Our core purpose is helping people, business and society succeed. Our purpose and values, along with our ESG agenda and robust governance, drive our day-to-day behaviour and business decisions. This is why we are addressing the key issues affecting our people, our communities, and our planet, and taking action to prioritise their future prosperity and wellbeing.
Our Commitment to Net-Zero
We’re committed to achieving Net-Zero by 2050. We have had our targets validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which follows the latest climate science and has the aim of limiting global temperature rises to below 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Using the SBTi’s Net Zero Standard, we’ve committed to the following targets:
- BDO Northern Ireland commits to reduce scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions 42% by FY2030 from a FY2023 base year, and to measure and reduce its scope 3 emissions.
- BDO Northern Ireland commits to reach net-zero by FY2050. As part of this, it commits to reduce scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions 90% by FY2050 from a FY2023 base year.
We know the road to Net-Zero will be complex and that change of this scale will not happen overnight. Both our near-term 2030 and long-term 2050 targets are in place. We believe that by making achievable, realistic commitments now, we can have a real impact on the environment while continuing to support the needs of our people and the businesses we work with.