Collaboration in CO2 emission reduction programs

We support companies, NGOs, governments and communities with our expertise and innovative technology to make progress and to achieve goals such as limiting climate change and promoting sustainable growth. In the field of ESG & Sustainability, we offer specific services in both Assurance and Advisory, including services with regard to climate risks and decarbonization.

Collaboration is key in reducing our environmental impact and building a more sustainable future. As part of our commitment, we collaborate with other organizations on various initiatives that are aimed at lowering CO₂ emissions. We invest time and budget in various forms of collaboration, sharing our own knowledge and, where possible, making use of knowledge that has been developed elsewhere so that we improve continuously. In doing so, we take part in quite a number of relevant collaborations and have instigated several initiatives in this field.

We are a partner of the Anders Reizen coalition, a platform of Dutch businesses and (non‑)governmental organizations that aims to reduce CO₂ emissions of business travelling. In order to achieve these goals, the most effective measures have been translated into a leading program with ‘best practices’ that KPMG participates in. KPMG has signed the Anders Reizen Pledge, a ‘sustainable mobility promise’ that each coalition member signs. 

Read more about Anders Reizen (Dutch).

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) offers an actionable framework and roadmap for companies and financial institutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to mitigate the effects of climate change while supporting long-term sustainable business growth. SBTi is a partnership between the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), the World Resources Institute (WRI), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the United Nations Global Compact (UN Global Compact).

Read more about SBTi.

As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption measures, and to take action in support of UN goals. We endorse UN Global Compact and engage in programs such as Climate Ambition Accelerator. 

Read more about UN Global Compact.

KPMG played a pioneering role in the development of the WBCSD Circular Transition Indicators (CTI) framework, the first global open standard for measuring and monitoring circularity. With the CTI framework, companies can measure and monitor their circular performance uniformly and consistently. Subsequently, in a seven-step process, it outlines how companies can use the insights gained for business decision-making and creating a circular strategy with circular objectives.

With the CTI framework, companies can take control of their circular transition by assessing the linear risks and discovering circular opportunities.

Read more about the WBCSD Circular Transition Indicators (CTI) framework.

KPMG and Nyenrode Business University have created the ESG Innovation Institute to help organizations in their transition to sustainability. It makes the latest ESG knowledge, skills and eco-system accessible to anyone who wants to accelerate the journey to sustainability, professionally and deliberately.

In addition to the ESG Executive Program, the ESG Innovation Institute also includes an academic ESG chair at Nyenrode from which springs forth research, scientific publications, and opinion and debate. With the community we are building, the institute wants to start a movement among administrators and professionals, and to inspire them and facilitate innovative sustainable leadership. 

Read more about the ESG Innovation Institute.

KPMG has entered into a partnership with Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the national research institute for biodiversity and natural history museum. In this collaboration, two worlds come together: Naturalis' scientific knowledge in the field of biodiversity and KPMG's experience in the field of advice on sustainability, strategy and implementation. Thanks to this collaboration, organizations and companies will be better informed about the impact they have on nature and biodiversity.

Read more about the Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

The George Molenkamp Sustainability Thesis Award is a collaborative initiative between KPMG and the Amsterdam Business School and has been presented annually since 2017. The award is in honor of Dr. George Molenkamp, a pioneer in the field of sustainable entrepreneurship. Dr. Molenkamp is a former partner and chairman of KPMG Sustainability Services and has been instrumental in the development of environmental and sustainability management and auditing.

Read more about the George Molenkamp Sustainability Thesis Award.

The annual KPMG-RSM Master Sustainability Thesis Award aims to reward work that combines academic excellence and business relevance in the field of sustainability management.

Read more about the RSM Thesis Award.