At CEI, we believe that every team building event is an opportunity to create lasting impact. Thanks to the dedication of our clients, we’ve already made incredible strides in giving back— donating thousands of essential items to communities in need.
Now, we’re taking our commitment even further. We’re excited to introduce our Sustainability & Social Responsibility Journey—a new initiative designed to enhance the way we create meaningful experiences while making a positive impact on people and the planet.
Through this initiative, we’re focusing on:
Sustainable event practices to reduce environmental impact
Minimizing waste and using eco-friendly materials
Supporting local vendors and communities
Expanding our charitable giving even further
We are looking forward to partnering with you in 2025!
CEI is always ready to help your team come together and spread some seasonal cheer! We have so many customizable fun and festive team building programs designed to engage, inspire, and give back. From exciting activities perfect for the winter season to charity-focused initiatives, we have options to warm your team’s heart.
Transform your event space into a fully functional bike shop to provide a fun and healthy form of transportation for children in the community! Teams must work together to assemble and accessorize bikes, compete in challenges, and give back to those in need.
Grab your passport and get ready for a virtual globe-trotting trip celebrating festivals and holidays around the world! iQuest is a lively game-sharing experience that tests teams’ travel acumen, communications skills and creativity as they learn about unique traditions of different nations across the globe!
We transform your event space into a fully functional toyshop as guests channel their creativity and ingenuity to build toys for a local children’s charity! Hammering, gluing and decorating are the activities for the event as participants enjoy the spirit of the holidays by creating/assembling red wagons, coloring books, musical instruments and other toys. With the help of tools and our friendly elves from the North Pole, guests not only enjoy doing good for the community but also the unique opportunity to network with coworkers and friends!
Let us make this holiday season unforgettable for you and your team! Reach out to discuss a custom experience for your team.
In an increasingly interconnected world, businesses have a unique opportunity to lead and support global sustainability efforts. By aligning Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) events with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), companies can position themselves as champions of international progress while engaging their employees, clients, and stakeholders. This strategy not only strengthens a company’s global footprint, but also creates a powerful brand narrative centered on responsibility and impact.
SDGs: A Blueprint for Global Prosperity
The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals are an ambitious yet achievable framework for peace, prosperity, and planet protection. Adopted by 193 countries in 2015, these goals are designed to address pressing global challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and environmental degradation by the year 2030. The SDGs emphasize that these issues are interconnected, requiring collective action from governments, businesses, and civil society.
Corporate Events as Catalysts for Global Initiatives
Aligning corporate events with the SDGs allows businesses to contribute to international efforts while engaging their teams and building meaningful relationships. Events can serve as powerful catalysts for action, helping businesses amplify their commitment to global sustainability and rally employees around common goals.
Understanding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
What Are the SDGs?
The 17 SDGs represent a shared blueprint for addressing global challenges and improving life for current and future generations. These goals range from ending poverty and hunger to combating climate change and ensuring clean water and sanitation for all. While government and nonprofit organizations are vital to achieving these goals, businesses of all sizes play a crucial role.
Why Companies Should Align with Global Goals
Businesses are uniquely positioned to drive meaningful change by leveraging their resources, innovation, and global reach. By aligning CSR efforts with the SDGs, companies can help address complex global issues (while enhancing their brand reputation), and contribute to a healthier, more sustainable world.
Hosting CSR Team Events That Contribute to Global Sustainability
Corporate events offer a tremendous opportunity to promote global sustainability initiatives. Whether raising awareness, generating funding, or gathering supplies and/or food, CSR events can directly contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.
How CEI Can Aid Your Global Initiatives
Corporate events not only create engagement opportunities but also help businesses actively contribute to global causes. Partnering with CEI ensures that your CSR initiatives will align with the SDGs and have a lasting impact on global issues, all while engaging your team in a fun and interactive way.
Choosing SDGs That Reflect Global Priorities
When planning a CSR event, it’s important to focus on SDGs that address global priorities and have far-reaching impacts. Here are a few SDGs to consider:
SDG 13: Climate Action
Host events focused on reducing carbon emissions, promoting clean energy, and educating employees on sustainability practices.
