The organisation was recently recognised among the top employers for diversity
KPMG in Canada has unveiled its goals of increasing representation in its workforce as the organisation was included among the top employers for diversity by Forbes.
In a statement, KPMG in Canada said its FY25 goals include the following:
- Increasing representation of People of Colour (POC) partners in the firm to 26%
- Increasing representation of women partners to 33%
- Increasing representation of Black employees to five per cent firm-wide
- Increasing representation of people with disabilities to six per cent firm-wide
- Increasing representation of Indigenous Peoples to 1.7% firm-wide
The goals come on the heels of the organisation's achievement in fiscal 2021 of reaching 30% women and 20% people of colour in the partnership.
"We plan to build on those successes in the coming years, and we've added firm-wide goals as well, because being intentional about change is how we make change actually happen," said Rob Davis, Chief Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of KPMG in Canada, in a statement.
The new targets also come as KPMG Canada was named as one of the top employers for diversity by Forbes.
Elio Luongo, CEO and Senior Partner of KPMG in Canada and Co-Chair of the firm's ID&E Council, said the recognition reflects the company's efforts in welcoming and supporting its employees over the past years.
"KPMG in Canada's inclusion, diversity, and equity strategy is a core tenet of everything we do as a firm, and this recognition reflects the work we've been doing for nearly two decades to make our people feel welcome and supported within the firm and in the communities we operate in," said Luongo in a statement.
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According to KPMG, its inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) principles are built on "having an equitable and inclusive workplace, a mentally healthy and resilient team, and being recognised as an ID&E leader."
It said that its strategy for it includes training and education, partnerships, mentorships, and scholarships with diversity-focused organisation, people networks, ID&E recruiters, among others.
In Forbes' list, KPMG in Canada placed 32nd out of 150 companies, and was the top-ranked professional services firm out of the so-called "Big Four."
The list was compiled by Forbes after an independent survey of 10,000 people working at companies with over 500 employees in Canada. The respondents were asked to rank their employers and other companies on various measures of diversity.
The top 10 of the list include:
- Hydro-Québec
- University of New Brunswick
- National Bank of Canada
- Nike
- LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Waste Management
- FedEx Canada
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Sheridan College
