Appendix A: BDO Canada–Sustainability Services overview
Responsible solutions for business growth and risk management
Organizations across Canada are operating in an environment where stakeholder expectations around responsible business practices continue to grow. Customers, lenders, regulators, employees, and other stakeholders increasingly expect businesses to understand and manage risks related to supply chain practices, emissions, labour standards, and community impact. Without a clear and practical approach, organizations may face higher costs, reputational challenges, and missed opportunities in an increasingly competitive market.
BDO’s Sustainability team supports our clients with sustainability strategy, reporting, risk assessment, and related advisory services.
The core focus areas are as follows:
- Sustainability strategy and reporting: Supporting transparent reporting aligned with selected frameworks and stakeholder information needs.
- Supply chain management: Mapping supply chains, assessing risks, and supporting due diligence, training, and reporting to support supply-chain due diligence, training, and reporting processes.
- Climate risk and resilience: Evaluating climate-related financial and operational impacts using selected climate-risk frameworks to support client planning and risk assessment.
- Carbon accounting: Measuring greenhouse gas emissions to support reporting, compliance assessment, and reduction planning.
- Sustainability assurance: Providing limited or reasonable assurance over specified sustainability information in accordance with applicable assurance standards.
Sustainability is no longer a standalone initiative; it is becoming an increasingly important part of how organizations build resilience, respond to stakeholder expectations, and create long-term value. By taking a clear and practical approach, organizations can strengthen their position across key business priorities, including growth, talent, risk, and capital.
Accessibility consulting
BDO’s Accessibility Consulting services support organizations of all sizes and industries in becoming more accessible for persons with disabilities. Accessibility is not only a legal requirement or social responsibility, but an important factor in organizational success and reputation.
Accessibility is an increasingly important consideration for organizations as expectations continue to evolve across the workforce, customer base, and broader stakeholder community. With disability affecting almost every person during their lifetime, accessibility plays a critical role in how organizations design inclusive environments and deliver services effectively.
BDO’s Accessibility Consulting team brings decades of combined experience and lived experience of disability, enabling meaningful engagement with employees, customers, and other stakeholders with disabilities. The input of persons with disabilities is essential to an organization’s accessibility journey.
BDO helps clients go beyond legislative compliance through services that include accessibility assessments, developing accessibility plans and progress reports, and conducting research on best practices. BDO also supports organizations in organizational change in accessibility related to areas such as governance and culture, employment, physical environments, communications, digital environments, programs and services, and procurement. BDO helps organizations embed accessibility into their strategy, operations, and culture so they can work toward becoming barrier-free for persons with disabilities.
Indigenous markets
The priorities and goals of Indigenous communities, organizations, and businesses vary, and the support required must reflect those unique differences. Some communities require foundational services to support future growth and opportunity, while others benefit from more specialized approaches that strengthen existing operations.
At BDO, we support Indigenous clients through a relationship-based, distinctions-informed approach that centres listening and delivers practical, actionable support aligned with their priorities. Our work focuses on supporting self-determination and Indigenous-led capacity-building so communities and organizations can operate effectively, strengthen systems and processes, and adopt technology where it supports their goals.
Our services are designed to meet Indigenous communities where they are, at every stage of growth. This includes helping navigate available financial assistance, supporting strategic and community vision planning, and improving operational efficiency through strengthened governance, processes, and systems. Our relationship-based approach, grounded in trust, respect, and collaboration, supports Indigenous communities and organizations as they work toward long-term sustainability, economic success, and community-driven outcomes.