Tag: Accenture
• Forty-one percent of the world’s largest 2,000 companies now have value-chain net zero targets, reversing last year’s slowdown.• Companies are deploying a broader mix of decarbonization tools, with 13...
Brazil’s Energy Sector Embraces Digital Transformation Eneva, one of Brazil’s largest private energy companies, has entered a multi-year partnership with Accenture and Google Cloud to overhaul its operations using cloud...
Shell, Accenture, and American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) have jointly launched Avelia, one of the world’s first blockchain-powered digital book-and-claim solutions for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). With approximately...
Accenture has agreed to acquire IQT Group, an Italian provider of engineering managed services for large infrastructure projects, to advance its capabilities in planning and executing net-zero infrastructure initiatives. Expanding...
Only one in six (16%) of the world’s largest companies are projected to meet their 2050 net-zero goals, according to Accenture’s latest “Destination Net Zero” report. While over half (52%)...
A Critical Moment for Sustainable Development The world faces significant challenges—geopolitical conflicts, the climate crisis, high inflation, and the lingering effects of COVID-19—that hinder sustainable development. Only 17% of Sustainable...
As global ESG reporting regulations tighten, companies are under pressure to improve their sustainability data management. Yet, according to an Accenture study, only 10% of CFOs feel ready for detailed...
Disability:IN 2024 Report and Inclusion Awards Highlight Advances and Gaps in Disability Equality Key Impact Points: Disability:IN 2024 Report: Progress and Challenges The 2024 Disability Equality Index® report, launched at...
As companies worldwide strive to meet sustainability goals, the urgency to adapt to evolving regulatory landscapes is paramount. New environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting requirements, including the EU’s Corporate...
Will the world achieve its sustainability ambitions in time? The SDGs offer a vision of a more sustainable and equitable world by 2030. Developed by the United Nations in 2015,...
As the world moves towards net zero, the aviation industry is under pressure to accelerate its decarbonisation efforts. Many commercial airlines are looking to reduce carbon emissions with sustainable aviation...
Companies that lead in disability inclusion drive more revenue, net income and profit, according to a new research report from Accenture in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)....
Just three years of intensive cross-industry collaboration can turn industrial decarbonization from an immovable economic barrier to an economic force compelling all industries to accelerate net zero action Fewer than...
Leading marketers commit to accelerating change within their organizations by advancing representation, employment and accessible content in marketing and communications Accenture, a leading global professional services company, and TD Bank,...
The vast majority (94%) of business leaders still view the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a unifying global vision but achieving them requires the private sector to focus on the...
Accenture has invested in New York-based Praxis Labs, a software-as-a-service virtual reality company with an end-to-end immersive learning platform that helps users develop soft skills to drive equity, inclusion, and value...
Cohort includes 13 startups with solutions focusing on clean tech, regenerative agriculture and skilling In continuation of their shared commitment to provide social impact startups with access to emerging technology,...
Accenture has announced its intent to acquire Green Domus Desenvolvimento Sustentável LTDA, a leading Brazil-based sustainability consultancy with experience helping clients design and implement a range of sustainability services with a...
Accenture through its Accenture Ventures Project Spotlight initiative, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Cervest, an AI-powered climate intelligence (CI) platform, that will expand Accenture’s capabilities to deliver on-demand access to historical,...
As the halfway point to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals approaches and the deadline to meet key milestones of a 1.5C world looms, CEOs take action to avoid consequences to environment,...
Data model mapping relationships between industries and countries provides better visibility in complex supply chain networks, enabling more effective strategies to significantly reduce Scope 3 emissions by 2050 Companies need...
Accenture, through its Accenture Ventures Project Spotlight initiative, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, to help power decision-making at...
While more than one-third (34%) of the world’s largest companies are now committed to Net Zero, nearly all (93%) will fail to achieve their goals if they don’t at least...
After more than two years of pandemic and economic upheaval, people are reevaluating their lives. Workers around the world are reconsidering what they want from a job. For the Fortune World’s Best...
The teaming will help clients achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals, initially focusing on consulting services Accenture is collaborating with Toshiba to provide consulting services to support green transformation efforts of...
Salesforce and Accenture are hosting a Net Zero Trailblazer reception in New York with special guests Christiana Figueres, Co-host of Outrage and Optimism and former UN climate chief, and Van...
Accenture Sustainability Services expands its unique ability to use technology, science, data, and economics to drive sustainable impact for clients globally Accenture has acquired Carbon Intelligence, a leading carbon and climate...
New company will work to address global issues related to food, water, and the environment by utilizing data and cutting-edge digital technology Kubota Corporation and Accenture have formed a new...
Accenture has been recognized as a Leader in the inaugural “Sustainability Enablement Technology Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2022” report, by industry analyst firm Everest Group. Accenture is an overall leader...
Swisscom aims to be climate neutral and reduce carbon emissions by one million tons by 2025, using new “Scope 4” climate strategy developed with Accenture Accenture collaborated with Swisscom on a...
Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in pulsESG, Inc., a public benefit corporation dedicated to empowering purpose-driven enterprises to manage and improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) footprint....
The auto industry will need to expand its focus from vehicle sales to the full vehicle lifecycle, collaborating significantly with other players in the value chain A new report from...
Shell, Accenture, and American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) are jointly announcing the launch of Avelia, one of the world’s first blockchain-powered digital sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)* book-and-claim** solutions...
CIOs must seize opportunity to advance sustainability to deliver value, tangible outcomes and sustainable impact across their organizations As businesses set more ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, their...
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Microsoft, together with their joint venture Avanade, are joining forces to tackle climate change, one of the most critical and urgent challenges for both businesses and...
Four leading industrial clusters in the Netherlands, Belgium and the U.S. announced they are working together with the World Economic Forum to reduce their carbon emissions faster through the “Transitioning...
New partners join initiative catalyzing economic mobility for individuals across North America to access stable, well-paying careers Goodwill, the leading nonprofit provider of job training and placement services in North America, today announced...
Companies collaborate on new solutions to help organizations operate in the cloud continuum, adopting open hybrid cloud technologies to drive innovation and IT modernization at scale Red Hat Inc., the...
Accenture has been recognized as number one on DiversityInc’s 2022 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list — a recognition that also welcomes the company into its Hall of Fame. This marks the...
Accenture has acquired akzente, a recognized sustainability consultancy. akzente helps companies across a broad range of industries including automotive, financial services, energy and consumer goods build sustainability into the core...
Acquisition Would Expand Sustainability Services Capabilities in Europe Accenture has announced its intent to acquire Greenfish, an independent engineering and advisory company specializing in sustainability consultancy services. Financial terms of the...
Ecopetrol SA, Accenture and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) announced a first-of-its-kind solution for water intelligence and management to help advance sustainability and operational efficiencies for energy companies. The availability of...
Wong moves on after 11 years with Ricoh Asia Pacific to a sustainability role at Accenture. (Eco-Business) – Ricoh Asia Pacific’s long-serving sustainability executive Wong Yee Thing has moved on after 11...
(Yahoo Finance) – Accenture CEO Julie Sweet joins ‘Influencers with Andy Serwer’ to share how her company is adjusting to the ‘new normal’ in the workplace. Video Transcript JULIE SWEET:...
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