Booz Allen Hamilton is continuing its journey toward increased environmental and social responsibility with an emphasis on empowering people to change the world. It’s doing so through what leaders describe as “ferocious integrity” as the company tackles issues like digital transformation, cyber resiliency and more to support mission success for its clients.
When the company released its voluntary “Environmental, Social and Governance Impact Report” in November 2021, it described six key areas of focus: ethics and integrity, mission and innovation, employee experience, community engagement, global resilience and information security.
As the company leaders look ahead, there is a focus on powering the digital revolution in government and building a better future by continuing to work toward goals in these areas.
“We are proud of the positive difference our employees make as we strive to build a more digital, secure, resilient and equitable future for all,” said President and CEO Horacio D. Rozanski.
Of particular note in its social impact categories is that 89% of the executive leadership team is composed of women and people of color while 68% of employees hold security clearances. Booz Allen provided more than $3 million in charitable contributions during the period reviewed and greater than $1.7 million in pro bono client service.
Booz Allen’s commitment to the Mansfield Rule: Legal Department Edition 2.0 — a certification process designed to support diversity in legal leadership by increasing opportunity for women, LGBTQ+, lawyers with disabilities, and racial/ethnic lawyers — is part of the firm’s ongoing journey toward improving on its already recognized efforts toward diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
“Our long-standing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion will be strengthened by the Mansfield Rule as we recruit, retain, and advance the next generation of legal leaders to help shape the transformational work we do as a business and for our clients,” said Nancy Laben, Booz Allen chief legal officer.
The company is also making strides toward improved environmental stewardship with reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, commitment to various targets through the Science Based Targets initiative, through its joining the Business Ambition for 1.5°C Campaign and committing to set targets aligned with a net-zero future.
Some 73% of the members of the board of directors are women or people of color, and ESG and sustainability performance are considered as factors in executive compensation, according to the report.
Booz Allen provides services in artificial intelligence and analytics, digital solutions, engineering, cyber and consulting. According to the report, the firm is seeking to conduct its business with integrity while celebrating and promoting human rights and prohibiting bribery, corruption and other financial crime all in an effort to uphold its commitment to “empower people to change the world.”
“We transform ourselves to stay relevant with the world around us and we transform ourselves to help our clients transform,” Rozanski said. “From an investor’s standpoint, that capacity for transformation is, I believe, a key ingredient for our ability to outpace markets.”
Part of that transformation involves strategic acquisitions, such as that of Liberty IT Solutions.
“As the government pushes to accelerate the modernization of IT systems to increase efficiencies and improve outcomes, this acquisition will strengthen our ability to meet their critical needs,” said Kristine Martin Anderson, Booz Allen executive vice president and civil group lead. “The addition of the Liberty team and capabilities will help us meet those needs together, propelling our digital transformation journey by blending deep technical expertise with more than a century of consulting heritage.”
And with cyber resilience being more critical now than ever, Booz Allen is proud to have responded to and mitigated more than 100 incidents involving Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies, according to the report. It has also secured cyber across four continents and served nearly every agency across U.S. federal, defense and intelligence.
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