Empowering our people

We are a people business and bringing the right people to the table — together with the right technology — is our greatest asset. In a rapidly changing environment, strong relationships and connectivity are needed now more than ever.

At KPMG, we’re committed to creating a caring, inclusive and purpose-led culture where everyone is comfortable bringing their full selves to work. We provide our people with opportunities to learn and grow, while tapping into their passion to do work that matters by making a positive difference for clients and the communities we serve.

We listened to what our people wanted and worked with them to co-create a hybrid working blueprint. We continue to invest in our digital workplace so that our people can deliver work effectively regardless of where they are. With flexible working options introduced, teams have choices about how they work in a way that supports wellbeing, while continuing to deliver excellent results for clients.

We’re committed to equipping our more than 500 people with future-ready skills and lifelong learning opportunities. As part of our ESG plan, in FY22 we began providing all our professionals with ESG learning to help them feel empowered to be agents of positive change.

With support from leading global academic institutions including Cambridge University and New York University, this learning aims to provide a solid understanding of what ESG is, why it matters, what KPMG’s doing to include ESG in everything we do and how everyone can make a positive impact.

Furthermore, the KPMG global organisation, as part of a multi-year US$5 billion investment to accelerate digital transformation, invested in augmenting the digital skills of KPMG's global workforce and expanding talent in areas such as data science and digital architecture.

Similarly, at KPMG in Malta, we’re all about developing a continuous learning culture that supports people to grow in their own way and provides them with opportunities to learn for a lifetime. As a result, in FY22, we spent 71,780 hours and €3m on learning and development.

Inclusion, diversity and equity (IDE) is core to who we are at KPMG. It helps us build great teams with diverse views that represent the world we live in and leads to stronger insights and innovations.

In FY22, KPMG firms continued to hold IDE virtual events and celebrations across the global organisation in recognition of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, International Women’s Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and Pride Month.

During the annual Pride virtual summit held by the KPMG global organisation, we set the tone for our organisation by launching a Global LGBTQ+ Inclusion Statement. It was important to do this to help ensure that our LGBTQ+ community feels safe and advocated for.

In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, an online space for KPMG professionals across the global network was created to share their learnings and stories, demonstrate allyship and help make meaningful change. Within the first week of launching, hundreds of our people (35 percent at the leadership level) were reading articles on inclusive meetings, watching TED Talks on colourism and learning about microaggressions.

This IDE Collective Action Plan is now also being executed in every KPMG member firm. Locally, we have appointed Partner Hermione Arciola as Head of IDE who is responsible for leading this action plan within our Malta office and to continue building on the work that has been carried out so far. A local IDE committee has also been set up to brainstorm, collaborate and drive IDE initiatives that will lead to an inspiring work environment for our people.