Deloitte's 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report
Worldwide Advisory & Consulting Network GRI G3 Disclosures
Nov 16, 2009
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a leading international professional services firm, has released its 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report. The report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI G3 Guidelines and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu have self-declared a GRI Application Level of C. This is the lowest level of disclosure allowed under the GRI G3 Guidelines.
GRI G3 Guidelines Application Level C – Lowest Level of Disclosure Required
Reporting to the lowest level of disclosure required by the GRI G3 Guidelines means that the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu are not required to disclose information in relation to management approach to disclosure and needed only to report on a minimum of 10 of the GRI G3 Guidelines performance indicators. The firm however is also a member of the UN Global Compact and the 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report serves as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s communication on progress.
Stakeholder Engagement – Surveys, Events and Collaboration
As part of corporate responsibility initiatives, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has initiated a range of stakeholder engagement processes including:
- satisfaction surveys of employees and clients,
- partnerships with community organisations on projects, and
- participation in regulatory and professional standards forums and groups.
Community group stakeholders are also provided assistance via pro-bono projects and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report details a variety of these projects including employment skills programs in Southern Africa and mentoring programs in Australia.
In 2009, an aggregated 463,000 hours of volunteering was provided to community organisations by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu employees. An annual day of community service, Impact Day, is held annually and in 2008, 48,000 people across nearly 60 countries took part.
Carbon Emissions of 2.97 Metric Tons Per Person From Travel And Electricity Use
In accordance with the framework contained in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu undertook a study of the carbon emissions resulting from business travel and electricity use. The results found carbon emissions of 1.66 metric tons per person for business travel and 1.31 metric tons per person from electricity use.
The firm does not disclose in the 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report whether carbon emissions are offset however steps have been taken to reduce the carbon emission from business travel through the implementation of video conferencing facilities in offices and limiting the choice of cars available in company car schemes to exclude vehicles that do meet fuel efficiency criteria.
Projects are also being undertaken to make Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s offices and building sustainable workplaces. These projects include installing energy efficient lighting and heating solutions, purchase of renewable electricity and moving offices into designated sustainable buildings.
Overall, Deloitte’s 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report provides little substantive detail for stakeholders. The company have highlighted some of the community projects they support and provided details of carbon emissions. However, there is no detail provided of year on year changes to emissions or on evaluation of community projects.
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