PwC plans $12-billion investment for 100,000 new jobs, says report

The Big Four accounting firm looks to increase its workforce by more than a third by 2026

PwC will increase its global headcount by more than a third over the next five years as part of a $12 billion investment in recruitment, training, technology and deals designed to capture a booming market for environmental, social and governance advice, the Financial Times reported. 
 
According to the newspaper, the plan, ann­ou­nced on Tuesday, marks a significant acc­e­le­ration from the audit and consulting group’s $7.4 billion investment since 2016, over which time its annual revenues grew by 20 per cent to $43 billion. The expansion will add 100,000 people to a workforce that has grown by more than a