Deloitte Romania Foundation
Our mission and main pillars of intervention
Deloitte Romania Foundation is dedicated to building better futures for local communities, having in focus three major areas for action – Education, Environment and Crisis situations, via impactful projects designed and implemented in cooperation with NGO partners, to provide support for growth and development, as well as relief in unexpected and unpredictable situations.
Strategic Projects
Projects addressing Education and Environment via local actions and partnerships supporting global objectives assumed by Deloitte WorldClass and WorldClimate initiatives.
High-impact Projects
Ad-hoc interventions to support community resilience and development, usually in response to crises (COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, war etc).
Contributions to individual cases
Contributions providing individual support for health issues based on the Foundation’s commitment to give back to its closest community, the Deloitte employees.
Strategic projects supporting global initiatives
WorldClass and WorldClimate
Deloitte has made an ambitious commitment to make an impact and change for the better the life chances of people of all ages and backgrounds. Deloitte’s WorldClass ambition is to reach 100 million people by 2030 through programs and partnerships with leading educational organizations around the world.
Deloitte to be net-zero in 2030, with 100% green energy in all offices and the entire vehicle fleet low-emission, while 67% of strategic suppliers (by emissions) to have set approved Science-Based Targets (SBT) and engaged on their path to Net Zero
Projects and partners selection criteria
Local Priority Area: Education, primarily by facilitating access to education for children from underprivileged communities, and by contributing our knowledge to foster awareness and upgrade skills in other interested groups (business community, academia, civil society). Deloitte Foundation’s local projects are conducted within permanent partnerships with local NGOs, as well as via project-based collaborations with academia and professional associations, and require:
- Systemic and measurable impact in target-communities, based on a vetted methodology
- Fostering innovation and upscale performance
- Focusing on sustainable development (“green and clean”)
- Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
- Providing opportunities for Deloitte employees to get involved as volunteers and champion change in target-groups
Permanent partnerships
Narada
Education-focused, highly digitalized methodology and operations. The Foundation supports its 7-year Fund for Education Transformation targeting 500k children by 2030 via their owned landmark mapping tool HartaEdu.
United Way Romania
Education & social-focused, international methodology. Deloitte has “adopted” an afterschool social center in Bucharest visited weekly by over 70 children from local vulnerable communities - Learn to succeed Program.
AVE (Asociația pentru Valori în Educație)
focused on bridging businesses and public education system. The Foundation supports its yearly School Principal of the Year Program, as well as subsequent initiatives such as School Leadership Initiative.
Deloitte Foundation’s Foreign Direct Investment Initiative
In December 2025, The Deloitte Foundation has launched a complex and ambitious initiative aimed at strengthening Romania's positioning as an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). Please find here more details about the Deloitte Foundation Foreign Direct Investment Initiative.
Collaborations with other associations and non-lucrative entities
Overall investment financing projects implemented by Viitor Plus (sustainabile development), PRO Magna (academia), Asociația pentru Energie Curată și Combaterea Schimbărilor Climatice (sustainable development, green transition), Asociația Română de Finanțe-Bănci ROFIBA (academia), Clubul de Robotică “Gheorghe Lazăr” (innovation), Romania Business Leaders (business association), Hospice Casa Speranței (charity) and other.
High-impact projects
FY22-FY24 overview
Humanitarian response to Ukraine war:
€300k/FY22-23 - World Vision Romania
The Foundation contributed to creating two educational centers (“Happy Bubbles”) to assist Ukrainian refugees, children and mothers with pursuing schooling, as well as social and professional integration. Measured impact: +600 Ukrainian children and +200 Ukrainian mothers.
Other emergency situations in FY23-24
Red Cross
Romania floods (2024); Turkey earthquake (2023) and other, combining money and in-kind donations.
