It has been three years since we first outlined the targets to progress our ambitious sustainability strategy. As we look ahead, we are heightening our aims and taking bolder steps towards having sustainability thinking incorporated in our ways of working. We have a sustainability team integrated within Deloitte Innovation B.V., which operates within our existing fast, innovator and growth track schemes. The sustainability team supports our audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services functions in their innovation process to develop new services aligned with Deloitte’s vision on sustainability. The functions are then responsible for creating capacity to embed and sell these services, working with the client teams to identify client needs, create demand and develop client proposals.

'We look to deliver integrated sustainability solutions that create shared value; benefiting our clients economically, while taking into account the interests of our main stakeholders'

We have taken steps to enhance our audit services to taking a more holistic view of the businesses we serve. Today, we deliver value to our clients by helping to foster innovation and increase the sustainability of their operations.

One of the most significant areas of public engagement to emerge for the audit profession in recent years is the European Commission’s Green Paper, ‘Audit Policy: Lessons from the Crisis’, a regulatory initiative that aims to learn from the financial crisis and apply these learning across the industry in Europe.

For more information about Deloitte’s response to this initiative, please refer to ‘Our role in society’.