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Corporate citizenship 

"This is an exciting and critical moment in the debate around the role of business in tackling the world’s most pressing problems. Problems such as climate change, food and water scarcity, poverty, security, development and economic growth.

"We have a clear vision of the role of KPMG firms. We believe we should use our skills and our resources to become fully involved in finding sustainable solutions to global and local issues, working alongside governments, civil society groups and international agencies. This vision is in line with our values — where we make a commitment to the communities in which we work.

"Locally, member firms around the world are using their skills to support local community initiatives and projects. Globally, we are using our capacity and capability as an international network to support the Millennium Development Goals, working strategically with governments, non-governmental organizations and charities to make an impact. To help combat the effects of climate change, we have developed the KPMG Global Green Initiative, which includes an ambitious target to reduce our combined global carbon footprint by 25 percent by 2010.

"These are often big and complex challenges, but I see, first hand, truly remarkable examples of KPMG people making a difference in the world. While there is still much to do, we are confident we are making a significant contribution in creating a more sustainable world and we are proud to share some of this with you."

Michael Hastings
Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick (CBE)
Global Head of Citizenship and Diversity, KPMG International

Find out more about KPMG’s Corporate Citizenship strategy. This is broadly divided into three areas:

Kumasi City in Ghana, Africa. One city which KPMG International is advising in association with the Millennium Cities Initiative

Global Development Initiative

KPMG in the Cayman Islands supports the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) and the Ocean Literacy program.

Climate change and the environment

Planning for the 2009 opening of City of London KPMG Academy, in association with KPMG in the UK.

Education and the wider community


Browse our interactive Values in action — thinking beyond book which was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January 2009. This book is the signature backbone statement of KPMG’s values in day-to-day application right across our network.

Watch a film outlining our commitment to Corporate Citizenship, and the work we are doing globally.

KPMG has been a signatory to the UN Global Compact since 2002 and we take our commitments seriously. Find out more by reading our Communication on Progress (“CoP”) report.