Leading companies know sustainability provides an aperture through which innovation flows — creating new markets and boosting productivity — all while enhancing performance by doing more with less.
Focusing on the topics that matter most to our stakeholders
Using our materiality assessment as a foundation, we ensure that our strategy, values and actions align with the issues identified by our stakeholders.
Protecting human rights
We are a participant of the United Nations Global Compact and we adhere to the Ten Principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the International Labour Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
Achieving Net Zero by 2050
We commit to decarbonizing our business and have set near-term, long-term and net-zero science-based emissions reduction targets which have been submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative for validation.
Evaluating climate risk
We commit to the assessment and disclosure of material climate-related physical and transition risks to our business.
Monitoring and reporting on our progress
We continuously monitor, measure and report on our progress, holding ourselves accountable to the commitments we’ve made.
Employees and Principals
Internal surveys, communications, intranet, portals, webinars, voicemails and memos, social media, ethics hotline and code of conduct, education and training, workplace policies, sustainability reports
Prospective Employees
Career fairs, social media, internships, bdo.com, strategic relationships with industry organizations and colleges and universities, sustainability reports
Clients
Relationship partners and engagement teams, responses to information requests, social media, newsletters, conferences and events, thought leadership, press releases, client listening and feedback programs, sustainability reports
Suppliers
Requests for proposals and information, due diligence requests, surveys, portals, ongoing supplier communication and management, sustainability reports
Communities
Charitable giving and community engagement activities, volunteerism and nonprofit board service, sustainability reports
Regulators
Professional associations, committee and board services, bdo.com, sustainability reports, audit quality reports, Audit Quality Advisory Committee