Program Spotlight: Green Team Challenge—This initiative encourages employees to engage in eco-friendly activities, from reducing office waste to planting trees, as part of the company’s sustainability pledge.
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
Organize food drives, fundraising events, or partner with local or global organizations to combat hunger worldwide.
Program Spotlight: iQuest for a Cause—This program challenges teams to participate in fun, competitive events with proceeds that can go to international hunger relief organizations.
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Support access to clean water in underserved regions through partnerships with nonprofits or by hosting charity runs.
Program Spotlight: Clean Water Challenge—This campaign raises awareness about global water shortages and funds clean water projects in developing countries.
How Your CSR Events Can Drive Global Change
Corporate events have the potential to bridge the gap between corporate social responsibility and global development programs, making a tangible difference in the lives of people around the world.
Bridging the Gap Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Goals
CSR events aligned with the SDGs can support international development programs in several ways:
International Aid and Relief Efforts
Partner with organizations like the Red Cross or UNICEF to support international crises, providing necessary resources or financial aid.
Empowering Communities through Education (SDG 4)
Host virtual or hybrid events that offer educational resources and training programs to under-served communities, helping to break the cycle of poverty.
Aligning CSR efforts with global initiatives offers numerous benefits for businesses, from enhancing brand reputation to improving employee engagement.
Elevating Your Brand as a Global Citizen
By contributing to international goals, your company demonstrates a commitment to being part of the global solution. This enhances your brand’s reputation and aligns it with the growing global movement toward sustainability and corporate responsibility.
Building Long-term Relationships through Global Impact
When your company contributes to worldwide causes, it fosters strong relationships with partners, clients, and stakeholders. These connections not only enhance your company’s global presence, but also drive collaboration and innovation.
Boosting Employee Engagement through Global Participation
Employees are more likely to be engaged and loyal to companies that prioritize social and environmental challenges. Hosting CSR events with a focus on global issues increases morale and retention by giving employees a sense of purpose and pride in their work.
Conclusion
Corporate events provide an incredible opportunity to support global sustainability efforts and make a lasting impact. Partner with CEI to plan your next CSR event and become a key player in the global movement to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Together, we can build a better, more sustainable future for all.
In 2015 the United Nations laid out and adopted The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In that, they are focusing on 5 key areas: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership. They expand on the idea of sustainability with the understanding that building a better tomorrow isn’t just about protecting natural resources, but includes protecting and supporting people.
At Corporate Event Interactive (CEI), we give back in many sustainable ways, but one of our primary goals is to help companies partner with local organizations through local Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) events. These events lift up the people in the community and support organizations that provide opportunities through educational and/or essential care packages. Our CSR events support the global efforts of the UN Sustainability Goals by bringing the focus into local communities, and making sure that nobody is forgotten.
Importance of Supporting Local Organizations
Every community is different, but the issues they face are very similar. Generally, they revolve around homelessness and poverty, health and well-being, and a quality education. These correlate to the first four Sustainable Development Goals laid out by the United Nations. Every region has its local organizations devoted to addressing these needs, but figuring out who to partner with can be daunting.
Gather your team to help impact the community with One Team: Community Care Packages! Participants strategize the best way to tackle challenges in teams and earn essential supplies for care packages. This may be designed as a team building program or station activity. Previous kits have included everyday items for veterans, boxed lunches for food pantries, and relief supplies for those displaced by natural disasters.
Guests build relationships as they engage in a friendly competition and assemble items for Lemons of Love, a non-profit organization that provides support and community to people living with cancer. They ‘help cancer suck less’!
Bring your team together to make an impact with the STEM Team Challenge, an exciting high-tech team-building initiative designed to foster teamwork while making a positive impact on children’s education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Guests assemble kits that promote STEM learning. These kits are then donated to a local educational organization.
Experience the thrill of The Green Team Challenge, where teams delve into exhilarating eco-challenges that go beyond the usual ‘Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle’ approach. Teams engage in a series of unique green-focused trivia and tasks right in the meeting room. They earn valuable points and bragging rights on the way to being crowned Champions of Sustainability.
