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A review, conducted after Senate hearings laid bare KPMG's workplace culture issues, has concluded that "people leadership is not sufficiently valued in practice by the firm".

KPMG commissioned the Ethical Culture Review following reports made by an unnamed whistleblower, which – alongside the employer's response to that whistleblower – were examined in detail by a Senate committee.

The firm has publicly acknowledged, among other things, that senior people within the organisation engaged in conduct that was unacceptable and not consistent with its stated values and ethical expectations.

KPMG also acknowledges that it didn't respond to the whistleblower's concerns as it should have, and failed to protect them. These issues were examined in a separate review, released last month...