Accenture and Springboard Enterprises Celebrate Women Transforming Industries
NEW YORK; Oct. 22, 2020 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Springboard Enterprises are celebrating “Women Transforming Industries” and the organization’s 20th anniversary by honoring four women CEOs in the retail and health industries for their technological innovation.
October 22, 2020
Accenture Sets Industry-Leading Net-Zero, Waste and Water Goals
NEW YORK; Oct. 8, 2020 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced new commitments to sustainability — including industry-leading goals for net-zero emissions, as well as a newly created leadership role — as it moves to embed responsible business practices in all of its services and across every area of the company.
October 08, 2020
New Research From Accenture and Girls Who Code Outlines Steps to Double the Number of Women in Technology in 10 Years
NEW YORK; Sept. 29, 2020 – An inclusive culture is key to unlocking opportunities for women who are studying and working in technology, and holds the potential to double their number over the next 10 years, according to a joint research report by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Girls Who Code, an international nonprofit working to close the gender gap in technology.
September 29, 2020
UN Global Compact in partnership with Accenture and SAP, and with 3M as Patron Sponsor, launch SDG Ambition Guidance to accelerate business action to achieve the SDGs
UNITED NATIONS, New York, Sept. 22, 2020 – The United Nations Global Compact in partnership with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and SAP SE (NYSE: SAP), and with 3M joining as Patron Sponsor, today launched SDG Ambition guides to support businesses in accelerating action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
September 22, 2020
Cloud Migrations Can Reduce CO2 Emissions by Nearly 60 Million Tons a Year, According to New Research from Accenture
NEW YORK; Sept. 22, 2020 – Migration to the public cloud can achieve significant carbon reduction in the form of a 5.9% decrease in total IT emissions or nearly 60 million tons of CO2 globally per year, which is the equivalent of taking 22 million cars off the road, according to new research from Accenture (NYSE:ACN).
September 22, 2020
Ohio State Launches Innovative Internship Program with Accenture in OSU’s Translational Data Analytics Institute
COLUMBUS, Ohio; Jan. 9, 2020 – Building on a more than 20-year history of successful partnership, The Ohio State University (OSU) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced a new internship program with OSU’s Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI) to provide students hands-on, real-world experiences in the field of data and analytics.
January 09, 2020
Accenture Celebrates Five Years of Working with Code.org to Empower Students with Hour of Code Activities
NEW YORK; Dec. 9, 2019 – For the fifth consecutive year, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is teaming up with Code.org to support Hour of Code, a global educational movement that reaches more than 100 million students through a one-hour introduction to computer science. This year, in conjunction with Computer Science Education Week (December 9-15), thousands of Accenture employees have pledged to teach an hour of code at events in their communities, helping students around the world learn coding and other computer science skills.
December 09, 2019
Project 8 Helps Address Future Human Needs with Support from Accenture and Salesforce
SAN FRANCISCO; Nov. 18, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has helped The Demand Institute, a nonprofit run jointly by The Conference Board and Nielsen, develop a global data collaboration platform, called Project 8. It serves as a marketplace for information and ideas aimed at better predicting and planning for future human needs such as food, water, and energy as populations continue to grow and become more urban.
November 18, 2019
Community College Students Can Help Offset the Nation’s Tech Talent Shortage, Accenture Study Finds
NEW YORK; Oct. 31, 2019 – Community college students — with support from employers — are a key source of talent to help solve the country’s skilled tech talent shortage, according to results of a survey “Apprenticeships: From Community College to Promising Tech Career,” released today by Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
October 31, 2019
Accenture, Cisco and Quest Alliance Team to Skill Youth for the Digital Economy
BANGALORE, INDIA; July 2, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN), Cisco and Quest Alliance are teaming to equip 1.5 million youth across India with skills for the digital economy. As part of a year-long collaboration, the organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Directorate General of Training (DGT) within the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to offer a digital skilling program to all students enrolled in industrial training institutes (ITIs) via the government of India’s Bharat Skills portal.
July 02, 2019