Upon arrival, guests are presented with a vibrant croc or sock, and their task is to find their perfect match. Working in pairs, they collaboratively curate a care package that includes the crocs and socks, ready to be donated to one or more local organizations. You have the option to select from one, two, or all four types of care packages, ensuring a diverse and impactful contribution to the community.
Benefits of These CSR Initiatives
We’ve said before and we’ll say it again, Corporate Social Responsibility events boost company morale because employees enjoy the feeling of giving back. This feeling is compounded with the knowledge that their efforts are benefitting people within their own community. In return, the community also feels a stronger affinity towards the company. This improves the overall reputation of the company and boosts brand loyalty. It’s the best win-win out there, plus it has the support of the United Nations!
Conclusion
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations emphasizes a holistic approach to sustainability that integrates the well-being of people with the protection of our planet. Corporate Event Interactive (CEI) aligns with this vision through its focus on facilitating impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) events that address critical community needs.
Partnering with local organizations and engaging companies in hands-on initiatives, CEI helps address homelessness, supports health and well-being, and fosters educational opportunities. These efforts not only benefit communities but also enhance employee morale and strengthen corporate reputation. In essence, CEI’s approach exemplifies how local actions can contribute to global sustainability goals, creating a tangible and positive impact for both people and the planet. Reach out today to start planning your own local CSR event.
Stay tuned to find out CEI can help your event have more of a global impact!
With so many teams working remotely from home, maintaining company culture has been challenging, to say the least. The days of gathering together for lunch or after work socials are long forgotten (if non-existent). Impromptu outings now resemble meetings where arrangements have to be thought through, planned and scheduled in advance. Any gathering or activity with your team is an opportunity to help encourage better communication practices, build trust and values, and promote moments of joy at work. We all need to feel connected. Team building is one way to develop a strong company culture, providing a sense of community. It could be as simple as sharing stories of favorite childhood memories or recipes. Or, creating a fun and friendly competition between departments. There are many options that can be delivered virtually or in-person. When a team works together to achieve common goals, everyone wins! Individuals, the organization and customers. The benefits of team building go a long way, long after the activity experience ends. Contact us to help build and strengthen your company culture in 2022. From our CEI team to yours, wishing you all a safe and relaxing holiday season. We look forward to working with you in 2022. ~ Linda
Corporate Social Responsibility: Why & How to Give Back
By Linda Whitlock
Practicing Corporate Social Responsibility is essential for today’s business owners. When companies are aware of the way their business practices affect both their stakeholders and the general public, this practice is valued as corporate citizenship. Here is the Why: In today’s media climate, customers, clients and employees are paying more attention to a company’s integrity and culture.Providing CSR opportunities at your event helps to foster a positive corporate image and promotes loyalty both internally, between employees and the company, and externally, between the company and its patronage.
Here is the How: The following should considered to determine the ideal way to give back at your event.Amount of time you’d like to spend on your eventNumber of participants you’d like to involveDesired location for your eventSpecified budget for your eventSelected cause, corporate alignment, or local need Facilitate anything from cleaning up a beach or park toparticipating in a combination team-building, care-package event!
Here Is How Your Company Can Execute a Rewarding CSR Event: Send out pre-event info to your employees to garner excitement. Engage employees physically and mentally with contests that foster friendly competition.Invite a representative from the benefiting charity to speak.End with a photo opp of the team showcasing what they accomplished.Hire a team building company to bring your event to life!
The start of the new near is a great time for companies to set the tone for the year ahead. Team building creates an experience that builds community and personal connections. We design programs to engage everyone in the activity.
Challenge/Opportunity: This pharmaceutical company wanted to provide a meaningful charitable team event for 1,200 attendees during their National Sales Meeting. The event would support the client’s larger overall Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative and annual day of service, benefiting local non-profit organizations in the Las Vegas area where the meeting was taking place.
Company culture plays a big role in employee satisfaction and retention. Some companies embrace a work hard, play hard ideology, others embrace giving back to the communities in which they are located. Deloitte, Salesforce, Stryker and others listed in the March 2015 Fortune article by Benjamin Snyder (@WriterSnyder) pay their employees for their time while they give back. Employees are encouraged to get into the community and share their talents. They do good works for others, they can feel good about their achievements and proud of their company for supporting their efforts. This is a triple win!
