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      Boris Herrmann and his team Malizia sail in the toughest regattas in the world and fight for the protection of the oceans at the same time. Their motto: "A Race We Must Win - Climate Action Now!". Their goal: to combine sporting success with raising awareness about the consequences of climate change - and to show what is possible in both with cutting-edge technology, top performance and team spirit.

      That's why we're getting on board together with Team Malizia

      We at KPMG are part of this special race. With Team Malizia, we are strengthening our responsibility as a company and driving forward ocean and climate protection. At the same time, we are giving ourselves, our clients and society the opportunity to gain new perspectives.

      Video: KPMG x Team Malizia: A Race We Must Win

      Boris Herrmann and Team Malizia epitomise what we stand for as a company: technological excellence, sustainability expertise, top performance as a strong team - and a commitment to a better future. Together we want to achieve more. For our customers, by creating momentum for their sustainable transformation. And for our society by raising awareness of climate protection.

      Mattias Schmelzer

      Chairman of the Managing Board, CEO

      KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

      For us as Team Malizia, it's about much more than sailing. 'A Race We Must Win' is our mission and our most important message. I am very happy and proud to have KPMG on board. Together we create change and inspire others to drive change.

      Boris Herrmann

      Professional sailor

      Team Malizia

      KPMG x Malizia: Why they are an ideal match

      How we are running the race together

      At KPMG, we are helping to make our clients more digital, more sustainable and more future-proof. At the same time, we are committed to driving our own transformation towards a more sustainable organisation. Our partnership with Team Malizia continues this commitment. We are focussing on three areas:

      • We support the impact of Team Malizia:

        As technology and sustainability experts, Boris Herrmann and Team Malizia promote ocean and climate protection by collecting scientific data on ocean research. As climate ambassadors, they inspire others to protect the world's oceans. With this partnership, we are supporting them in these important tasks and creating the basis for innovation and progress.

      • We are committed to ocean education:

        Team Malizia takes environmental issues to where they have an impact - into classrooms, on digital learning platforms and in dialogue with young people. With this in mind, we are launching our own programme together with Team Malizia to complement our commitment to education.

         

      • We bring in new perspectives:

        We strengthen our position vis-à-vis our customers: As part of the partnership, we offer them new impetus for their digital and sustainable transformation, for example through thought leadership with exclusive insights into scientific collaborations or field reports.

      Team Malizia

      33 people, 11 nations, one common goal - that's Team Malizia. Sailors, technicians, engineers and scientists contribute to a more sustainable future through their work, with the aim of achieving more than just sporting success. During their worldwide regattas and voyages, the crew collects valuable environmental data with the help of a state-of-the-art on-board laboratory and high-tech measuring instruments. The CO₂ concentration, temperature and salt content of the water, for example, are continuously measured.

      Team Malizia

      Team Malizia also collects marine and environmental data in remote marine regions such as the Antarctic, which are virtually inaccessible to conventional research expeditions. The data is analysed by institutions such as the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, GEOMAR and the Alfred Wagner Institute - and is incorporated into climate models and weather analyses as well as reports such as the IPCC report or the Global Carbon Budget. In this way, ocean sailing makes a concrete contribution to global climate research - based on technology and data and with a view to the future of our planet.

      Team Malizia combines scientific commitment with information and education - with the aim of inspiring young people in particular for marine conservation and turning them into ambassadors for the oceans. With its own programme, Team Malizia is committed to ocean education in schools and promotes awareness of climate change. And it does so worldwide: at every stage of the last Ocean Race around the globe, Team Malizia works with children from local schools on the topic of the ocean and climate change, for example.

      Boris Herrmann, born in 1981 in Oldenburg, is one of Germany's best-known ocean sailors. In 2020/21, he was the first German to take part in the Vendée Globe - the toughest solo non-stop race around the world. The principle: participants sail around the world alone without stopping or accepting outside help. Boris Herrmann experiences the effects of climate change first-hand on his journeys. Back in 2016, he founded Team Malizia with Pierre Casiraghi, which combines sailing with climate research. Boris is an ambassador for UNESCO, among other organisations, and has received several awards.