Cares: Helping others is the core of our culture. Learn how Bain is making a difference to better our communities around the world.

At Bain, our commitment to enthusiasm for social engagement is in our DNA. In fact, our social mission is just the same as our corporate mission: "To to help our clients & community partners create such high levels of social value that together we set new standards of excellence in our respective industries."

We try to make a difference wherever we are — working with clients, volunteering in our communities, helping charities and social enterprises build their capabilities and tackling our own corporate responsibility. Why? Because our people want to get involved. Better yet, they have the smarts and energy to make things happen.

Many of our social impact programs and environmental initiatives start from the bottom up, as our people propose and create programs that address their particular concerns and passions.

Meet Bain Cares

Having an impact

You can put your Bain toolkit to work to tackle social issues, with both for-profit and nonprofit clients. Social consulting challenges you to elevate your leadership skills and exercise them in innovative ways. You might also participate in volunteering activities, connecting with people in your community and building strong bonds with your peers.

Building the capabilities of social organizations is also central to Bain's social mission. You might pursue a 6-month externship at The Bridgespan Group, an independent nonprofit organization incubated by Bain, or another charity or social enterprise.

Taking part in our environmental initiatives enables you to connect with people around the Bain network as well as taking a leadership role on an issue important to Bain.

As we see it, engaging in social impact activities allows you to sharpen your consulting skills while feeding your soul. It's a powerful combination. Please read on to learn more about how Bain tackles social issues across four key areas.

  • Client consulting: Providing pro bono services to non-profits is a high impact way to give back to the community. We also work with our for-profit clients on social issues.
  • Community volunteering: We offer numerous volunteer opportunities throughout our local communities.
  • Nonprofit sector capability building: Through Bridgespan, social sector externships and alumni networks, we help nonprofits and social enterprises build their own capability to do even more.
  • Corporate environmental impact: Green Teams in our offices around the world work to reduce our impact on the environment.
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