Annual Report
2023/2024
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A year of transformation and trust
Business models are currently being fundamentally impacted by the increasing application of GenAI and the effects of climate change. This presents both challenges and opportunities for business and society. In addition, technological change is partly driving the world's geopolitical dynamics.
The challenges facing organisations, and therefore our clients, inevitably impact PwC's services and the way we collaborate with each other and our clients. The use of technology is changing the way we think and work, as well as the skills we develop. The transition to sustainability requires us to show ingenuity while continuing to deliver sustained outcomes for our clients' and society's most pressing challenges.
Although not yet obliged to do so, we have chosen to comply with the reporting requirements defined by the CSRD. In doing so, we are practicing what we preach to our clients.
Our annual report is a reflection on a year characterised by two words: transformation and trust. We see how the two interact and sometimes clash. As the world changes, so do the demands of our clients. But as this report makes clear, delivering trust and sustained outcomes remains as important as ever.
Client cases
Gasunie
Gasunie plans to invest in a hydrogen transport network in Germany. With this infrastructure, the company wants to lay a solid foundation for a future and sustainable hydrogen market for large industries in the Netherlands and Germany. PwC supported Gasunie in researching the idea for these investment plans. Gülbahar Tezel, partner at PwC, together with her team, evaluated Gasunie's idea against economic theories to determine whether investing in a hydrogen transport network could contribute to the Dutch public interest.
VDL
VDL Group will have to comply with the CSRD directive starting next year. The family-owned business has chosen to approach this obligation as an opportunity to create sustainable value. PwC is supporting VDL in implementing the CSRD process and preparing the company for the future. 'In this way, we are creating a link with the transfer of the company to the next generation.'
WEF
What is the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) on work worldwide? How can we use GenAI to improve both the quality and productivity of our work? And what investment decisions will companies face in this area in the coming years? In November, the World Economic Forum (WEF) will publish one of the very first major studies to provide answers to these questions. PwC is helping the WEF in drafting the report.
CEOs on course
Personal conversations with decision makers
CEOs face important decisions every moment. How do they experience this? What is their professional and personal story? In PwC's video and podcast series 'CEOs on course', financial journalist Paul Laseur picked up CEOs in his car and took them to a destination of their choice. Along the way, he talks to them about their visions, ambitions and challenges.
'CEOs on course' is a series of personal conversations in which we delve not only into the head, but also into the heart of Dutch CEOs.
S1#1: Dick Richelle, CEO of Vopak
Watch the entire series:
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