We strive to reduce our environmental impact across our value chain in ways that accelerate growth and innovation to meet the expectations of our clients and our people.
However, we know that our biggest impact is learning from our own efforts and collaborating with clients to accelerate growth through smart, AI-enabled sustainability actions.
See the FY2025 Statement of GHG Emissions for additional detail.
“Embedding sustainability practices into our operations unlocks new possibilities for our clients, people, and firm. We know these efforts only work if we accelerate growth. With that mindset, we are driving operating efficiencies, generating more renewable energy, pioneering new AI solutions, and connecting with employees through purpose."
Darren McGann
Chief Sustainability Officer
Optimizing our real estate footprint to drive a more cost-effective, efficient, and sustainable work environment.
We consolidated operations at our headquarters in New York from three office buildings into one new modern office space. In 2026, we secured LEED Gold Certification, reflecting that our office is designed to reduce energy, water, and waste.
The space prioritizes sustainability through reusable products in employee hubs and pantries, indoor air quality performance, biophilic design elements, and LED lighting.
Our cultural home and training center in Orlando achieved LEED Silver Certification in 2020 by integrating sustainability into building design and daily operations.
Sustainable design principles include:
You can read more about our sustainability efforts at Lakehouse.
As part of our commitment to factoring the cost of carbon into business decisions, we apply a carbon fee of $20 per metric ton CO2e to scope 1 and 2 emissions, as well as scope 3 emissions associated with business travel. This fee helps us gather information for internal planning and decision‑making.
Funds generated through the ICP are invested in sustainability initiatives that help us meet business objectives, including energy efficiency upgrades, renewable energy installations, innovative technology solutions, and employee engagement.
Two Manhattan West
We consolidated operations at our headquarters in New York from three office buildings into one new modern office space. In 2026, we secured LEED Gold Certification, reflecting that our office is designed to reduce energy, water, and waste.
The space prioritizes sustainability through reusable products in employee hubs and pantries, indoor air quality performance, biophilic design elements, and LED lighting.
Lakehouse
Our cultural home and training center in Orlando achieved LEED Silver Certification in 2020 by integrating sustainability into building design and daily operations.
Sustainable design principles include:
You can read more about our sustainability efforts at Lakehouse.
Internal carbon price
As part of our commitment to factoring the cost of carbon into business decisions, we apply a carbon fee of $20 per metric ton CO2e to scope 1 and 2 emissions, as well as scope 3 emissions associated with business travel. This fee helps us gather information for internal planning and decision‑making.
Funds generated through the ICP are invested in sustainability initiatives that help us meet business objectives, including energy efficiency upgrades, renewable energy installations, innovative technology solutions, and employee engagement.
Water stewardship
In the era of AI, energy capacity is a critical issue. KPMG is having a direct impact on expanding renewable energy capacity to support the needs of our firm and society.
Power purchase agreements
Rooftop solar
Our people are key to our own decarbonization as well as to the transition journeys of our clients we serve.
The Living Green Business Resource Group fosters a culture of environmental responsibility by engaging employees in meaningful initiatives.
The network of nearly 5,000 members share knowledge, champion green practices, and create opportunities for everyone to contribute to our corporate sustainability goals.
Sustainability learning is available to all our professionals. We have offered more than 100 sustainability-related courses across our firmwide learning platforms, enabling our people to build knowledge and skills as sustainability considerations continue to evolve. We also provide in-person and virtual trainings to keep our teams current with changing sustainability regulations and priorities. Furthermore, we have collaborated with major universities to offer over 1000 professionals the opportunity to receive sustainability certificates. We continue to explore opportunities to enhance learning over time.
Living Green
The Living Green Business Resource Group fosters a culture of environmental responsibility by engaging employees in meaningful initiatives.
The network of nearly 5,000 members share knowledge, champion green practices, and create opportunities for everyone to contribute to our corporate sustainability goals.
