Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
KPMG Turkey
Published date
July 29, 2022
No. of questions
63
Supplemental files
KPMG Turkey Sustainability Report 2020-2021Carbon Offset Certificate FY20Carbon Offset Certificate FY21CEO Statement
Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?
3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentWe have a committee named People Board which focuses on Human Relations Operations, labour rights and human rights. The committee meets once a week in Partner level.5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentWe established Epidemic and Disease Crisis Team for COVID-19 management and precautions.Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
6.1. During the assessment of risk, which business relationships are reviewed?
7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?
Optional commentThere is a risk assessment process at KPMG which includes major ESG risks. Our governance structure has been established. However, we are working on further developments.7.1. During the due diligence process, which business relationships are reviewed?
Concerns and grievance mechanisms
8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?
8.1. Please provide additional detail regarding the process(es) the company has through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct.
9. Does the company provide or enable access to effective remedy to right holders / stakeholders where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact?
Lessons
10. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Optional commentThe root cause analyses are performed for Occupational Health and Safety issues. There is a regular mechanism for relevant actions for anti-corruption risks.Executive Pay
11. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?
Board Composition
12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:
13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:
Data Assurance
14. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?
Human Rights
Materiality / Saliency
1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights issues connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (i.e., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?
Commitment
2. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following human rights issues?
Optional commentWe have many programs regarding freedom of expression (Ask Senior Partner at our internal system for our employees etc.) and rights of women/or girls (Target Gender Equality & Women Empowerment). However, we are planning to gather our approach in a written policy in future.2.1. For each human rights policy, is it:
Prevention
3. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following human rights issues?
4. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this human rights issue?
Optional commentInternal audit processes are determined by board assignment. The scope of internal audits can be updated based on evaluations.5. Who receives training for the following human rights issues?
Optional commentThere is no direct training context for the rights of women and/or girls, but it can be planned for the future. The general training for new joiners includes materials regarding rights of women and/or girls.6. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following human rights issues?
Response
7. During the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to adverse impact associated with the following human rights issue(s)?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
During this reporting period, we continued to Target Gender Equality and Women Empowerment studies. Epidemic and Disease Crisis Team was established to protect well-being and health of our employees. Other actions can be found in KPMG Turkey FY20-21 Sustainability Report in Human Capital section. https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/tr/pdf/2022/07/sustainability-report.pdfLabour
Commitment
1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?
Optional commentFreedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, child labour and, forced labour are not applicable in our business case. However, we have procedures regarding child labour and forced labour in our HR operations. We also have procedures non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation in our HR operations. You can also see the details in our Sustainability Report's Human Capital section. Disease Crisis Team was established to protect well-being and health of our employees. Other actions can be found in KPMG Turkey FY20-21 Sustainability Report in Human Capital section. https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/tr/pdf/2022/07/sustainability-report.pdf1.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights issue?
4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?
Optional commentIt is mandatory for our contractors to receive occupational safety and health training before they start to work with our company.5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?
Performance
6. What is the percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements?
7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?
8. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in:
9. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?
Optional commentThere is no difference in ratio between our employees based on their gender.10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?
11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?
Response and Reporting
12. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights issues?
13. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
During the reporting period we have set a target to increase women employment rate to 50%. Our current rate is 49%. More information is available in Human Capital section of our KPMG Turkey Sustainability Report for FY20, FY21. https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/tr/pdf/2022/07/sustainability-report.pdfEnvironment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
Optional commentSince we have Our Impact Plan published by KPMG Global, we have ambitious targets on those topics such as climate, waste, energy, and resource use. We do not have a major impact on the sea and biodiversity in our business model. https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2022/03/our-impact-plan.htmlPrevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental issues?
Optional commentMainly KPMG has operations with include office and business travel activities. We have indirect environmental impacts on the sea and forest/biodiversity/land use. We have agreed on the goal to eliminate plastic waste in our offices with zero plastic project. We will discuss reducing paper consumption by 2022-2023. We are already working on energy efficiency and GHG reduction. We will be working on the mitigation of environmental impacts of the value chain in the short term.3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?
Optional commentAwareness activities and capacity-building training are planned for 2022/2023.4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?
Optional commentYou can reach the details in our KPMG Turkey Sustainability Report FY20-21 in Natural Capital section. https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/tr/pdf/2022/07/sustainability-report.pdf4.1. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, what kind of targets has the company set?
Optional commentYou can reach the details in our KPMG Turkey Sustainability Report FY20-21 in Our Targets section. https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/tr/pdf/2022/07/sustainability-report.pdf4.2. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, how is progress against target / goal tracked?
Optional commentWe have set our targets based on KPMG Our Impact Plan and our SBTi target. You can see details in our Sustainability Report in Our Targets, Our ESG Journey and Natural Capital sections. https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/tr/pdf/2022/07/sustainability-report.pdf5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any actual impacts associated with the following environmental issue(s)?
Optional commentSupporting transition to green economy is one of our corporate targets. Therefore, we allocated budgets for carbon offsetting projetcs and I-RECs in order to provide initiatives. Also, we support TEMA Foundation's Nature Education Studies and make our donations in this context. In the forest fires that took place in 2021, we made a donation of 20,000 TL to the TEMA Foundation.Climate Action
6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
Optional commentThese numbers are the total GHG emissions of FY20 and FY21 (reporting period) for Scope 1, 2, and 3.7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?
8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?
Optional commentIn KPMG Turkey, we are aligned with KPMG Global's Our Impact Plan, which includes ambitious climate change adaptation targets, initiatives, and projects. Thus, we have taken action organization-wide. However, we have been involved in climate change adaptation and resilience projects indirectly.Energy / Resource Use
9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Technology
10. What percent of the company's revenue came from environmentally friendly products / services during this reporting period?
Sector-specific Questions
11. Which sector(s) does the company operate in? If diversified, choose top 3 by revenue.
Overall Environment
21. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
We have taken actions based on Our Impact Plan strategy in the reporting years (Fiscal year 2020 and 2021). KPMG Turkey once again became CarbonNeutral® company in 2020 and 2021. We purchased I-REC certificates and provided our electricity consumption by renewable energy at 100%. Our target to reduce our GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 has been validated by SBTi. We have set to achieve ‘0 Plastic Waste to Landfill’ by 2025. Detailed information is available in our KPMG Turkey Sustainability Report FY20-21. https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/tr/pdf/2022/07/sustainability-report.pdfAnti-corruption
Commitment
1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g. with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?
Prevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
3.1. How often is such training provided?
4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
Response and Reporting
5. Please report the company's total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year.
6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?
7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the anti-corruption principle, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
The risk assessment process includes governance, human rights, labour rights, environment, and anti-corruption topics. These topics are managed fully in our operations. We train our employees against corruption risks and make agreements with 3rd parties and suppliers. We sign anti-corruption documents at the client’s request based on the conditions. We consider these risks in the entire value chain, and we continue to work on this issue.