Private Sector Needs to Further Accelerate Action on Sustainable Development Goals as the Halfway Point to 2030 Passes
UNITED NATIONS, New York; Sept. 15, 2023 – 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 areas where they can have the most impact, according to new research from the UN Global Compact and Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
September 14, 2023
Accenture Completes Acquisition of Green Domus
SAO PAULO, Brazil; June 2, 2023 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of Green Domus, a leading Brazil-based sustainability consultancy with experience helping clients design and implement a range of sustainability initiatives with a focus on measurable decarbonization strategies. Green Domus’ decarbonization strategy expertise and two decades of industry experience will further expand Accenture’s Sustainability Services. Green Domus’ team of sustainability professionals will help deliver customized mitigation plans and client solutions to embed carbon data and insights into their decision-making through deep knowledge of sustainability frameworks.
June 02, 2023
Accenture Announces Intent to Acquire Green Domus to Expand Sustainability Services Capabilities
SAO PAULO, Brazil; May 29, 2023 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) 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 focus on measurable decarbonization strategies. Green Domus will join Accenture to further enhance its Sustainability Services team. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
May 29, 2023
Accenture and Cervest Collaborate to Bring Innovative Solutions to Clients Seeking Resilience Amid Increased Climate Risk
NEW YORK and LONDON; May 4, 2023 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) 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, current and predictive views of combined climate risks to assess and address asset and portfolio vulnerabilities for clients across industries.
May 04, 2023
Decarbonization of Industrial Clusters Initiative Gains Global Momentum
DAVOS, Switzerland; Jan. 19, 2023 – Nine leading industrial clusters in China, Indonesia, Japan, Spain and the United States have joined the World Economic Forum initiative, Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero, to help industries reduce emissions. The initiative is supported by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and EPRI. The latest members were announced today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023.
January 19, 2023
Alarmed by Speed and Scale of Disruption, CEOs Embrace Sustainability to Build Long-Term Resilience, According to UN Global Compact and Accenture
NEW YORK; Jan. 12, 2023 – CEOs are facing an enormously challenging global context, with the vast majority (93%) experiencing 10 or more simultaneous challenges to their businesses and 87% warning that current levels of disruption will limit delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), finds the largest CEO study on sustainability ever conducted by the UN Global Compact and Accenture (NYSE: ACN). While CEOs are increasingly concerned about these headwinds, nearly all (98%) agree that sustainability is core to their role, a sentiment that has grown 15 percentage points over the last 10 years of the study.
January 12, 2023
Oil and Gas Leaders Taking Holistic Approach to Reinvention by Balancing Energy Security and Sustainability, Accenture Report Finds
NEW YORK; Dec. 8, 2022 – As recent events, including threats to energy supply in Europe and uncertainty about commodity prices, have led the majority of oil and gas companies to increase their focus on energy security, the more progressive firms are accelerating reinvention plans with a holistic approach to balance energy supply with adopting low-carbon initiatives, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
December 08, 2022
Accenture and Planet to Collaborate on AI-Powered Geospatial Intelligence Tools for Sustainability, Traceable Supply Chain and Climate Risk Solutions
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO; Dec. 6, 2022 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN), through its Accenture Ventures Project Spotlight initiative, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, to help power decision-making at organizations across myriad industries including agriculture, consumer packaged goods, energy, forestry and government.
December 06, 2022
Accenture Collaborates with Toshiba to Drive Green Transformation Across the Enterprise
TOKYO; Sep. 26, 2022 — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is collaborating with Toshiba (OTCMKTS: TOSYY) to provide consulting services to support green transformation (GX) efforts of the companies’ clients. The collaboration will target industries with high greenhouse gas emissions and other organizations with urgent needs to improve energy efficiency.
September 26, 2022
Accenture Intends to Acquire Stellantis’ World Class Manufacturing Training & Consulting Business in Italy
MILAN; Sept. 13, 2022 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has disclosed its intention to acquire Stellantis’ World Class Manufacturing Training & Consulting business, a center of excellence that supports process optimization in manufacturing and the supply chain.
September 13, 2022