Deloitte member firms draw on the deep expertise and experience of their professionals around the world to generate new thinking and knowledge on shared global challenges.

As a founding signatory to the UN Global Compact, Deloitte member firms aim to

• Uphold Global Compact principles in member firm business practices;
• Increase awareness among employees and clients about the relationship between responsible business practices, minimization of financial and non-financial risks, and sustaining growth and development; and
• Promote the role of business in helping to solve global problems, such as the UN goals to increase primary school education and improve access to safe drinking water in the poorest countries by 2015 (the "UN Millennium Development Goals").

Deloitte member firms regularly undertake and disseminate cutting-edge research on key "globalization" topics, including corporate governance and non-financial risk issues, global demographic issues, innovation and emerging markets.

We support and collaborate with leading academic institutions around the world to promote excellence, innovation and capacity-building in accounting and business education with particular emphasis on ethics, professional responsibility and sustainable business. Deloitte member firms also work in close collaboration with leading business schools in developing and improving our internal training programs.