Düsseldorf, 09.08.2023 – Deloitte, the world’s leading auditing and consulting firm, is supporting the INVICTUS GAMES DÜSSELDORF 2023 presented by Boeing as Premier Partner. Deloitte is advising the hosts of the Games: the German Armed Forces and the City of Düsseldorf.

“With our commitment as a partner of the INIVCTUS GAMES DÜSSELDORF 2023, we would like to set a sign of appreciation for former and active soldiers who take on dangers, suffer injuries or wounds or fall ill in the service of their country”, says Dr Thomas Schiller, Managing Partner Clients & Industries, Deloitte Germany . “Furthermore, Deloitte and the Invictus Games share the same values: respect, fairness, team spirit, diversity and inclusion. We are delighted to be involved in the Invictus Games and to contribute our expertise to the success of this international sporting event.”

A partnership that lasts

Deloitte has already supported the Invictus Games The Hague 2022 and is continuing its commitment for another Games. With this ongoing partnership, the auditing and consulting firm is once again sending a signal of recognition and respect to wounded, Injured and sick service personnel and veterans and emergency personnel of the blue-light organisations. Furthermore, Deloitte is committed to the special cause of this year’s Invictus Games in Düsseldorf, which is to build a Home for Respect to generate wider respect and understanding for the armed forces.

As a global organisation, Deloitte supports former servicemen and women in its own talent programmes and networks in countries such as the US and the UK. The company also supports non-profit organisations that prepare military personnel and veterans for the world of work after military service.

With more than 400,000 employees worldwide, the company lives respect, diversity, and an inclusive culture. Deloitte Germany alone, which is committed to the Invictus Games in Düsseldorf on behalf of the global company, employs people from over 100 nations with different skills, experiences and backgrounds.

Brigadier General Alfred Marstaller, Project Manager of the INVICTUS GAMES DÜSSELDORF 2023, welcomes the partnership: “With Deloitte, we have a powerful partner at our side who will support us in the successful organisation of the Invictus Games. With its consulting expertise, Deloitte accompanies organisations and the public sector on the path to sustainable development – the auditing and consulting firm brings this expertise to the Invictus Games. We are delighted to be partnering with Deloitte.”

International sports festival under the sign of respect and rehabilitation

The sixth Invictus Games will take place from 9 to 16 September 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany for the first time. More than 500 wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans from more than 20 nations are expected alongside emergency forces of the blue light organisations within Team Germany. They will compete against each other in ten sports in friendly competitions. What counts is not competition and top performance, but people, their will to live and team spirit. Through sport, the competitors draw strength for their recovery and rehabilitation. Their sporting achievements show their individual progress in rehabilitation and their will to find their way back into life after serious injuries or illnesses.