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Sustainability training
Sustainability learning is available to all our professionals. We have offered more than 100 sustainability-related courses across our firmwide learning platforms, enabling our people to build knowledge and skills as sustainability considerations continue to evolve. We also provide in-person and virtual trainings to keep our teams current with changing sustainability regulations and priorities. Furthermore, we have collaborated with major universities to offer over 1000 professionals the opportunity to receive sustainability certificates. We continue to explore opportunities to enhance learning over time.
Helping organizations accelerate growth through smart, AI-enabled sustainability actions.
Responsible and ethical use of AI is foundational to our approach to innovation. Our Trusted AI Framework reflects a values driven, human centric and trustworthy model for integrating AI responsibly across the enterprise. Grounded in ten ethical pillars including fairness, security, transparency, and sustainability, the framework is applied across the AI lifecycle to move principles into practice.
Governance and accountability are embedded through the KPMG Trusted AI Council, which brings together cross functional leaders to continuously assess emerging regulations, technological advances, and firmwide AI use. This oversight is operationalized through enterprise-wide guidelines, mandatory responsible use training, and our patented Trusted AI System Cards, which provide transparent, repeatable evaluations of AI systems.
KPMG U.S. is among the first Big 4 firms to achieve the ISO 42001 certification, the world’s first international standard for AI management systems, reinforcing our commitment to enterprise grade governance and trustworthy, responsible AI at scale.
Emissions from our suppliers are inherently difficult to measure, but we are using AI to improve our approach. We developed a tool that classifies our procurement transactions into categories for emissions calculation, improving accuracy. We estimate that the use of this AI model has saved 7,000 hours of manual classification and review work to date. We have now implemented this tool with multiple clients.
We are also piloting new AI technology that allows us to improve accuracy of underlying supplier data. This tool can analyze product information, rather than spend data, allowing for more accurate reporting of emissions and targeted emissions reduction approaches.
Our sustainability services range from strategy and reporting, to climate risk and supply chain traceability – with the ultimate goal of protecting and creating business value.
We empower business leaders to take responsible action to adapt, recover, and thrive amid climate change, resource scarcity, shifting geopolitics, and evolving regulations.
Trusted AI for sustainable impact
Responsible and ethical use of AI is foundational to our approach to innovation. Our Trusted AI Framework reflects a values driven, human centric and trustworthy model for integrating AI responsibly across the enterprise. Grounded in ten ethical pillars including fairness, security, transparency, and sustainability, the framework is applied across the AI lifecycle to move principles into practice.
Governance and accountability are embedded through the KPMG Trusted AI Council, which brings together cross functional leaders to continuously assess emerging regulations, technological advances, and firmwide AI use. This oversight is operationalized through enterprise-wide guidelines, mandatory responsible use training, and our patented Trusted AI System Cards, which provide transparent, repeatable evaluations of AI systems.
KPMG U.S. is among the first Big 4 firms to achieve the ISO 42001 certification, the world’s first international standard for AI management systems, reinforcing our commitment to enterprise grade governance and trustworthy, responsible AI at scale.
Modernizing power generation
Accelerating innovation
Emissions from our suppliers are inherently difficult to measure, but we are using AI to improve our approach. We developed a tool that classifies our procurement transactions into categories for emissions calculation, improving accuracy. We estimate that the use of this AI model has saved 7,000 hours of manual classification and review work to date. We have now implemented this tool with multiple clients.
We are also piloting new AI technology that allows us to improve accuracy of underlying supplier data. This tool can analyze product information, rather than spend data, allowing for more accurate reporting of emissions and targeted emissions reduction approaches.
Sustainability services
Our sustainability services range from strategy and reporting, to climate risk and supply chain traceability – with the ultimate goal of protecting and creating business value.
We empower business leaders to take responsible action to adapt, recover, and thrive amid climate change, resource scarcity, shifting geopolitics, and evolving regulations.
Information on this page reflects current initiatives and goals and may evolve as standards, regulations, and methodologies develop.
1 We have already exceeded our Scope 1 goal, achieving a 52% reduction as of 2025. We have also achieved our Scope 2 goal of procuring 100% renewable electricity. For reported Scope 3 emissions, we are on track for a 50% reduction by 2030, with a 40% reduction achieved as of 2025.
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