“We will continue to have a great deal of responsibility during our next hundred years. KPMG’s Inspiration Grant is our way of supporting people with brilliant ideas, ideas that further the positive development of our economy and society."

Hubert Achermann

Growth Generator – growing together

Have you always wanted to learn how to speak Mandarin? Change your habits? Cross the Alps on foot? Turn your own personal dream into reality during KPMG’s anniversary year. Take on a challenge. Then, using our online Growth Generator platform you can present your project, network with friends, have fun and raise money. Channel your motivation to make a difference with KPMG’s Inspiration Grant. KPMG Switzerland will match every monetary donation made through the Growth Generator up to a total contribution of one million Swiss francs. The money will go toward KPMG’s Inspiration Grant – a good cause.

Bright ideas for tomorrow’s society

KPMG’s Inspiration Grant will promote research projects that benefit the community or environment. Eligible projects must be scientific in nature, have entrepreneurial potential, and they should benefit future generations. The idea is for researchers to receive this financial support at an early stage so they can get their projects off to a successful start. Grant recipients will be selected by KPMG in conjunction with the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology in Zurich (ETH) and Lausanne (EPFL).

Inspiration for the next 100 years

Over the course of an eventful century, KPMG Switzerland has evolved into a globally networked enterprise with 1,600 employees – and we are celebrating our 100th anniversary in 2010. Our history is characterized by the individual contributions of many hundreds of colleagues. Their commitment and passion for innovation form the basis of our success. Today we face new challenges. KPMG’s Inspiration Grant is our way of taking on responsibility for the future, side by side with our entire staff, during this anniversary year. As a joint endeavor between companies, employees and like-minded individuals, it supports bright research ideas that will bring about a better future. The credo of our big anniversary – 100 years inspiring growth – is exemplified through our personal commitment and the contributions of each and every person who is connected to KPMG Switzerland in some way.

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