"In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we have the privilege of working with the world's leading organizations on their most important talent, leadership, culture and organization needs," said
Key highlights from the 2021 report include:
Our Client Services
- Globally, 67% of our cumulative slate of Board candidates initially proposed to our clients were diverse, exceeding our annual Board Diversity Pledge
- 73% of our Board placements were diverse in
the United States , and 68% globally1 - 51% of our overall placements in
the United States were diverse, and 49% globally1 - Our work in our Sustainability and Social Impact Practices continued to grow and expand in scope
- We published a report in partnership with
INSEAD's Corporate Governance Centre on how Boards are responding to climate change - We added on-demand talent to our service offering, addressing the growing demand for more fluid ways of working by independent consultants and companies hiring them
Our People and Culture
- Women represented 69% of our new hires and 65% of our promotions, globally
- People of color accounted for 35% of our new hires and 21% of our promotions in
the United States - We offered work from home flexibility for our employees under our Flexible Workspace philosophy
- We delivered more than 12,800 hours of learning and development to our employees globally through virtual, in-person and hybrid formats
- As part of our ongoing commitment to support our employees' mental health and wellbeing, we began recognizing World Mental Health Day as a holiday
- We organized our third Global Day of Service with 35 offices participating around the world, continuing our commitment to give back to our communities where we live and work
Governance
- We have a diverse and experienced Board of Directors; in 2021, 37% of our Board of Directors consisted of women, and 25% consisted of people of color
- Our Board is committed to ongoing refreshment to meet the evolving needs of the firm, and the average tenure of our directors was 4.5 years
- As a leading global professional services firm, we have developed a set of corporate values and a Code of Ethics that guide our firm's culture, ensuring we hold ourselves to the highest professional ethical standards
- In order to maintain the trust of our clients, candidates and employees, we have a comprehensive set of data protection and privacy programs, policies and practices deployed and maintained throughout our organization
Environmental Sustainability
- For the first time, we measured and disclosed our full Scopes 1, 2 and 3 carbon footprint
- We reduced carbon emissions by over 21% versus 2019, primarily due to a reduction in employee commuting, business travel and office footprint
- We decreased global office square footage by 26% versus the previous year
"With this report, we are maintaining our commitment to holding ourselves accountable and measuring our ESG progress publicly on an ongoing basis, establishing key areas of focus and showing what we have achieved so far, and how much opportunity lies ahead," said
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1 Global updates include women globally and ethnic diversity for women and men in
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