Social responsibility

Topics	Goals	Proof points
BearingPoint Foundation	To support the development and understanding of the human mind (our social purpose)	Investment of at least one percent of the firm’s annual profits (in time, money, or assets) Charities supported in 2017: Shannon Trust project – UK Venture Trust and Twenty Twenty – UK Human Brain Project – France, Switzerland Discovering Hands and Jambo Bukoba Campus – Germany CoderDojo – Ireland Plan International – Nordics
Leadership development	To enhance the capability of our leaders in the firm and to accelerate the development of the next generation of leaders	1,020 people attended firm-wide training sessions 37,300 training hours in firm-wide training sessions Overall training-satisfaction index at 92.1 percent (2.5 percent more than in 2016)
Diversity	To recognize and value differences so we become a stronger, more dynamic, and more innovative firm	Diversity target of 20 percent female partners by 2020; diversity target included in leaders’ scorecard Women’s Leadership Program to advance female consultants Launch of women’s affinity networks in all large offices Agreement of firm-wide flexible work options (e.g. part-time work, home office, “buying” additional holiday) Diversity Innovation Challenge: 49 ideas collected in only three weeks New principle for diversity: guidelines and measurements to ensure fairness during end-of-year review process for ratings, promotions, and rewards, all in terms of diversity. Fulfillment of these actions to ensure fairness and no bias

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BearingPoint Foundation

To support the development and understanding of the human mind (our social purpose)

Investment of at least one percent of the firm’s annual profits (in time, money, or assets)
Charities supported in 2017:
- Shannon Trust project – UK
- Venture Trust and Twenty Twenty – UK
- Human Brain Project – France, Switzerland
- Discovering Hands and Jambo Bukoba Campus – Germany
- CoderDojo – Ireland

Plan International – Nordics

Leadership development

To enhance the capability of our leaders in the firm and to accelerate the development of the next generation of leaders

1,020 people attended firm-wide training sessions
37,300 training hours in firm-wide training sessions
Overall training-satisfaction index at 92.1 percent (2.5 percent more than in 2016)

Diversity

To recognize and value differences so we become a stronger, more dynamic, and more innovative firm

Diversity target of 20 percent female partners by 2020; diversity target included in leaders’ scorecard
Women’s Leadership Program to advance female consultants
Launch of women’s affinity networks in all large offices
Agreement of firm-wide flexible work options (e.g. part-time work, home office, “buying” additional holiday)
Diversity Innovation Challenge: 49 ideas collected in only three weeks
New principle for diversity: guidelines and measurements to ensure fairness during end-of-year review process for ratings, promotions, and rewards, all in terms of diversity. Fulfillment of these actions to ensure fairness and no bias

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