Making our impact count
How we do business matters – to our people, our clients, our communities and the environment. At BDO, we’re taking practical steps to reduce our environmental impact, widen access to opportunity and use our skills and resources to make a difference.
For our people, that means opportunities to contribute too – through the work you do, the choices we make as a firm and the time you can give to the causes and communities that matter to you.
Environment
Taking action on our impact
We’ve committed to reach Net Zero by 2050, with a short-term target to halve our Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. Our targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and align with efforts to limit global temperature rises to 1.5°C.
To get there, we’re focusing on three areas where we can make a difference: How we work, How we Travel and How we Buy.
Read more on our Reporting Portal.
Social
Using our time and skills to make a difference
With 8,500 people across BDO in the UK and Ireland, we have plenty of skills, experience and energy to share. Through initiatives including 5+5 Citizenship and our wellbeing programmes, our people can contribute to the communities around them and support each other.
Our 5+5 Citizenship initiative gives everyone ten dedicated days each year for volunteering, fundraising and sharing their professional skills.
Read more on our Reporting Portal.
Governance
Turning commitments into action
Our ESG commitments are monitored, measured and reported on, with a dedicated Executive Group overseeing our strategy and an Impact team helping drive progress across the organisation.
Read more on our Reporting Portal.
Make a difference through your work
Making an impact isn’t limited to our Citizenship days. As auditors, tax professionals and business advisers, our people work with businesses and organisations across the UK, using their expertise to help them respond to challenges and opportunities.
It means there are different ways to contribute – through your day-to-day work and beyond it.
Our Net Zero commitment
BDO in the UK committed to reach Net Zero by 2050, with a short-term target to halve our overall Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. Our targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and align with efforts to limit global temperature rises to 1.5°C.
Reaching Net Zero will take sustained change across our firm, our suppliers and the way we work. That’s why we’re focusing on three areas where we can have an impact: How we work, How we Travel and How we Buy the goods and services, how we work and business travel.
Find out more about our Net-Zero commitment here.
Access to opportunity
Where you start shouldn't decide where you go
We want more people to have access to opportunities at BDO, regardless of their economic or social background. That means looking at the barriers people face, widening access to our profession and creating routes for people to discover where a career with us could take them.
We do that through our own programmes and by working with schools, charities and organisations across the profession.
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BDO is an incredible firm, occupying a very specific market position. We have much to be proud of from our journey to today, as a near £1billion UK firm. This is a time to build on our heritage, whilst looking to our future.
Mark Shaw
Managing Partner
