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When the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 169 targets were launched, the message was clear to all stakeholders of the world – governments, regulators, companies, and populations – we need to do more to protect the world for future generations. So where are we now, and how are companies reacting to this brave new world? Mazars’ Global Sustainability Leadership Team explores this and more in the Global Goals Yearbook 2018.

Mazars, the international accounting and advisory firm, has partnered with The Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, to offer a specialised LL.M (Master in Laws) in International Tax Law delivered through an advanced online learning environment. Mazars is the first firm to offer its employees this LL.M in International Tax Law, which is exclusively open to Mazars tax professionals for the first two years. The inaugural cohort includes participants from four continents.

We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand-new blogging platform for the Financial Services sector: Mazars Financial Services blog.

The "Tomorrow’s Audit" Hackathon, a two-day event organised by Mazars end of June 2017, convened over 80 participants from different countries under the hashtag #hacktheaudit. Its goal was to create a vision of what the audit of the future may look like in order to truly address the needs of all stakeholders.

After seven years of loyal support for the Peter Drucker Challenge, Mazars is proud to be the top sponsor of the essay contest that honours the late visionary management consultant Peter Drucker.

Mazars announces 2014-2015 fiscal year results of €1.252bn. This figure is up 15.9% from last year, driven by 6.0% organic growth, 6.0% external growth – in particular from the merger with Roever Broenner Susat in early 2015 – and a 3.9% Forex effect.

On 21 January, 2015 Mazars’ Global Tax Policy Team participated in the public consultation meeting, held by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, to present Mazars’ comments on the Discussion Draft on Action 7 of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan. Mazars’ International Tax Policy Team welcomes the progress that the OECD has made to date and was very pleased to provide our input on the Discussion Draft. Mazars' comments are published on the OECD website.

Launched in 2010, the legislative process of the European Audit Reform reached an end as the new Regulation and the amended Directive were voted in by the European Parliament on April 3rd, 2014.This reform was adopted after an intense and fruitful debate between all interested stakeholders and market players applying different legislations and market practices.

Google and the French press have just signed an agreement putting an end to years of conflict.
Marc Schwartz, a Mazars Partner, was the Mediator of the negotiations.

For Mazars, independence is key in today's audit market and has a vital role to play in developing a more open and vibrant market. Market concentration has been allowed to develop to an excessive extent despite the fact that the statutory audit is a highly regulated activity. This has come about over the last 40 years through major acquisitions, mergers and even one player leaving the market.