Corporate Responsibility Inaugural Report - Deloitte

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The Right Way: Global CollaborationCorporate responsibility is by nature expansive. In an increasinglyinterconnected world, we are all global citizens. We face common challenges,and the solutions to them are most effectively addressed when they are theresult of collaboration among stakeholders. For Deloitte, foremost amongthose stakeholders are the other member firms of Deloitte ToucheTohmatsu (DTT).Deloitte Touche TohmatsuDTT coordinates a globally connected network of member firms in 140countries, which together employ 165,000 professionals. The DTT memberfirms’ approach to corporate responsibility is shaped by the recognition that,because they are a professional services organization, their impact onsociety comes in large part from the way they serve clients. Accordingly,the DTT member firms seek to achieve excellence and continuousimprovement in three ways:• Conduct—responsible business practices in how the member firms are runand how they serve clients.• People—investing in the talent and diversity of the member firms’ currentand future workforce.• Communities—commitment to local communities and shared global challengesTo sustain trust and best serve member firm clients, integrity and qualityare the foundation that defines the approach to the operation of member firmbusiness and the delivery of multidisciplinary professional services to clients.The people of the DTT member firms are also committed to the global SharedValues, which create a culture of trust across all of the member firms.“Every day, in actions and decisionsbig and small, our professionalsprove themselves to be ethicalleaders. It’s a fundamental part ofwho we are. We act with integrityand a sense of responsibility, bothindividually and collectively ineverything we do.”—Jim Quigley,Chief Executive Officer,Deloitte Touche TohmatsuCountries where Deloitte ToucheTohmatsu member firms serve clientsDTT HeritageWith the formal establishment of the Corporate Responsibility Policy, Deloittehas sought to benefit from the experience of other DTT member firms. In thisregard, Deloitte is fortunate to be part of DTT’s rich heritage of publicengagement in the corporate responsibility agenda:• As participants in the 1992 Earth Summit (formally known as the UnitedNations Conference on Environment and Development), DTT was amongthe first organizations to acknowledge the importance of environmentalsustainability to the financial success of global organizations.• DTT became a founding signatory of the United Nations Global Compact,an initiative seeking to promote responsible global citizenship by advancinguniversal values in business operations, at its inception in 2000, and hasbeen actively involved since that time.The Global Compact askscompanies to embrace, supportand enact, within their sphereof influence, a set of corevalues in the areas of humanrights, labour standards, theenvironment, and anti-corruption• A member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Developmentsince 1995, DTT has taken part in many working groups and projectsthrough the years.• DTT joined the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) in October2003. In November 2007, John Connolly, chairman of the DTT Board ofDirectors, Deloitte U.K.’s chief executive and senior partner, and the DTTcorporate responsibility leader became a trustee of the IBLF’s Boardof Trustees.20P Please consider the environment before printing
• A Strategic Partner of the World Economic Forum, DTT became afounding signatory of the Forum’s Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative(GCCI) in 2002, and is a signatory to the Forum’s Partnering AgainstCorruption Initiative, which was formally launched in January 2004. DTTalso signed the Forum’s CEO Climate Policy Recommendations to G8Leaders, presented in July 2008.• DTT supports the efforts of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to developa common framework for sustainability reporting and has been involved withit since its inception. DTT member firms participated actively in GRI’s 2002guidelines review process, and member firm professionals play—and haveplayed over time—key roles in the GRI governance and stakeholder bodies.AssociationsIn addition to our initiatives with global associations via DTT, Barry Salzberg,Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte LLP, is a member of the IBLF AmericasAdvisory Group. Further, Frank Piantidosi, Chairman and CEO of DeloitteFinancial Advisory Services LLP, serves on the board of directors ofTransparency International-USA, the American chapter of the Berlin-basednon-profit/non-partisan organization founded to curb corruption in internationalbusiness and development. Lastly, Deloitte is a participant in the BusinessRoundtable Climate RESOLVE (Responsible Environmental Steps,Opportunities to Lead by Voluntary Efforts) project, an initiativeencouraging commitment to reduce greenhouse gas intensity.21P Please consider the environment before printing
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