Our Sustainability Report presents KPMG Switzerland’s key ESG issues that fall under one of our four overarching pillars: Governance, People, Planet and Prosperity.

In this report, we set out commitments that respond to these material issues, reporting on the progress we’ve made so far, the current challenges including how we, as a service provider and employer, reacted to these challenges, and where we can make the greatest impact.

The reporting period covers our 2022 financial reporting year, i.e., from 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022.

governance

"Putting our values at the heart of the way we do things"

Commitments

  • Purposeful business
    • Always act with a clear purpose  
    • Lead the profession in audit quality  
  • Acting transparently with accountability and integrity
    • Act lawfully, ethically and in the public interest
    • Work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery
  • Human rights: Respect human rights

Achievements

  • Renewed our ISO 27001 certification
  • No violations of the Supplier Code of Conduct were reported to us
  • No complaints regarding a breach of customer information security
  • Ecovadis Silver Medal
people

"Creating a caring, inclusive and values-led culture for our people"

Commitments

  • Inclusion, diversity and equity
    • Have an inclusive culture, built on trust 
    • Foster an educated, empathetic workforce
    • Advocate for equal opportunity
  • Health and well-being: Protect the health of our people - both physically and mentally - and enable them to be effective and productive 
  • Continuous learning: Develop a culture of continuous learning 

Achievements

  • Introduced a new work from anywhere offering, incorporating 10 days for cross-border remote working
  • Increased maternity leave from 16 to 18 weeks and paternity leave from 2 to 4 weeks
  • Received the Swiss LGBTI label which recognizes organizations who take a holistic approach to diversity management
  • Introduced two ESG trainings open to all staff
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planet

"Reducing our impact on the environment to build a more sustainable and resilient future"

Commitments

  • Decarbonization
    • Achieve a 50 percent reduction of our direct and indirect GHG emissions by 2030
    • Purchase verified carbon credits in the amount of any remaining GHG emissions we cannot remove from our operations, thus contributing to a technology- and nature-based solution to our GHG footprint
  • Climate risk: Give financial markets, clients and our leaders clear, comprehensive, high-quality information on the impacts of climate change

Achievements

  • All offices sourcing 100% renewable electricity
  • Implemented an internal carbon price to drive us toward net zero
  • Implemented a carbon accounting solution based on ServiceNow
  • Introduced an approval process for non-client related non-chargeable air travel
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prosperity

"Driving good corporate citizenship and wealth creation for our communities"

Commitments

  • Making a positive social and economic impact: Support education and lifelong learning
  • Innovation of better products and services
    • Build an agile, effective and resilient organization through digital transformation
    • Form alliances with top technology vendors to enrich our services
    • Continuously improve our service quality and client satisfaction

Achievements

  • Monetized the positive and negative impacts from our own operations using KPMG’s proprietary “True Value” methodology
  • Expanded our sustainability offer
  • Onboarded 23 alliance partners (up from 21 last year) to our alliance management platform, actively driving collaboration between our business and technology units