Making a Difference: Accenture 2016 Corporate Citizenship Report Features Progress on Skills Training, Sustainability & Clos...
March 30 2017 - 6:03AM
Business Wire
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has published its 2016 Corporate
Citizenship Report “Making a Difference,” detailing
its commitment to a more inclusive and sustainable world.
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Accenture, through its Skills to Succeed
initiative, has equipped more than 1.7 million people with the
skills to get a job or build a business (Graphic: Business
Wire)
“As a company, we have a responsibility to address today’s most
pressing challenges and to improve the way the world works and
lives," said Pierre Nanterme, Accenture's chairman and
CEO. "Our global capabilities and digital experience help
drive innovative solutions for a wide range of societal issues,
from equipping young people with job skills to helping close the
gender gap in technology.”
“Making a Difference” spotlights Accenture's initiatives around
the world to help people acquire the critical skills they need to
earn a living. Through its Skills to Succeed initiative – and
working with its nonprofit partners -- the company has equipped
more than 1.7 million people with the skills to get a job or
build a business. Accenture’s goal is to reach and empower three
million people with these skills by 2020.
"New skills open doors to job opportunity and economic
independence,” said Jill Huntley, managing director of global
corporate citizenship at Accenture. “With a focus on innovation and
new technologies and in close collaboration with our partners, we
help identify the skills and build the confidence people need to
thrive.”
The report also highlights Accenture’s initiatives
to:
- Improve energy efficiency by more
than 30 percent since 2007 – Fiscal 2016 marked Accenture’s
most energy-efficient year in its history.
- Progress supply chain
sustainability – All of the company’s procurement
teams now weigh ESG (environmental, social and
governance) performance of prospective suppliers.
- Close the gender gap – Accenture
has set a new goal: by the end of 2020, women will account for 25
percent of managing directors worldwide. Additionally, the company
surpassed its goal of having women comprise at least 40 percent of
its new hires by 2017. Its global workforce now includes more than
150,000 women.
To explore how Accenture is #MakingaDifference, visit:
accenture.com/corporatecitizenship.
About Accenture’s 2016 Corporate Citizenship
Report
Accenture’s 2016 Corporate Citizenship Report details
Accenture’s impact during fiscal 2016 across five areas:
Ethics & Governance, Our People, Community Impact, Environment
and Supply Chain. Accenture uses the Global Reporting Initiative
(GRI) G4 Guidelines as a foundation for its reporting approach, and
its 2016 Corporate Citizenship Report is prepared in
accordance with the Core option. The report serves as Accenture’s
eighth Communication on Progress to the United Nations Global
Compact, which the company signed in 2008, and documents
Accenture’s progress as a member of Global Compact LEAD, which
focuses on raising sustainability performance.
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 401,000 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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