DiversityInc Names Accenture Top Company for Generational Communications

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Accenture Awards Scholarships to Eleven Outstanding American Indian Students
NEW YORK; Oct 14, 2009 – Eleven American Indian students from across the United States will continue their post-secondary education with the aid of $125,000 in scholarship funding from Accenture's American Indian Scholarship Fund. 
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CDP Partners with Accenture, Microsoft and SAP to Establish the De Facto Global Climate Change Data and Reporting Platform
NEW YORK; Sept. 24, 2009 -- The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) today announced plans to build an improved and upgraded version of its global climate change disclosure system. The system will make available primary information on corporate emissions performance, collected for use by institutional investors, businesses and the world’s national regulatory systems, to drive greenhouse gas emission reductions and performance improvements. The provision of high quality data on climate change and corporate carbon footprints will be vital to supporting a global framework post Kyoto, bridging the gap between corporations’ climate change reporting and government regulation.
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Accenture Releases Updates on Inclusion & Diversity Programs, Environmental Performance Data
 NEW YORK; June 30, 2009 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today released its Inclusion & Diversity Review and its environmental performance data.  The Inclusion & Diversity Review is available at http://www.accenture.com/InclusionandDiversity.  More information regarding Accenture’s environmental performance data can be found at http://www.accenture.com/Environment.
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Summer Forecast: Work/life Balance is Valued, But Most Professionals Will Likely Continue Working on Vacation, Accenture Survey Finds
NEW YORK; June 11, 2009 – While nearly eight in 10 professionals say they want balance in their work and personal lives, more than half work while on vacation, according to findings of an Accenture survey (NYSE: ACN). 
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Accenture Kicks Off Global Employee Eco Challenge
NEW YORK; June 5, 2009 – Accenture (NYSE:ACN) employees around the globe can pledge to reduce their environmental impact at home and at work, as the company celebrates the United Nation’s World Environment Day and kicks off a three-month Eco Challenge to focus attention on sustainability.  From now through August 31, Accenture employees can determine their carbon footprint and pledge to reduce it with eco-friendly actions and activities.
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Accenture’s Supplier Diversity Mentoring Program Takes Flight

CHICAGO; May 28, 2009 – Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has launched the second, expanded class of its Diverse Supplier Development Program.  The mentoring program, which teams qualified diverse suppliers with Accenture executives to develop strategies that strengthen the protégé companies’ capabilities, has grown from 9 to 16 suppliers from across the United States. 

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Accenture Achieves Global ISO 14001 Certification
NEW YORK; May 5, 2009 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has received Global ISO 14001 Environment Management System (EMS) certification from BSI. The certification covers 53 Accenture locations around the world, including the United States, Canada, South Africa and countries throughout Europe, South America and Asia.
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Accenture Opens Application Process for 2009 Scholarship Fund for American Indian Students
NEW YORK; March 31, 2009 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is now accepting applications for its scholarship fund program for American Indian students.
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Untapped Potential: Half of Female Executives Feel Insufficiently Challenged Despite High Confidence in Skills, Accenture Research Finds
NEW YORK; March 2, 2009 – Almost half of female business professionals around the world – and a similar number of their male counterparts – believe they are insufficiently challenged, despite being confident of their skills and capabilities, according to new research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
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