Annual Report: Protect. Adapt. Accelerate. | BearingPoint United Arab Emirates

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From the outset, we had a clear plan to guide us through the crisis. Having taken steps to protect ourselves and secure our business, we quickly adapted to the new reality, responded to changing client needs, and performed well.

Message from Kiumars Hamidian

An exceptional year - for an extraordinary business.

There are more than 4,600 BearingPoint people, working in 23 different countries. I am proud of the way we came together to support each other, our clients, and our communities during the pandemic. We embraced the new reality with our unique BearingPoint spirit – harnessing digital technology, continually innovating, and operating seamlessly to deliver successful outcomes for everyone.

1,515

Projects delivered
49

Countries in which we delivered projects
17

New IP products

Outlook & Strategy

Focus on Strategy 2025.

Data, cloud, sustainability, ecosystems – these are the positive trends in the market, and areas where we are already leading with IP, assets, and business services. We will continue to focus on these strengths, creating tangible solutions for clients, and expanding our capabilities through strategic acquisitions and investments, as we execute our Strategy 2025.

Customer Stories

With BearingPoint’s guidance, we were able to significantly streamline our manual decision-making process within a fast track project. Thomas Schmitz, Business Process Excellence Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim

Customer Stories

With Nitro, we have an autonomous vehicle whose engine settings are optimized automatically, giving us more control. Eric Matton, Editor & Director of the print division - Groupe Amaury

Customer Stories

In a very short period, we jointly created a vision and evaluated strategic options as cornerstones before the business model was finalized as the basis for the decision. Markus Bauer, COO idealworks

Customer Stories

BearingPoint’s contribution was decisive in defining the project and in the decision of the Minister of Justice to validate it. Albin Heuman, Director, Agency for Community Service and Professional Integration of people in conflict with the law

Customer Stories

We were searching for a professional and trusted carbon accounting software to calculate corporate and product carbon footprints. BearingPoint’s Emissions Calculator fulfills our needs. Dorit Nelke-Bruhn, Manager Sustainability Processes and Patents, Wipak Group

Customer Stories

BearingPoint has been a very reliable, extremely dedicated and capable partner throughout the INSPIRE transformation. Stephan Burkart, CIO Implenia

People at the center

People: it’s a difference thing.

People are central to our strategy. They embody our culture and drive our difference. Pre-pandemic, we were already invested in new ways of working. But the crisis accelerated change, and highlighted opportunities. Together we have developed a roadmap for the ‘new reality’; it’s all about embracing diversity, promoting collaboration, and equipping everyone with the skills and resources to succeed.

Diversity. Flexibility. Collaboration.

Nationalities of BearingPoint people

Time taken to move the business 100% remote

Female new hires

Offices powered 100% by renewables

2,661

Travel emissions (firm-wide) caused and compensated (a reduction of 62% due to COVID-19 effects)

200

Trees planted with Treedom

Schools in South Africa provided with access to water

Weeks of activities for the benefit of people affected by COVID-19 in our #Help19 campaign

700

Meals shared for the World Food Program via Share the Meal

Sustainability

Looking after our planet: giving back to the world around us.

2020 saw the launch of our ‘Decade of Purpose’, bringing fresh impetus to our engagement with people, planet, and society. We already offset all emissions, and we are embracing tech and data-driven solutions on our journey to sustainability. Hundreds of our people are active in ‘giving back’ through pro-bono and firm-sponsored programs such as ‘We reach out to people’. And we are supporting the charity Viva con Agua. But we are continually challenging ourselves to go further, bringing CSR closer to the heart of our business.

2020 numbers

Proactive response. Positive direction.

Although activity dipped when the crisis first hit, we were less impacted than many others in our industry. We emerged from 2020 in good shape – adapting quickly, responding to changing client needs, and performing well. We delivered more than 1,500 projects in 49 countries for our clients, and we entered 2021 with a healthy cash position and a strong pipeline. We also expanded our capabilities with more than 900 new hires and 17 IP launches. To support our growth objectives, we made strategic moves by integrating strategy and innovation agency YouMeO and French start-up Steerio.