Accenture Named a Working Mother 2016 Best Company for Multicultural Women
May 18 2016 - 3:27PM
Business Wire
Ranking is latest in diversity recognitions for
the company
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named to Working Mother’s 2016
Best Companies for Multicultural Women list, which recognizes
companies in the U.S. that exemplify best practices in hiring,
retaining and promoting women of color.
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Accenture’s Washington D.C. Metro Women’s
Employee Resource Group at the company’s 2016 International Women’s
Day Celebration
Working Mother recognized Accenture for its leadership
development programs, mentors, coaches and sponsors. The ranking
noted that at least 95 percent of the company’s managers have taken
part in diversity training.
“We are delighted to receive this recognition from Working
Mother,” said Julie Sweet, Accenture’s group chief executive –
North America. “We strive to create an inclusive and diverse
environment where our people can be successful, both professionally
and personally. We believe our diversity makes us stronger,
smarter and more innovative, helping us better serve the needs of
our clients, our people and our communities.”
Earlier this year Accenture reported, for the first time,
the demographics of its US workforce for gender,
ethnicity, persons with disabilities and veterans. “We believe that
transparency creates trust and, going forward, we will report
annually on our progress across these areas of diversity,” Sweet
said. The company also is working toward its goal to grow its
percentage of women new hires to at least 40 percent worldwide by
2017.
Working Mother’s Best Companies for Multicultural Women marks
the latest in U.S. diversity recognition for Accenture over the
past several months, including:
- No. 15 on DiversityInc’s 2016 Top 50
Companies for Diversity – the company’s 5th consecutive year in the
top 15.
- Inclusion on Working Mother’s 100 Best
Companies list for the 13th consecutive year.
- Recognition on the National Association
for Female Executives’ (NAFE) 2016 Top Companies for Executive
Women list for the fifth time.
- Recognition on three Fairygodboss Best
Companies for Women lists.
- No. 13 on Fatherly’s 50 Best Places to
Work for New Dads in 2016.
- Recognition on G.I. Jobs’ Military
Friendly Employers and Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers
2016
To learn more about inclusion and diversity at
Accenture visit accenture.com.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy,
consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining
unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40
industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s
largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of
business and technology to help clients improve their performance
and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With
approximately 373,000 people serving clients in more than 120
countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world
works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
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