PrimeGlobal member: Buzzacott

PrimeGlobal member: Buzzacott Location: UK

Buzzacott defines themselves by the needs of their clients, large and small and work hard to build and maintain relationships that are personal, collaborative and enduring. The team of over 500 work co-operatively in specialist teams under one roof to tailor-make solutions for clients. Buzzacott always consider their impact on the environment and local community.

What’s the ission state ent or oa of your fir on sustainabi ity?

At Buzzacott we aim to incorporate sustainable thinking throughout our business. This starts with a foundation of strong governance and includes our approach to supporting projects in the local community, upskilling and empowering our team members, working to reduce our personal environmental impacts, and considering our responsibilities throughout our supply chain.

What sustainability services do you provide to your clients?

We do not currently offer any specific sustainability services to our clients.

What services do you anticipate may be offered to clients in the future?

There is potential that we will either include assurance and audit options within our current service lines, or that we will open a new service line that specifically looks to cater to clients’ needs in this area. However, this is yet to be confirmed and remains dependent on our current teams having capacity to develop these workstreams.

What will your vision/goal mean for the role of accountants and advisors?

There is a clear link between our goals and our responsibility to do this work ourselves to ensure our integrity as part of our supply chain. We are mindful that our credentials can be scrutinised, as we would do with our own suppliers. A great example of this is with our recent new supplier, Caffe Praego. We opted to work with them because of their robust environmental credentials and brilliant work in the communities local to where they source their coffee.

Further, the skills we have at our disposal, and our responsibility as trusted advisors, means that when the time comes, we are in a strong position to support our current and future clients with their sustainability objectives.

What’s your source of inspiration? book ro e ode theory etc. ?

Inspiration to promote work in the ESG space comes from so many places. We learn from our peers and hope they will also be inspired by some of our work. Our offices are based in the City of London and adjoin boroughs that house some of most deprived communities in the UK. Maintaining an ongoing awareness of the experiences of people local to us is highly motivating and keeps our focus.

re you workin with a standard e. . B Corp S G’s?

We are utilising the B Corp framework to further our understanding of where we can make the most impact on our ESG journey. We’re considering the SDGs alongside this framework, as this helps us to work towards combined global objectives.

What is your advice for other PrimeGlobal members?

Take some time to understand what you already do well and where you need to make improvements. There are so many considerations when it comes to ESG that it can feel overwhelming, so being incremental in your approach will help. Don’t wait until tomorrow, start your journey today, even if that’s opening conversations with your key internal stakeholders. And finally, keep your momentum!