Environmental

WorldClimate: driving our sustainable transformation

Deloitte Southeast Asia (SEA) is committed to taking measurable, decisive climate action through our work, network and our people. Deloitte’s global WorldClimate programme is designed to drive responsible climate action through our operations and among the communities in which we operate. As part of this commitment, Deloitte has set a worldwide target to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 2040. In September 2024, this target received validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Deloitte has committed to a 90% reduction in GHGs by 2040 from a 2019 base year across our business operations and value chain, with the remaining 10% offset through carbon removal projects. 

Achieving net-zero by 2040 requires collaboration across Deloitte and our value chain. Our sustainability approach includes additional goals such as reducing emissions from business travel by 55 per cent per full-time equivalent employee compared to 2019 baseline levels, transitioning our purchased energy to 100 per cent renewable sources across all Deloitte facilities and decarbonising our vehicle fleet. These actions reflect our commitment to creating a sustainable future while driving meaningful impact within and beyond our organisation.

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While integrating sustainability into our operations, we also seek to change ecosystems by working with organisations to address climate challenges and drive systemic gains.

Read on to discover how Deloitte SEA has implemented this approach throughout our financial year of 2024.

Empowering our people

As part of our global WorldClass initiative, we support our people in engaging with their local communities year-round to help them address pressing issues in their geographies. We showcase our commitment to community-focused impact annually, with our SEA practices dedicating a month of service to the community during ‘Impact Month’, and every April during Earth Month. This is one way Deloitte devotes itself to shaping the world we live in and the environment we leave for future generations.

In 2024, our SEA offices commemorated Earth Month with a month-long campaign encouraging employees to delete unnecessary data from their cloud systems.
Through this simple action, we aimed to create a more energy-efficient workplace. Deleting data that are no longer needed and reducing overall digital footprint means less energy consumption. Similarly, storing less data in cloud files reduces the strain on data centre cooling systems, leading to less water usage.

Additionally, we conducted a SEA-wide survey on our employees’ commuting routines to refine our environmental reporting methodology, which includes emissions from employee commuting to office and remote working outside of office. This improved environmental reporting enables us to develop more effective solutions for reducing emissions and advancing our collective efforts toward a low carbon economy.