"KPMG's inclusive culture helps ensure that teams reflect the diversity of skills, backgrounds, experiences and thought expected by clients. We encourage our people to see the world through many different perspectives. We empower our people to be themselves and respect others - it's core to our values and what we believe in," said Susan Ferrier, KPMG International's Global Head of People, Performance and Culture.
KPMG member firms around the world are putting those beliefs into practice through their support for and involvement across a broad spectrum of diversity organizations and communities including Women Corporate Directors, the largest global network of women Board members, and KPMG's global citizenship priority of lifelong learning.
KPMG has been recognized as a leader in the drive toward inclusion in the workplace, including:
- 2017 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity (US) - 2017 Best-of-the-Best Corporation for Inclusion by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and the National Business Inclusion Consortium (NBIC) (US) - Business in the Community (BITC) announced KPMG in the UK in the Best Employer for Race list, and awarded the firm the Workplace Equality Award for Recruitment (UK) - Winner of the 2017 Queen's Award for Enterprise in the inaugural category of 'Promoting Opportunity' for its work on social mobility (UK) - The Times Top 50 Employers for Women for the 7th consecutive year (UK) - Silver Tier award for 2017 and a Bronze Tier award for the 2016 Australian Workplace Equality Index recognizing workplace support for LGBTI people (Australia) - KPMG was recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers for 2017 (Canada) - 2016/17 Life At Work Awards Honouree, to recognize and celebrate employers with leading workplace strategies that champion I&D (Malaysia).
Our priority of citizenship
KPMG has a corporate citizenship strategy that is central to our identity that supports and reinforces our values and our purpose. KPMG member firms encourage partners and staff to engage with their local communities to inspire confidence and empower change. Over the past 12 months the KPMG network and KPMG people have invested more than US$105 million in local communities, and KPMG people have contributed 500,000 hours supporting communities, which includes more than 100,000 hours of pro-bono professional services.
KPMG firms across the world continued their commitment to lifelong learning. To date, KPMG has distributed more than 3 million books worldwide through KPMG's Family for Literacy (KFFL), and is a proud supporter of Junior Achievement, Enactus, One Young World and WE Charity, among others.
Other FY17 highlights
- KPMG member firms serve 84% of Global Fortune 500 companies. - KPMG's alliances with market leaders like IBM, Microsoft and Oracle further extended the breadth of technology-based offerings for clients around the world. - The Forrester Wave(TM): Information Security Consulting Services, Q3 2017 has ranked the KPMG network as a leader in Information Security Consulting Services.
Notes to editors:
Combined revenues of KPMG member firms by region (US$ billion)
Local growth US$ growth Regions Current Prior (%) (%) Americas 10.48 10.02 4.4% 4.6% Asia Pacific 4.42 4.06 8.1% 8.9% EMA 11.50 11.34 4.0% 1.4% Total 26.40 25.42 4.8% 3.9%
Local growth US$ growth Functions Current Prior (%) (%) Audit 10.39 10.12 3.1% 2.7% Tax 5.83 5.56 5.9% 4.9% Advisory 10.18 9.74 6.0% 4.5% Total 26.40 25.42 4.8% 3.9%
The following global reports have also been issued by KPMG International today:
KPMG International Annual Review [https://home.kpmg.com/xx/en/home/campaig... ]
The International Annual Review reflects on our record of achievement over the past fiscal year, demonstrating the insights and expertise of KPMG professionals and the unrelenting focus on acting with integrity and quality in everything we do.
KPMG International Transparency Report [https://home.kpmg.com/xx/en/home/campaigns/2017/12/2017-tran... ]
This report provides insights and details on how we continually strive to enhance audit quality, which is a direct reflection of the KPMG network's unwavering commitment to audit quality, an integral element of our business and culture.
About KPMG International
KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 154 countries and have 197,263 people working in member firms around the world. The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"), a Swiss entity. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such.
The financial information set forth represents combined information of the separate KPMG member firms that perform professional services for clients. The information is combined here solely for presentation purposes. KPMG International performs no services for clients nor, concomitantly, generates any client revenue.
Headcount figures are expressed as FTE (full-time equivalent) and are based on average headcount for the financial year.
Brian Bannister, Head of Global Communications, KPMG International, +44 7919 393753, brian.bannister@kpmg.co.uk
