Sustainability report 2019
In this document, we take stock of our initiatives and commitment to helping build a better, fairer society. By focusing on four main areas - developing sustainable services, providing an inclusive and stimulating work environment for our people, reducing our environmental impact and contributing to our communities - we show what it means to us to be #MazarsforGood, an international partnership that creates shared value for all its stakeholders.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals are an internationally recognised blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, and we believe that with our strategy we can actively contribute to them. Quality education, gender equality, decent work and economic growth, and responsible consumption and production, among others, are clear objectives for us as a firm.
Our own history has always been one of responsibility and stewardship. Since Mazars was founded, we have embraced a long-term perspective, with the ambition of achieving sustainable growth, striking the right balance between profit and consistency, and passing on the torch to future generations. We have long been active contributors to debates on the evolution of our profession and its impact on economies and societies. We have placed systematic emphasis on training our people and our teams, on providing them with lifelong learning opportunities, and on making our offices great places to work. We have regularly engaged in pro-bono activities for organisations that needed our expertise and our time. And, for almost a decade now, we have enriched our offering with a series of sustainability services, such as human rights and culture audits, as well as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) consulting.
As our partnership has developed and expanded, more and more of our offices around the world have become involved in initiatives aimed at giving back to communities, preserving the environment or helping charities. A few of them are featured and highlighted in this report.
As a leading international audit and advisory firm, we know we are expected to do more than just grow our business and maximise profit. Our people, our clients, our stakeholders and our entire ecosystem expect us to provide trust as well as the conditions for long-term growth, to contribute to healthier economies, better communities and overall fairer, more sustainable societies. This is at the top of our agenda.
