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Inclusion & Diversity

Embracing diversity to drive innovation and reinvention

We foster a culture and a workplace where all our people can feel a sense of belonging, are respected, and are empowered to do their best work.

48%

of our global workforce are women, compared to our global goal of gender parity by 2025

~141,000

Allies in Action participants

#1

FTSE (formerly Refinitiv) Diversity and Inclusion Index (5th time in 7 years)

Our Inclusion & Diversity strategy

We are committed to helping all our people thrive, which includes advancing inclusion and diversity for women; people of different races and ethnicities; persons with disabilities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people; people from different cultures; people with different religious and faith-based traditions; and people from different age and social groups.

Our commitment

Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Our strategy is to deliver 360° value for all our stakeholders by helping them continuously reinvent. To drive reinvention, innovation must be at the forefront, which requires us to attract, develop and inspire top talent. Talent is one of our most important areas of competitive differentiation.

As part of our talent strategy, we hire and develop people who have different backgrounds, different perspectives, and different lived experiences. These differences ensure that we have and attract the cognitive diversity to deliver a variety of perspectives, observations, and insights which are essential to drive the innovation needed to reinvent. To help achieve this diversity we set goals, share them publicly, and collect data to measure our progress, continuously improve, and hold our leaders accountable for ensuring we have the most innovative and talented people in our industry. This approach is a key driver of our progress.

We recognize that some people come to Accenture having faced obstacles as an aspect of their identity or lived experience. At Accenture, we are committed to harness these perspectives and ensure that all of our people have the opportunity to thrive and unlock their full potential. We are a meritocracy. Our intention is to foster a culture and a workplace in which all of our people feel a sense of belonging and are respected and empowered to do their best work and to create 360° value for all our stakeholders.

Processes

We use a data-driven approach to measure our progress, proactively monitoring our processes for equity.

Expanded voluntary self-identification

We expanded the reach of our self-ID programs, where legally permitted, to provide our people with the option to voluntarily share information about themselves.

~13,000

of our people have self-identified as a person with a disability

~82%

of our people can now share their sexual orientation and gender identity*

*Excludes Avanade

Diversifying our talent pool

We draw on technology to build inclusive candidate pipelines that reflect the array of human diversity and to hire the best talent for Accenture.

We invested in SocialTalent, a recruitment learning platform, to support how we hire, engage and lead teams

Nearly 680 people in India joined our flagship program, Aarambh, and the Inclusive Internship Program

We launched a partnership with myGwork, the largest talent platform and professional network for the global business community of LGBTIQ+ professionals, to reach new talent pools

In the U.S., our hiring teams use an inclusive slate process that helps reduce bias, increasing equitable outcomes based in meritocracy

Providing equitable and inclusive benefits

We want all our people to feel healthy and well—physically, emotionally and financially.

Through equitable and inclusive benefits, we strive to cultivate an environment where all our people feel supported and have equitable access to the care they require.

Creating a more diverse leadership team

Our Inclusion & Diversity leadership development programs* are designed to strengthen our pipeline for advancement and representation.

Women

Our Insight and Developing Our Women programs help senior analysts and above navigate their careers with confidence.

Persons with disabilities

Our Abilities Unleashed program provides opportunities for consultants and above to build confidence and plan career journeys.

Racial and ethnic groups

In the U.S., our Shift and Drive programs proactively focus on skill building, coaching and self-development activities for African American, Black, Hispanic American, Latinx and Asian Pacific American employees and allies; Engage! is a leadership journey for U.S. and U.K. participants, their direct managers and sponsors that focuses on culture change and inclusive behaviors across the employee ecosystem.

LGBTIQ+ people

Our LGBTIQ+ Leaders Learning (L3) provides the tools, skills, insights and enhanced self-confidence for our people to advance their careers and be role models. The L6 program extension for senior managers and associate directors creates opportunities to connect with leadership and peers to drive career growth towards leadership positions.

*Our I&D leadership development programs are available globally unless noted; participation is not limited by protected class or other personal characteristics.

Supporting all career journeys

Our career programs drive development, engagement and retention of our diverse talent.

Mentors promote holistic personal and professional development to advance our culture of equality for all

Through sponsorship, our senior leaders can advocate for and actively promote the career advancement of our people

Returnship programs focus on clearing barriers to workforce re-entry through mentoring, training and skilling opportunities

The information provided on this site reflects our goals, progress and performance across our global operations during fiscal 2023 
(ended August 31, 2023), unless otherwise noted.