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Social Impact

At TELUS Digital, we understand the relationship between the success of our company and the well-being of the communities where we live, work and serve.

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We give where we live

We know that our team members want to be part of something bigger. And when given the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in their own communities, our proud team members reward us with their ongoing commitment and loyalty. In 2024, TELUS Digital team members, retirees, family and friends volunteered over 100,000 hours, working on hundreds of projects to build stronger and healthier communities around the world. #GiveWhereWeLive

A grid of five images representing the 2024 Sustainability and ESG Report. The first image, which takes up the left half of the grid, shows the cover of the report featuring a green plant leaf with an illustration of connected digital circuits covering the bottom half of the leaf. The other half of the grid includes four images described starting counterclockwise from top left: The first is titled, ‘Environment,’ and shows solar energy windmills and panels; the next is titled, ‘Social,’ and shows two people planting a garden, the next image is titled, ‘Cybersecurity,’ and shows a person giving a speech, and the final image is titled, ‘Governance,’ and shows an illustration of the earth connected by digital circuits.

2024 Sustainability and ESG Report

Get your copy of the report for an outline of the progress TELUS Digital made over the past year toward our environmental, social and governance priorities.

Report highlights include: details about our net zero emissions targets and the progress that has been made in 2024; information about our impact sourcing programs that benefit our communities, our partners and our business; news from our employee resource groups, which celebrate diversity and engender equity and inclusion among our team members; and a list of numerous events, like our TELUS Days of Giving, in which our team members have refurbished schools and playgrounds, planted trees, participated in beach cleanups, provided mentorship and educational opportunities and much more.

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It's in our nature to care

Beyond single-day activities, we are dedicated to creating ongoing, lasting partnerships with both our CSR partners and clients. Among the many stories to share, here are a few that make us especially proud:

TELUS Days of Giving

For several of our partners and clients, the sheer scale of our CSR activities are awe-inspiring to the point where clients are asking to take part in our TELUS Day of Giving events around the globe. This means working hand in hand with our clients to make a difference improving the lives of children, enhancing education and alleviating extreme poverty.

Empowering the poor

During our long-time partnership with Gawad Kalinga (GK) in the Philippines, we have created two new villages and built hundreds of homes for the nation's underprivileged families. On a regular basis, our team members continue to volunteer at the villages teaching life skills, tutoring children and empowering previously homeless people to take control of their lives.

HOPE (Helping Our People through Education)

HOPE is an eight-to-ten-month life-changing program for students in Central America teaching them English and job skills while they receive an allowance from TELUS Digital. At the end of the program, students are given fulfilling roles in the company, enabling them to support themselves and their families.

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Hosting after school programs

For years, in El Salvador, TELUS Digital volunteers have been actively involved in improving the education of young children. The "GIVE" program runs in partnership with Glasswing International in three public schools sponsored by TELUS Digital. Volunteers lead after school programs, sharing their skills in arts, sports and academics.

Diversity and inclusiveness — hearing impaired

We believe the diversity of our team is a significant competitive advantage and we value the contribution of each and every team member. As just one example, take a look at our Inclusion Program for the Hearing Impaired at TELUS Digital in Guatemala and see the impact on people like Gaby, Blas, Michelle, Jeyner, Gabriela, Maynor and many others.

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Spectrum — LGBTQIA2S+

We believe in the power and happiness that comes from bringing your true self to work every day. As a result, we are proud to support Spectrum — our resource group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, two-spirited and allied (LGBTQIA2S+) team members — with a vision of creating a more diverse and inclusive work environment at TELUS Digital.

Staying safe in a digital world — TELUS Wise®

First launched in Canada by our parent company, TELUS, TELUS Wise empowers children, adults and seniors to stay safe online. The program, now also available to team members in the Philippines and Las Vegas, offers interactive and informative workshops and content to protect one's online security, privacy, and reputation, rising above cyberbullying, and using technology responsibly.

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Connections — supporting women at work

Connections is the women's network of TELUS Digital, a program that seeks to create an inclusive community and connect the needs and interests of women in the company while supporting their professional and personal development. As an example, in El Salvador, the "Work for Her" training program provides high school graduates with 210 hours of English training and 40 hours of life skills workshops which can then be used to apply for full-time positions within the company.

Social impact

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TELUS Community Boards

We believe in taking CSR further. Created in 2005 by our parent company, TELUS, 19 Community Boards, including five international boards, have led the company's support of grassroots charities. Since 2000, TELUS team members and retirees have contributed more than $1.8 billion (CAD) in cash, in-kind contributions, time and programs, including 2.4 million days of volunteerism. Our unparalleled generosity and volunteerism have made TELUS the most giving company in the world.

TELUS Digital's five Community Boards are making a positive impact in the Philippines, Guatemala, El Salvador, Bulgaria and Romania, each with a $100,000 (USD) annual donation budget.

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