Anti-Corruption: In the Community 2006/2007 |
- The Deloitte Foundation, a not-for-profit organization sponsored by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP made a $4 million commitment to fund the University of Illinois Center for Professional Responsibilities in Business and Society. Recognizing that issues of professional responsibility cannot be effectively taught and learned in isolation, the center’s specific goals include the development of educational objectives and a curriculum that focuses on specialized professional responsibility-based content. Deloitte & Touche USA LLP also nominated a partner/principal to serve on the center's advisory board.
- Deloitte & Touche USA LLP strengthened its commitment to Junior Achievement by committing in excess of $US2 million to the development of a new global ethics curriculum entitled JA Business Ethics and to curriculum updates to the existing U.S. program, Excellence in Ethics.
- From Deloitte United States*, the CEO of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP was elected to the board of directors of Transparency International USA.
- In May 2006, Deloitte China donated 4 million CNY (500,000 USD) to Peking University to support its training program on public policy. Coordinated by Organisation Department of the CPC Central Committee, the program aims to bring out high-caliber professionals on government administration and management and enrich them with international perspectives and management knowledge and power. The training program has the participation of professors from Peking University, London School of Economics, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and Columbia University. Charles Yen of Deloitte China conducted a teaching session on corporate governance.
*As used in this reporting, "Deloitte United States" means Deloitte & Touche USA LLP and/or one or more of its subsidiaries.
