Senator Deborah O’Neill, who has previously raised concerns connected to misconduct involving PwC and KPMG, says major consulting firms are likely to resist efforts to change their internal culture. Speaking with reference to scandals that have involved both PwC and KPMG, O’Neill warns that consultants and firms will “fight change tooth and nail.” She argues that the prevailing culture inside large global consulting companies needs to be disrupted, framing the issue as one that goes beyond individual cases.
Across the reports, O’Neill is presented as a central whistleblower figure associated with the controversies, and her comments emphasize that reform may face pushback from within firms. The articles do not add new evidence about specific conduct in this set of reports, but they align on the core message: cultural change in consulting industry practices is necessary, and it is expected to encounter resistance from the sector itself.
