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?蘇利爾的事業軌跡。作為一支10人的“地球觀察大使”團隊的成員之一，這名安永會計事務所（Ernst & Young）的經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家收集各種信息。

????到了下午，這支團隊就在巴西東海岸的瓜拉克薩巴市，幫助當地小企業改進業務流程，削減成本，提高營銷水平，以及制定策略，吸引游客來此地進行生態旅游。

????安永美洲企業責任總監黛伯拉?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）負責監督該項目，同時訓練安永的員工如何收集信息。這個項目是為了高調展示安永對于企業責任和環境保護的投入。它使那些環保責任心更強的年輕員工有機會接觸到一個新興市場，同時獲得實地的環保經驗。只有工作成績優異的員工才能申請參加這個項目，而且最終只有10名員工獲得了去巴西的機會。

????蘇利爾回憶了他們在巴西時落腳的那個農場：那里只提供了最基本的食宿，沒法上網，洗澡和上廁所都在另外一幢房子里。在巴西的時候，他還認識了參與當地永續發展項目的安永高管，以及參與2016年里約熱內盧奧運會項目的團隊。有了這些關系后，他的事業有一部分得以發展到了南美。現在，蘇利爾已經參與了巴西的幾個綠色建筑建目，還在項目中推進能源使用標準。

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.