CHICAGO, JULY 30, 2025 – BDO USA, one of the nation’s leading accounting and advisory firms, today released its latest sustainability report. The report highlights the firm’s efforts to strengthen its culture, champion well-being in its communities and prioritize sustainability for long-term organizational resilience.
Throughout 2024, BDO made progress across a variety of programs aimed at helping our people and communities thrive, including fostering opportunities for intentional connection across the firm. Additionally, its social impact program continued to grow and evolve through increased participation and new relationships and initiatives. Highlights from 2024 include:
- Named sustainability a key enabler of BDO’s global vision
- Achieved 86% in Employee Engagement Index — part of our annual employee survey, the Index seeks to comprehensively measure employee engagement through a focus on certain key indicators, such as leadership, work-life fit, communication and career development.
- Announced our first national nonprofit cause partner
- Mobilized 22,950 volunteer hours
- Donated $3.1M to nonprofit organizations and communities
- Offered 340 inclusion events
- Relaunched peer mentoring circles
Additionally, in 2024 BDO reached a major milestone in its decarbonization efforts, developing a firmwide greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction strategy and setting science-based near-term, long-term and net-zero targets.
To help make progress toward its targets, BDO has developed robust programs that prioritize its highest emitting areas, focusing on responsible sourcing, responsible offices and responsible travel. These programs enable informed decision-making, empower operational teams and embed sustainable practices into the business.
BDO’s sustainability report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 2021 Universal Standards and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) 2018 standard for the Professional & Commercial Services industry. The report reflects financial, people and emissions data from the firm’s calendar year 2024 (January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024).
Our purpose is helping people thrive, every day. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first. BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.
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