KPMG commit to gold with Employers' Forum on Disability
19th January 2007
KPMG have become the latest organisation to join Employers' Forum on Disability (EFD) as gold members.
The financial services group have been members of EFD since 1998 and have just committed to become core funders of the world's leading employer-led disability organisation.
They join 48 elite organisations demonstrating their commitment to getting it right on disability.
Mike Blake, Chief Finance Officer for KPMG LLP and the firm's Disability Champion said: "KPMG is absolutely committed to the recruitment and retention of talented disabled people.
"I am very much looking forward to working with Employers' Forum on Disability as a gold member, and in particular to benefiting from their expertise and the experiences of other leading organisations in creating an inclusive environment for disabled people."
Susan Scott-Parker, chief executive of Employers' Forum on Disability said:
"We are pleased to welcome KPMG's commitment to becoming gold members of Employers' Forum on Disability.
"By becoming part of the gold group of members, and by hosting and sponsoring Employers' Forum on Disability events in the past, they have shown that they take disability equality seriously at the highest level.
"We are looking forward to having a sustained and productive relationship with KPMG for many years to come."
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About KPMG
KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. KPMG operates in 148 countries and has more than 113,000 professionals working in member firms around the world.
Media enquiries, please contact:
Liz Nightingale, Communications Manager
Employers' Forum on Disability
Email: liz.nightingale@efd.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7403 3020
About Employers' Forum on Disability
Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects employers and service providers. With over 400 members, EFD represents organisations that employ around 20 per cent of the UK workforce.Since its establishment in 1991, EFD has worked closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.