Working in Partnership

	Part of our culture At UBS, we believe in many kinds of giving

Part of our culture

Long-term partnerships
Partnership is the foundation of UBS. Just as we take the time to engage closely with our clients in order to understand their particular needs, so we similarly build long-lasting relationships with our community partners. We have worked continuously with many non-profit organizations for over 30 years and continued to expand our Community Affairs program with new partnerships.

Targeted investment
To achieve maximum impact, we focus our resources primarily to benefit non-profit organizations in the fields of education and empowerment, thereby building stronger communities. In doing so, we aim to assist our partner communities achieve sustainable growth and empowerment and promote learning.

Active involvement
We do more than just give money. We encourage employees to volunteer their time and skills to contribute to the causes they care about. In 2008, almost 9,300 employees spent 84,700 hours volunteering.

Local commitment
Our activities are driven by our employees and the needs of the local communities. To ensure we understand these needs, we have dedicated Community Affairs teams in each region: they develop relationships with local organizations and ensure that our contributions have a significant, lasting and measurable effect.

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At UBS, we believe in many kinds of giving

UBS donations
We provide direct cash donations to carefully selected non-profit partner organizations and charities active in the fields of 'Empowerment through Education' and 'Building Stronger Communities'. Overall, in 2008, UBS and its affiliated foundations donated nearly CHF 46 million to support charitable causes.

Employee donations
If employees donate money to charity, UBS will match these donations with an equal amount, giving such contributions additional impetus.*

Volunteering
Our employees, through their volunteer efforts, make significant contributions to the communities in which they work. The firm supports their commitment to making a difference by offering volunteers two days’ paid leave every year.*

In-kind giving
We also recycle donated items to benefit others. Amongst others, we give business clothes to employment charities, used office furniture to partner organizations, and books and musical instruments to primary schools.

*subject to regional guidelines

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