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DOWNTO EARTH As we consider the world around us and BDO’s role within it, we acknowledge our relationship with the environment. We are reducing and minimising our impact on the environment. We’ve been tracking our environmental impact through our Carbon Footprint Reports for seven years, ensuring our commitments go beyond what is required for compliance. Working with Carbon Smart, we have increased our Carbon Footprint Reporting so we see the data and can make decisions quarterly rather than annually. We have best-practice environmental systems and are recognised as managing our environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability, which is why we have been reaccredited with the ISO14001:2015 certificate. This year, we have removed disposable plastic cups from our offices, replacing them with a BDO-branded water bottle for hot and cold drinks for every member of staff.
MONEY MATTERS X X We enable Payroll Giving that encourages employees to make tax-free donations to charities directly from their salary. BDO employees have generously donated a combined total of more than £100,000 to a range of different causes through our Payroll Giving scheme, where BDO covers the admin cost so that 100% of donations reach the charities. X X This level of Payroll Giving has been recognised with a Bronze award for BDO, according to the Payroll Giving Quality Mark. X X The BDO Charitable Trust makes discretionary grants and matched donations. In the financial year to July 2019, the total Matched Giving contribution from BDO was nearly £42,000.
We have also recently launched the Environmental Champion group with each office having passionate people who can interact with their own offices and departments as well as with others to improve our environmental commitments. We have trained 37 Environmental Champions, with further training sessions scheduled throughout 2019 and 2020. We also work with some wonderful clients advising them on a variety of sustainability projects, including the development of Circular Economy, forest protection technology and renewable power programmes.
BDO LLP SIGNS UP TOTHE UNGLOBAL COMPACT AGREEMENT The fact that we selected ‘Citizenship’ as one of our cultural priorities demonstrates that we, and our people, aspire to be good corporate citizens. Which is why we’ve signed up to the United Nations’ Global Compact Agreement. It’s a formal commitment from businesses to act as good corporate citizens and shows how we’re working with other businesses to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The 17 Goals aim to “end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.” Moore Stephens LLP was a signatory already and, when we merged, we agreed that it was the right thing to do for the rest of BDO in the UK to sign up to as well.
SMART HYDRATION Audit Trainee, Matthew Boase, used his CSR days to volunteer at a sailing club that was
awarded Green Club of the Year due to their water source heat pump and solar panels. BDO donated 500 water bottles which were issued to each competitor and reused throughout the week. This allowed the event to run without selling any plastic bottled water for the entire six days in an aim to reduce the waste caused by the event.
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