Employee engagement programs run by Earthwatch offer many potential benefits to partner companies, depending on the design, size, and scope of the partnership program.

According to an independent study commissioned by Earthwatch, partnership benefits to the partner company include:

• Increased environmental awareness and understanding of environmental issues among staff.
• Greater communication to staff of corporate responsibilities, values, and commitment.
• Promotion of environmental policies and recognized good practice to internal and external stakeholders.
• Enhanced cross-company or regional communication and sharing of knowledge and experience, breaking down of cultural boundaries.
• Employee motivation as a tool to help employee recruitment and retention.
• Enhanced understanding among employees of the links between international participation and local action.
• Enhanced personal and professional development, building on the development of particular skills and competencies as part of the field research project experience.
• Formal or informal 'sustainability training.'
  

Benefits to Earthwatch include:

• Direct support for scientific field research projects from competent and capable individuals.
• Skills exchange between scientists and company employees.
• Knowledge benefits from relationship with company.
  

Benefits to individual participants:

• Improved understanding of environmental and sustainable development issues.
• Enhanced confidence, leadership, and greater intercultural awareness.
• Enhanced knowledge of reality of sustainable development issues on the ground.

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