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Autodesk Barcelona’s culture of giving
Autodesk Barcelona’s culture of giving For the past two years in Autodesk’s Barcelona Office, the Giving Back Committee has kept up a steady drumbeat of pro bono and volunteer opportunities for nearly 600 Autodeskers in Barcelona. Year-round work culminates in an annual auction raising…
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Customizing pro bono for legal expertise
Customizing pro bono for legal expertise Attorneys Susie Berg and Jeff Kaban were still relatively new to Autodesk when they volunteered to develop a pro bono program for the Autodesk Legal Department in 2020. With pandemic lockdowns in full effect and racial justice protests…
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Our investment in Closed Loop Partners
Our investment in Closed Loop Partners’ venture capital group to usher in a circular economy Today’s linear economy – where we extract resources, make something, use it, and then throw it away – creates an amazing amount of waste. Yes, waste in terms of energy and…
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Autodesk employees’ connection to giving and community
Global Month of Giving at Autodesk kicks off on Giving Tuesday, November 30th, a time to foster and celebrate the generosity, hope, and connection created through charitable giving. Each year, Autodesk employees are eligible for up to $5,000 in matching funds from the Autodesk Foundation, doubling the impact of their…
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Meet five organizations leveraging Engineering for Change Fellows for impact
Fellows apply architecture, engineering, and design expertise to solutions to climate change and inequality alongside nonprofits and startups.
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Employees support innovative housing solutions through pro bono consulting
Image courtesy of CUBO Modular More than 1.6 billion people around the world lack adequate and decent shelter. In 2017, Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter launched ShelterTech, a platform for affordable housing innovation, including regional accelerators to provide shelter-focused startups with business support and mentorship.
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Our investment in Heirloom
Low cost, scalable direct air capture to remove 1b tons of CO2 by 2035 To meet the guiding goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, we need to not only limit greenhouse gas emissions but also aggressively remove CO2 from the…
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Connecting community, culture, and creativity
How one employee’s leadership is building intergenerational bonds This year, Autodesk embraced its unique opportunity to accelerate positive outcomes through a company-wide impact strategy that positions Autodesk to take action as a business, in partnership with customers, and to support its industries…
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Behind the scenes of the Obsidian Concept House
Image courtesy of BADG The Autodesk Foundation mobilized Autodesk technology, Autodesk expertise, and Autodesk training partner Microdesk in support of the Obsidian Experience, a digitally rendered 3D concept house, highlighting the vision and creativity of Black Artists + Designers Guild (BADG) architects, interior designers, and artists. Image courtesy…
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Annual Impact Report: A Better World Designed and Made for All
FY21 IMPACT REPORT Since 2014, the Autodesk Foundation has facilitated over $37 million in grants, impact investments, and donations, over $160 million in Autodesk‑donated software solutions, and nearly 170,000 Autodesk employee volunteer hours, collectively reaching more than 6,000 nonprofits and startups. In fiscal year 2021, the Autodesk Foundation’s grantee portfolio…
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