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Corporate Social Responsibility
Message from the UK Chairman and Senior Partner
 Corporate
responsibility is central to
the culture at KPMG sits at the
heart of our Values. This
means we strongly believe in
behaving ethically, safeguarding
the environment and building
positive links with the communities
around us.
In fact,
we think that Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) is more than
just an add-on to our business. It’s
much more important than that.
People want to work
for, buy from and deal with companies
that make a
positive contribution to the
world. So responsibility and
commercial success can, and should,
go hand in hand.
Key
highlights:
£5.7m investment
in our communities
35 percent of our
people volunteered
38,000 hours of
work time were
given to volunteering
£500,000 raised
for staff charity Help
the Hospices |
We know
that really effective CSR – work
that makes a big difference
inside and outside the
business – requires strong
leadership. So in 2006 we established
our first CSR Leadership
Team, headed in the UK by Dr
Ashley Steel a member of the
Board of KPMG Europe LLP. We
are committed to developing
closer relationships with our
clients, suppliers and people
to help embed CSR into the
way of life at KPMG.
Our commitment to CSR has been
evolving for more than 13
years and continues to do so.
While recognising that CSR
goes beyond environment and
community - these are the two
areas we focus on in these
pages. Our commitment to
communities and the environment
help keep KPMG grounded in the
real issues that face society.
KPMG people and clients want to
work with an organisation
that is outward-looking, aware
and socially responsible. It is
a vital
ingredient in the glue that
binds us all together.
“We
are proud of what we have
achieved with our communities
and our continuing work to
tackle
environmental issues. We
always
strive to improve and 2007
was no
exception.” |
We are
delighted that we have received
external recognition for our commitment
to CSR and during the last year,
we have won a number of awards. Increasingly
companies are turning to us for advice
as they bring CSR into the heart
of their business operations. As
a result practicing what we preach
is becoming even more important.
John Griffith-Jones, KPMG
LLP (UK)
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