What we believe
Accenture's purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity and our commitment to our people, clients and communities is to accelerate equality for all. Our purpose and our commitment drives our innovation agenda, helps us deliver 360 value, and ensures we act as a responsible business leader.
It enables us to attract, develop, inspire and reward top talent. And it creates an environment that unleashes innovation, allows our people to perform at their very best and underpins a culture in which everyone feels they have an equal opportunity to belong and build a career.
This commitment starts at the top with our chair and chief executive officer and Board. And we expect leaders at all levels to help create and sustain a culture of equality where everyone can advance and thrive. Our areas of focus include gender, ethnicity, LGBTI, religion, persons with disabilities and cross-cultural diversity.
"Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and communities. It is personal to all of us."
Julie Sweet
Chair & CEO
How we foster a culture of equality
To help our people thrive, Accenture offers robust programming including specialized training, networking support, flexible work arrangements, mentoring, mental health resources, equal benefits to same-sex couples where local law permits and more. We also believe deeply in the power of trust and transparency, so we set goals, share our workforce demographics publicly in key geographies, and collect data to continuously improve and hold our leaders accountable.
We are committed to equal pay for equal work
At Accenture, pay equity means that our people receive pay that is fair and consistent when considering similarity of work, location and tenure at career level. We conduct an annual pay equity review, and our last review was conducted in November 2021. As of November 5, 2021, we have dollar-for-dollar, 100% pay equity for women compared to men, in every country where we operate (countries with de minimis headcount were excluded from the analysis). By race and ethnicity, we likewise have dollar-for-dollar, 100% pay equity in countries where we collect this data (the United States, United Kingdom and South Africa).
A commitment to our people
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Gender equality
We believe the future workforce is an equal one. That’s why we’re committed to a gender-balanced workforce by 2025.
Persons with disabilities
We are constantly enabling change so everyone can contribute equally. Our people with disabilities have access to the latest technology, resources and training for a barrier-free workplace.
Supporting our LGBTIQ+ community
We embrace authenticity at work–including sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
Ethnic and racial diversity in the workplace
We take action to create more opportunities for employment and advancement for our people from underrepresented communities.
Prioritizing mental health & wellness
Our support for mental health and wellness accelerates our culture of equality and helps everyone to thrive.
Cross-cultural diversity at Accenture
Our commitment to a culture of equality combined with our belief that “together, we are greater than ever”, allows our 699,000 people in 120 countries to work as a seamless network. By respecting all of our people’s individual cultures and unique backgrounds, we transcend geographies, drive innovation and better support our clients everywhere in the world.
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Awards & recognition
INCLUDED ON
Highest scoring company in 2022; five consecutive years on the index
RECEIVED TOP SCORE ON
Human rights campaign’s corporate equality index
In Chile, Mexico and U.S.
GREAT PLACE TO WORK
FORTUNE’s 100 best companies to work for
In Japan, Mexico, U.K. and U.S.
Our journey
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