Business and society’s success are inextricably linked and we firmly believe that business plays a fundamental role in shaping and creating the society of the future. In fact, our 2013 Global Millennial Survey has shown that 71 per cent think that business innovations can help to improve society. Yet we also recognise that business alone cannot solve the most pressing challenges society faces which can only be resolved through government, business and civil society working together in new and innovative ways.

That is why we are supporting, through a three-year partnership, the Social Progress Imperative, an organisation committed to advancing global human wellbeing by helping decision-makers in government, the private sector and civil society to collaborate more effectively to address challenging national issues.

“The Social Progress Imperative will provide a framework that will aid a different conversation, making it easier for business to understand where and how it can more actively get involved. This will help to prioritise social investment decisions, galvanise collective action, and hopefully unlock future growth and competitiveness.”

Developing exceptional client relationships remains at the heart of our strategy and our clients continue to look to us to help them solve their individual issues through innovation and insight. Recognising the importance of innovation in identifying new opportunities which can facilitate growth, we have accelerated the pace at which we originate ideas for our clients. Since its launch, our iZone has engaged with clients across a whole range of industries, to support client projected sales growth of £3 billion and client investments of more than £1 billion. In fact, we have seen the added value created through the iZone in the UK lead to iZones being set up in other Deloitte member firms within South Africa, Netherlands and Canada.

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  Belfast Technology Studio

  We are expanding our technology expertise in Northern Ireland through our Belfast Technology Studio, creating an additional 177 jobs in the region over the next three years.

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  Partnership IPO

  Deloitte supported the first life insurance IPO since 2006 in the London Stock Exchange, contributing to the London Stock Exchange’s best year since 2007 as regards UK companies floating. London accounted for 47 per cent of the value of floats across Europe, the highest ever.

Market Innovation

Investing in the expansion of business solutions that significantly enhance the impact we can have on our clients continues to be a priority. Whether we are transforming our core services or assessing the impact of leadership training programmes, Deloitte Analytics has been devising solutions to give our clients the facts they need to make better, more-informed decisions.

With greater demand from our clients for new approaches to tackling their everyday business challenges, our Deloitte Analytics capability is growing and the way we are delivering services to clients is evolving through innovations such as our analytics capabilities in the Belfast Technology Studio. In addition, our Deloitte Analytics Lab has been vital to help demonstrate the power of analytics to our clients, with more than 100 bespoke client workshops being delivered this year.