At BearingPoint, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, strengthen decision-making, and help us create lasting value for our people, our clients, and society. As a people business, our success depends on our ability to bring together individuals with different experiences, backgrounds, skills, identities, and ways of thinking.

We are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute. By valuing the different experiences and perspectives of our people, we embrace principles of intersectionality. We are intent on creating an environment where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.

A diverse and inclusive workplace is not only the right thing to create. It is also essential to our ability to innovate, collaborate, and deliver exceptional results for our clients. That is why inclusion is both a core principle and a business imperative at BearingPoint.

Our commitment

Creating a workplace where everyone belongs is a firmwide priority. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are embedded in our culture, our values, and our way of working. Through our ESG strategy and dedicated governance structures, we work toward a more diverse and inclusive organization.

Our DEI approach combines global ambitions with local action. Close collaboration across our firm, dedicated teams, active leadership endorsement, and regular monitoring of our objectives ensure meaningful progress and measurable impact.

How we promote diversity, equity, and inclusion

We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong and has equal opportunities to succeed regardless of identity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other diversity dimensions.

Some of the ways we bring this commitment to life include:

  • Flexible ways of working that support different life situations and individual needs, including those related to parenting, caregiving, and personal well-being.
  • Employee-led networks and communities, including Women@BearingPoint, Proud@BearingPoint, Ability@BearingPoint, and others, which help create awareness, encourage dialogue, and foster an inclusive culture.
  • Female Acceleration initiatives and programs that support career growth and increase the representation of women in leadership positions.
  • Learning and development opportunities, including training on unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, cultural awareness, and our Code of Business Ethics.
  • Awareness campaigns, events, and allyship initiatives that encourage open conversations and promote understanding across different perspectives and experiences.
  • Thought leadership and client engagement activities that help advance diversity, equity, and inclusion beyond our own firm.

Our ambitions

As part of our broader sustainability strategy, we have established clear targets to improve gender representation and strengthen inclusive leadership across our organization.

By 2030, we aim to achieve:

  • 30% female representation among senior managers and above
  • 40% female representation among managers and above

To support these ambitions, we continue to focus on attracting, developing, and retaining diverse talent, with particular emphasis on retaining and advancing women in leadership.

Guided by our values

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is grounded in our core values: we are easy to work with, we create lasting outcomes, and we empower people to succeed. These values shape how we work together, how we serve our clients, and how we create an environment where people can grow, contribute, and thrive.

We are also proud signatories to and supporters of initiatives that advance diversity and responsible business practices, including the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles, and various country-specific diversity commitments.

Our values guide how we put inclusion into practice. We foster a culture built on trust, respect, and collaboration, strive to create lasting value for our people, clients, and communities, and enable everyone to develop, contribute, and reach their full potential. Through accountability and continuous learning, we are building a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can perform at their best.