Sustainability report 2022

Sustainability is at the heart of our business and value chain. It is a fundamental component of our performance criteria and defines how we create and share value throughout our global partnership to drive long-term prosperity. In collaboration with our key stakeholders, we have developed a robust strategy to promote inclusive, fair and sustainable economic development while also facilitating social progress and nurturing environmental stewardship.

Our corporate sustainability strategy

of our global workforce are women

53%

hours of training, on average, per employee

Our 2022 Sustainability report outlines our progress in delivering environmental, social and economic value to our stakeholders. Every year, we strive to improve our data quality and present our reporting in the most transparent manner possible to our stakeholders. The disclosures of this report are aligned with the reporting period of our 2021-2022 financial year running from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022, and prepared on a consolidated basis across the 93 countries and territories in which we were present during that same period.

Reporting transparently on our progress

of our countries have launched learning programmes on our global code of conduct

100%

countries with ESG ratings or certifications

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Sustainability report 2022

Mazars for good

“Staying true to our values, we hold ourselves accountable for our sustainability commitments and our mandate to serve the public interest. As we strive to establish the foundations of a safer, greener and more resilient economy, we are determined to capitalise on emerging opportunities and drive systemic transformation to maximise long-term value creation.”

of our leadership and governance bodies are women

43%

“At Mazars, we recognise the decisions we make today will determine our success in accelerating the transition to a resilient, green and inclusive future. This is embedded in our values of integrity and responsibility, and it is even more relevant at a time when the number and complexity of the challenges we face are both increasing. As stated by the United Nations, this is the ‘decade of action’. We are committed to delivering our promises and contributing towards the development of a sustainable world for future generations.”

Sustainability report 2022

Mazars for good

Partner, Group Executive Board Mazars

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Véronique Ryckaert

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Partner & Group Executive Board

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CEO & Chairman, Mazars Group

Our corporate sustainability strategy comprises five key pillars:

#5 Supporting clients on their sustainability journey

#3 Contributing to local communities

#4 Reducing our environmental impact

#2 Putting people at the heart of our development

#1 Upholding our values of integrity and responsibility

Looking ahead, we will follow closely the new rules of the EU’s CSRD, as we strive to improve further our management and reporting of non-financial information in the upcoming years. We are convinced that this strong legislative framework will represent a major step forward in driving global efforts towards more consistent and comparable disclosures through the standardisation of reporting formats.

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Soumyanetra Mondal

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Global Head of Corporate Sustainability

employees engaged through volunteering and pro bono initiatives across 46 countries

3,700+

Our strong purpose guides us in everything we do: we we want to help build the economic foundations of a fair and prosperous world by caring for the success of our people and clients, the health of financial markets, the maintenance of trust in society and the restoration of the environment.

hours contributed through volunteering and pro bono initiatives

31,500+

employee GHG intensity (market-based)

3,6

tCO2e

commitment in line with the Science Based Targets initiative

Net zero

employees engaged through volunteering and pro bono initiatives across 46 countries

3,700+

of our leadership and governance bodies are women

43%

of our global workforce are women

53%

hours of training, on average, per employee

countries with ESG ratings or certifications

of our countries have launched learning programmes on our global code of conduct

100%

Our purpose

Véronique Ryckaert

Hervé Hélias

With the reach of our global partnership, we engage with local communities around the world to listen to their needs and understandhow education can help improve their future. The number of countries that contributed to education-related initiatives in 2021–2022 more than doubled from the previous year, reaching a total of 29. Throughout the upcoming years, we will continue to encourage and support more countries to contribute meaningfully to this social cause. Dicover some of our initiatives.

Bringing our vision to life

Contributing to local communities

Café Violeta, Spain

In Spain, we are collaborating with the NGOs Fundación ONCE and Inserta to foster job creation by promoting the reintegration of abused and disabled women into the labour market and society. Mazars in Spain was selected by both NGOs to lead this project, known as “Café Violeta”. The purpose of this initiative is to empower women with disabilities who have been victims of genderbased violence and harassment through employment and entrepreneurship. Five partners from Mazars in Spain have engaged in monthly one-on-one mentoring sessions as well as employment and business creation and management workshops to help these women throughout their recovery process. This individualised support has helped them to acquire new skills and regain confidence in themselves to re-enter the labour market and become financially independent.

In Nigeria, we partnered with a local charity partner, Streetkid Africa, to support 40 children from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds through educational scholarships. In line with our mission to make a tangible and lasting difference to people’s lives, we are going beyond financial sponsorship and providing ongoing support to these children as they progress throughout their academic journey. Volunteers from our teams in Nigeria engage in dedicated one-on-one mentoring sessions to facilitate the academic development of both high achievers and students with learning difficulties. We also invite them to visit our offices to promote professional encounters, foster fruitful exchanges with our people and enable them to experience a working environment they might themselves aspire to one day.

Streetkid Africa, Nigeria

In 2020, we conceived a pioneering initiative to promote professional development in South Africa. The Mazars Data School was designed to solve a social challenge while also addressing a business problem. Youth unemployment is a major concern in South Africa, where it has been growing in many parts of the country for the past decade, especially outside big cities. At the same time, Mazars in South Africa identified a difficulty in hiring auditors with the necessary skills for their IT audit services. This situation persisted over the years despite there being a broad talent pool with degrees in subjects like sciences and mathematics. Within this context, the data school was created to train unemployed graduates in the use of data analytics tools, such as Microsoft Excel, Python and Microsoft Sequel. The objective is to equip young adults with the specific skills required to become IT auditors at Mazars or at any other organisation suited to their needs.

The Mazars Data School, South Africa

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