KPMG is at its best when our many thousands of people are working side by side with each other and our clients to solve problems, both big and small. We do it every day, bringing the best people, the most innovative technology, and all of our collective experience to help businesses, governments, non-governmental organizations and the communities in which we work.
Through Our Impact Plan, we turn the mirror on ourselves, which is why I am pleased to provide this annual update on our progress to meet our commitments. We analyze what we can and should be doing to meet our responsibility to help shape a better future by doing what we do best — solving problems to make lasting, meaningful change.
This past year saw us make important strides in each of our four priority areas: Governance, People, Planet and Prosperity. Highlights include reaching a 25 percent carbon emissions reduction against our 2019 baseline, achieving a 50:50 gender balance on our Global Management Team, and using our scale to invite more than 500 key global suppliers to disclose their carbon footprint data. There are plenty more examples showing the actions we are taking to meet our responsibility.
We know that we need to do more to match the expectations and needs of a world that is changing very quickly. That’s why we want to be transparent about our progress. We want our people, our clients and everyone who relies on us to understand where we are and where we are going. But one of the most important lessons we’ve learned since we started this journey is that meaningful change takes commitment and, ultimately, time.
We invite you to learn more about KPMG's commitments and to familiarize yourself with the updated "Our Impact Plan".