Our Impact
We believe sustainable growth is the only way to build a successful business and have a lasting impact on the world. So, we’re leading by example. Read on to find out more about our impact, the progress we’re making and where we’re holding ourselves to account to go further.
This is our commitment to support the UK in a connected world.
Our impact
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Our impact
Social Mobility Progression Report published
Pioneering study analysing 16,500 people's careers, reveals class background has the biggest effect on their rates of progression.
Celebrating International Women's Day
Find out more about the steps we're taking to attract, progress and support women in our firm.
Our Year in Review
We’re driving long-term sustainable growth to support our clients, our communities, our people and the UK economy to thrive.
Our commitments
Our firm
Behaving ethically and upholding our professional, ethical and quality standards at all times, guided by Our Values and Our Code of Conduct.Working with our stakeholders to restore trust in the audit profession.
Engaging 100+ suppliers to make significant carbon reductions across our supply chain through our sustainable procurement programme.
Our clients
We are committed to a multidisciplinary model and believe it is core to our past and future success.As a purpose-driven firm, we have a fundamental duty to serve the public interest and build trust.
ESG will become the watermark that runs throughout our firm.
Our people
Protect the health and wellbeing of our people and empower them to work in new and more flexible ways, enabling them to thrive.Deliver against our ambitious 2030 inclusion, diversity and equity commitments, helping to create an environment where diversity of experience, background and perspective are truly valued, and our people feel empowered to come as they are.
Develop a continuous learning culture that supports people to grow in their own way and provides opportunities to learn for a lifetime. A place where everyone can make their mark.
Support our people to do work that matters, helping to build a stronger, fairer society.
Our communities
Between 2020 and 2025, we will work directly with 150,000 beneficiaries to develop essential skills and improve social mobility.By 2025, we will convene over 2,000 organisations to support our literacy and numeracy flagships to improve social mobility.
We’ll raise £1m for Marie Curie by September 2023 (through fundraising and pro bono support).
Our planet
We’ll be Net Zero by 2030. We will achieve this by:- Using 100% renewable electricity across our estate by 2024.
- Switching to renewable gas across our estate by 2030.
- Engaging 100+ suppliers to make significant carbon reductions across our supply chain through our Sustainable Procurement Programme.
- Making significant carbon reductions on our business travel through our ambitious ‘greening’ travel strategy.
Become a zero-waste business – eliminating all avoidable waste from our operations – by 2030.
Globally, KPMG has committed to understanding and improving our impact on nature.
We have a long history across the UK, stretching back over 150 years. We support the UK in a connected world and below you can discover what that means for some of our people, clients and communities.
Years supporting the UK
Our founder believed in our profession's potential to be a force for good in society as well as the economy. Over the years, we've held onto that idea, striving to break down barriers inside the firm and make a difference outside.
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Voices of Place: Building tomorrow's workforce
The Skills City report is based on the voices of leaders and influencers in four metropolitan cities: Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool and London. It discusses the skills we need to focus on and what needs to change to deliver them.
Read the report
Partnering with universities to support regional growth
We have partnered with the University of Leeds and the University of Nottingham, the first in a number of strategic partnerships driving insight for clients and supporting regional economic growth.
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Shining a light on the game changers, disruptors and tech titans of tomorrow
FIDO Tech have been named the UK's top tech innovator in a competition run by KPMG Private Enterprise. They will go on to compete with 17 other countries in the Global Tech Innovator Web Summit.
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Connecting to the world with new ways of working
Tom's hybrid working story
Combining passion and skill to help clients prepare for ESG
How Beth is helping clients prepare for ESG
KPMG is a global organisation of independent professional services firms. Our people work with clients and communities across the world to deliver our purpose: to inspire confidence and empower change. We’ve made a global commitment to spend more than $1.5 billion US dollars over the next three years, specifically to focus on the Environmental, Social and Governance change agenda. Our global Impact Plan brings together our commitments in these areas.
Countries and territories KPMG operates in / 145
As at Dec 2021
KPMG employs people worldwide / >236,000
As at Dec 2021
KPMG employees are globally mobile - UK in/out assignments / > 1100
FY19
Committed spend on ESG / $1.5bn
FY21 - FY24
Our Values are shared globally / Integrity. Excellence. Courage. Together. For Better
