Sports have the power to unite. To bring together people from all different backgrounds and perspectives. The Olympic Movement plays a vital role in celebrating extraordinary human achievement that combines the highest level of athletic competition with a spirit of friendship, solidarity, and fair play. And never has this been more important than now.
That is why Deloitte is proud to be an Official Partner to Team Ireland through the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) as well as the Worldwide Management Consulting Partner to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Our purpose and our people are central to everything we do in Deloitte, and so our sponsorship of the Irish Olympic Team allows us to further promote those values beyond our office walls, by supporting Irish athletes and talent in their pursuit of the endless possibilities and impact that can be achieved through hard work, dedication & resilience – all the while inspiring future generations.
We are delighted for our colleague Zoë Hyde who has been selected for the Irish Olympic Rowing Team and will be representing Ireland in the women’s double sculls in Paris this summer. Zoë is a Deloitte Associate in our Cork office, who started her career on our Future Leaders Academy and has shown unwavering commitment and passion to get to this point in her rowing career. Zoë is one of a number of dual career Deloitte professionals and elite athletes from around the world who will be competing at this year’s Games. Read more about our Team Deloitte professionals.
Through our Team Ireland partnership, we are supporting Irish athletes in various ways, including through Sports Ireland’s Athlete-Friendly Employer Network (AFE) which works with companies to create sustainable pathways for elite athletes into their workplace. Eoin Rheinisch, three time Irish Olympian & Head of Performance Life Skills with Sports Ireland, shares Deloitte's role in the Athlete-Friendly Employer network here.
Deloitte has supported the Olympic Federation of Ireland's Athletes’ Commission through collaborative consideration of possible amendments to the Irish tax and social security systems and recommending same to the government so as to further support Irish athletes beyond competing in Paris this summer.
Deloitte is also the Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner, bringing a global team with wide-ranging management and business consulting capabilities to deliver meaningful impact to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC), National Olympic Committees, fans and athletes who make the Olympic & Paralympic Games possible. Read more about our work here.
In partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Deloitte is tracking the impact of firsts that happen at the Olympic and Paralympic Games to show how they can shape the world.
Explore #TheFirstEffect to see how firsts move the world forward.