Editing Ernst & Young (section)

== Sponsorships ==
Ernst & Young is involved in many sponsorships, including its ''[[Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award|World Entrepreneur of the Year Award]]'' program, held in over 60 countries.<ref>[http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/US_EOY_Article_FAQ EY Entrepreneur Of The Year] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714073340/http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/US_EOY_Article_FAQ |date=14 July 2012 }}. Ernst & Young. Retrieved 9 July 2011.</ref>

The awards are an annual award program sponsored by Ernst & Young in recognition of [[entrepreneurship]]. 
Founded in 1986 in [[Milwaukee]] as a single award, the program now runs in all 50 U.S. states and in more than 60 countries.<ref name="EYeoty">{{cite web |title=EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programs |url=https://www.ey.com/en_gl/weoy/contacts |access-date= |publisher=Ernst & Young |location=United States}}</ref>

At the country and territory levels, programs begin with nomination<ref>{{Cite web |title=Entrepreneur Of The Year nomination |url=https://eoy.ey.com/home |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=eoy.ey.com}}</ref> of entrepreneurs who demonstrate specific criteria. The award may be given to multiple individuals per year. For example, in the U.S. and other countries, there are multiple regional and category winners, spanning fields such as for retail and consumer products, technology, family business, energy, chemical and mining, food products and services, real estate, hospitality, and construction, financial services, digital media, and transformational ventures.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/MET-NY_Article_award_recipients |title=Meet NY award recipients |work=Entrepreneur of the Year Awards |publisher=Ernst & Young |date=2013 |location=United States }}</ref> However, in each country, only one company and its leader(s) are recognized as the overall award recipient.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/US_EOY_2014-winners |title=US winners |work=Entrepreneur of the Year Awards |publisher=EY |date=2014 |location=United States |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416053832/http://www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/US_EOY_2014-winners |archive-date=2015-04-16 }}</ref>

Since 1986, over 10,000 founders, CEOs, and business leaders have received awards.<ref name="hof">{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.com:80/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/US_EOY_Article_EOY_HOF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422161525/http://www.ey.com:80/US/en/About-us/Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/US_EOY_Article_EOY_HOF|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2016|title=Visit the Hall of Fame|work=Entrepreneur of the Year Awards|publisher=EY|location=United States|access-date=9 June 2016}}</ref>

=== Art and media ===
EY UK sponsors exhibitions of works by famous artists, such as [[Cézanne]], [[Picasso]], [[Pierre Bonnard|Bonnard]], [[Monet]], [[Auguste Rodin|Rodin]] and [[Renoir]]. The most recent of these was ''Maharaja: the Splendour of India's Royal Courts'' at the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].<ref>[http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/maharaja/ "Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts"]. [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], London, England. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2011.</ref>

In addition, EY sponsors the educational children's show ''[[Cyberchase]]'' on [[PBS Kids]] under the [[PBS Kids GO!]] television brand, in an effort to improve [[mathematics]] literacy in children.<ref>[http://pbskids.org/cyberchase Cyberchase – PBS Kids] Official PBS Kids website with corporate sponsorships.</ref>

EY in the UK sponsors the [[ITEM club]].<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=44555 Ernst & Young Item Club appoints new Chief Economist]. Prnewswire.co.uk 16 June 1997. Retrieved 9 July 2011.</ref>

EY in the UK has set up the [[National Equality Standard]] (NES), an initiative developed for business which sets clear equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) criteria against which companies are assessed. The [[National Equality Standard]] (NES) is currently the only industry recognized national standard for EDI in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehrdirector.com/business-news/diversity_and_equality/untitled-resource/ |title=Hope that National Equality Standard (NES) will turn tide for D&I |publisher=The HR Director magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020202134/http://www.thehrdirector.com/business-news/diversity_and_equality/untitled-resource/ |archive-date=20 October 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

EY in the UK has set up ''EY Foundation'', a new UK charity set up to support young people and entrepreneurs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodnewsshared.com/ey-thanked-at-ey-foundation-launch/ |title=EY Thanked at Launch of EY Foundation|date=2 September 2014 |access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref>

=== Sports ===
On 8 September 2011, [[Rio 2016]] made the announcement that EY would be an official sponsor of the ''[[2016 Summer Olympics]]'' to be held in Brazil, as the exclusive provider of professional services – consulting and auditing – for Rio 2016 organizing committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=37832 |title=Rio 2016 Unveils Ernst & Young as Tier 2 Sponsor |publisher=Aroundtherings.com |access-date=8 December 2011 |archive-date=25 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025074821/http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=37832 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

EY was an Official Partner to the [[2012 Ryder Cup|2012]] and the [[2014 Ryder Cup]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.com/GL/en/Newsroom/News-releases/Ernst---Young-announces-partnership-with-The-2012-European-Ryder-Cup|title=EY announces partnership with The 2012 European Ryder Cup Team and The 2014 Ryder Cup|publisher=ey.com|access-date=27 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103173632/http://www.ey.com/GL/en/Newsroom/News-releases/Ernst---Young-announces-partnership-with-The-2012-European-Ryder-Cup|archive-date=3 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> it partners with the [[British and Irish Lions]].,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lionstour.ey.com/|title=EY – 2017 British & Irish Lions Tour to New Zealand|last=EY|website=lionstour.ey.com|access-date=2017-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630182012/http://lionstour.ey.com/|archive-date=30 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and it has a longstanding relationship with the [[2011 Tour de France]] winner [[Cadel Evans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.com/AU/en/Newsroom/News-releases/Ernst-and-Young-renews-relationship-with-Cadel-Evans |title=Ernst & Young renews relationship with Cadel Evans |access-date=17 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109230833/http://www.ey.com/AU/en/Newsroom/News-releases/Ernst-and-Young-renews-relationship-with-Cadel-Evans |archive-date=9 November 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

In April 2019, EY announced a two-year-long collaboration with [[USA Rugby]], where EY would act as their Official Principal Partner. The partnership was focusing on digital and technological transformations, as well as innovating and growing the game in the US, while specifically mentioning an overhaul of USA Rugby's diversity and inclusiveness program.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/usa-rugby-names-ey-as-official-principal-partner/|title=USA Rugby Names EY as Official Principal Partn|publisher=Sport Travel Magazine|date=3 April 2019|access-date=4 November 2022}}</ref>