15,000 Deloitte Consulting Professionals in 87 Cities Around the World to Put Skills, Technology and Experience to the Test to Benefit Local Causes.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001

Consultants to Teach Seniors in Copenhagen How to Use the Internet, Students in Seoul About the Latest Computer Applications and

First-Time Homeowners in Detroit How to Budget Their Daily Living

Expenses

On Friday, May 11, more than 15,000 Deloitte Consulting professionals will spend the day serving local communities in 87 cities around the world with projects ranging from teaching senior citizens in Copenhagen how to use the Internet and helping first-time homeowners in Detroit learn how to budget their household expenses to building a web site for a children's hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. The aim of these activities is to combine the firm's management know-how and human capital with the latest technology to stimulate learning, skill development and self-sufficiency in communities where Deloitte Consulting professionals live and work.

Known as Global IMPACT Day, the event is one of the largest corporate citizenship efforts of its kind ever held, unique in size, scope, and theme. IMPACT Day programs are planned in 35 cities throughout North America, 33 cities in Europe, and 19 cities throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and South America.

"Deloitte Consulting's commitment to our people and the communities where we work is more than just a business strategy," said Doug McCracken, CEO of Deloitte Consulting. "It's the essence of who we are. IMPACT Day enriches our personal and professional experiences and gives us an opportunity to apply the same strategies and skills with which we tackle client problems to the obstacles communities around the world face on a daily basis."

"IMPACT Day also serves to strengthen employee morale, foster an even stronger sense of unity within the firm and promote collaboration among our colleagues and our communities," added McCracken. "It is a constant challenge for a large, global company to maintain a personal, small company feeling. IMPACT Day is one way we meet that challenge."

In the New York City metropolitan area alone, more than 1,000 Deloitte Consulting employees, working in cooperation with the New York City Public School System, will participate in a variety of activities focusing on both skill building and facility/infrastructure enhancement at 15 New York City public schools. On the high school level, skill-building workshops will focus on interviewing techniques and managing the college application process. On the grade school level, literacy will be the theme for the day with reading workshops for the students and book donations to each library.

Global IMPACT Day projects include:

-- Amsterdam - Assisting the Seal Creche Pieterburen to return rescued seals to sea.

-- Atlanta - "Cyber Center" tutoring (Internet training) for adults interested in improving their computer skills in addition to working with elementary school students and staff on general maintenance and landscaping at school buildings and community centers.

-- Boston - Facility enhancement at five residential homes for children to include building and equipping a library, painting, and general landscaping.

-- Cincinnati - Helping senior citizens connect with family and long lost friends through the Internet in addition to general home repairs and improvements for senior citizens.

-- Chicago - Conducting a series of technology and Internet workshops at 10 public schools.

-- Mexico City - Installation of computer center and general maintenance projects at the 2,500 student Ricardo Flores Magon Elementary School.

-- Minneapolis - Creating a "Trail of Hope" for children affected by HIV/AIDS at Camp Heartland.

-- Oslo - Teaching IT classes and painting classrooms in a local school.

-- San Francisco - Building a school play ground at Bayshore Elementary School.

-- Seattle - Working with local environmental groups to restore salmon habitats in addition to installing a high school computer lab and conducting technology-training classes for the staff.

-- Singapore - Conducting career counseling at rehabilitation centers.

-- Thailand - Building and equipping a library at an orphanage.

-- Toronto - Working with the City Parks and Recreation Division

to clean and beautify the valley lands of the Don River.

-- Washington, D.C. - Teaching life skills and career development courses to high school students.

"A key differentiator for us as a firm is our commitment to diversity - our respect for individual cultures, backgrounds, skills and experiences that when brought together, provides a richness of solutions to our clients," McCracken said. "While we think globally, we act locally, which is why it made sense to us that each of our offices would choose IMPACT Day events appropriate and beneficial to their specific communities."

About Deloitte Consulting

Deloitte Consulting is one of the world's leading business consulting firms, providing services in all aspects of enterprise transformation, from strategy and processes to information technology and human resources. The firm's professionals help our clients, from new economy start-ups to Fortune 1000 global organizations, to create, reinvent and defend their business models by guiding them through the complexities of the evolving digital economy. Deloitte Consulting is part of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, one of the world's leading professional services firms, providing world-class consulting, assurance and advisory, and tax services through nearly 90,000 people in over 130 countries to nearly one-fifth of the world's largest companies, public institutions and successful fast-growing companies. For more information about Deloitte Consulting, visit www.dc.com.