We have a responsibility to our communities and our people are involved in them. Our global culture is built upon respect and awareness of local cultural needs and differences and we aim to be an ethical, socially and environmentally organisation in every country in which we have a presence

At BDO we are committed to being a responsible business, both in how we work with our clients but also in terms of how we contribute to the wider community and the world around us. It is important to our employees to work for a socially responsible organisation and our approach therefore reflects our people. We recognise that: "Our activities as a firm have an impact on our communities. We are committed to not only managing that impact but also using the resources we have in making a real and sustainable difference."

BDO is an active member of the community in all its locations and the strength of the BDO name in its local communities derives from its expert knowledge of the local market. It is the people on the ground in these offices who best understand the needs and priorities of the local community. Furthermore, our international network enables us to facilitate the disaster relief efforts of all our member firms right across our world.

Community
We are actively involved in supporting and developing the local community to make a lasting positive impact

Environment
We work hard to ensure that the negative impact our business has on the environment is minimised

Our People
We provide the tools to enable personal growth and fulfilment for individuals and for the firm to work together to make a difference as a team

Marketplace
We ensure that we buy and sell responsibly helping drive positive change within industry

Our range of social responsibility activities includes:

• disaster relief
• environmental conservation
• action against poverty
• illiteracy schemes
• special needs programmes
• pro bono work for non-profit organisations