Development

Our Development actions are based on the principles of the Global Development Initiative (GDI), which focuses on promoting social justice and supporting sustainable projects. The aim is to collaborate in improving living conditions in our communities through initiatives on different fronts.

Pro bono services or compensation

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Among our most important initiatives is the provision of pro bono audit services to tertiary sector organizations that contribute to mitigating or solving social challenges. Our services incorporate professionalism into management, and credibility and transparency into the financial statements of these institutions.

This work is subject to the standard procedures for acceptance of clients and the same methodology, quality and independence offered to paying clients. The amount for the services provided is paid by the Corporate Citizenship team to the KPMG in Brazil area responsible for the service and the organization benefited agrees to undertake an initiative previously agreed as compensation for the services provided.

Tertiary sector organizations benefited by pro bono/compensation services in 2013

Private social investment

Private social investments are another front aligned with our strategy of promoting social development. In addition to the recurring projects previously described under Education, also noteworthy is KPMG's global partnership with UNICEF. In Brazil, in 2011, this partnership led to the creation of an online database containing key social statistics related to children and teenagers, geared to students, researchers and the general public. The website, called InfoCriança, is available for free and came online in 2012.

Also in 2012, the partnership between KPMG in Brazil and UNICEF led to our supporting the Platform for Urban Centers, which develops concrete actions to ensure children's rights are upheld in accordance with the principle of the Statute on Children and Adolescents. The goal is to mobilize municipal governments and create synergies between government policies and civil society programs for children and teenagers.

The Platform for Urban Centers is expected to set the standard for the development of similar initiatives in Brazil and globally, as it facilitates convergence between initiatives of the government and civil society, with support from the private sector, in an effective model for social development. KPMG in Brazil invested R$ 50 thousand in the initiative and results will be monitored by the Corporate Citizenship team.

Another program involving a number of international partners, including KPMG International and 14 member firms, is Millennium Villages. This program aims to create solutions for the development of ten cities in sub-Saharan Africa facing issues such as hunger, disease and illiteracy. The initiative began in 2011 and investments of US$ 5 thousand per year, per member firm of KPMG, are planned. In 2013, we contributed approximately R$ 11 thousand.

Incentive acts

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KPMG in Brazil is abreast of the opportunities offered by the Government to encourage the allocation of resources to cultural projects and institutions that offer services to the community. Every year we assess projects that are aligned with our Corporate Citizenship and Marketing strategies.

Social Investment via fiscal incentive laws (R$)

Voluntary work

In addition to working in the Junior Achievement programs, our professionals can also participate in two other activities that occur annually. On KPMG Community Day, we encourage our professionals from all offices in Brazil to engage in corporate citizenship actions aimed at understanding the specific needs of our communities.

We also offer the Trainee Challenge, launched in 2008 as part of the Training Program for newly hired trainees. The goal is to integrate them into KPMG's corporate citizenship culture and challenge them to cater to the various needs of our communities. They engage in activities such as donating blood, helping the elderly, adolescents and children, education, revitalizing common areas in public and private institutions, environmental awareness, amongst others. The Trainee Challenge was not held in 2013 due to a change in the training schedule. However, we are currently considering a new approach so the Challenge can be re-introduced into our agenda in 2014.

Results for KPMG Community Day

Nonrecurring programs and emergency
and disaster response

Supplier management

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Following the commitment undertaken by KPMG international to the UN's Guiding Principles on Human Rights, the subject of human rights has featured in KPMG's strategy, including the process of accepting clients and continuing engagements at all member firms

Our standard draft contracts for product and service suppliers have included anti-bribery and pro-human rights provisions since 2012. In 2013, no supplier contracts were refused due to a human rights violation.

Service contracts in São Paulo (building management and maintenance, reception, cleaning, canteen, postage, courier, technical support and security services) account for around 70% of total outsourced employees in Brazil. Because they are significant contracts, they are aligned with our principles and International Labor Organization conventions. This means they have clauses requiring employees to be hired under the Consolidated Labor Regulations or under other applicable legislation. As a routine practice, in these cases payments are only made when evidence of legal employment is provided on a monthly basis.

In 2013, to improve the conformity of our internal procedures to this commitment, we began mapping our key suppliers during an event called Sustainability Workshop: critical suppliers. Further workshops are planned so our internal stakeholders can define which of our suppliers are priority suppliers and how they will be monitored. Working groups are also ongoing at other member firms, with which we have exchanged experience.

Our Code of Conduct and GQ&RM Manual underpin all of our practices, including in administrative areas, but do not include a specific policy for hiring local suppliers. In general purchases are made by our São Paulo office and, when economically feasible, are made regionally, as in the case of cleaning materials and services.

Percentage of purchases from local suppliers

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