International consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has apologized for using confidential federal government information to create a product that helped companies to evade taxes in Australia. PwC Acting Chief Executive Kristin Stubbins acknowledged that the company’s actions were wholly unacceptable, and that it had led to the standing down of nine partners, including members of the firm’s Executive Board and Governance Board. Stubbins also discussed PwC’s culture, which allowed inappropriate behavior and placed profits over purpose. The Greens have also attempted to release a list of 36 PwC partners implicated in the scandal, but it has been blocked by Committee Chair Louise Pratt. Meanwhile, former Australian head of PwC’s international tax department, Peter-John Collins, is now facing criminal investigation.