As a global organization, Accenture is committed to responsibly and proactively engaging with the businesses that are reflective of the communities in which we live and work. Accenture established its US Supplier Diversity Program to develop and expand relationships with minority-owned, women-owned, small and other growing companies. By cultivating an array of relationships, we are able to provide business opportunities to various enterprises, while enabling the long-term success of Accenture. We are committed to ensuring all suppliers have equal opportunity to participate in the procurement sourcing process. In doing this, we will meet our objectives to: - Expand the presence of diverse suppliers in our supplier base, as well as encourage our large suppliers to leverage diverse suppliers on Accenture's behalf through our Tier 2 program;
- Increase the number of diverse suppliers in our contracting relationships on behalf of our clients;
- Create an infrastructure for shared relationships to jointly market; and
- Promote economic growth for a multitude of businesses.
We define diverse suppliers as those that are at least 51 percent owned, controlled and managed by a minority, woman or veteran. In each case, the minority, woman or veteran must be a citizen of the United States or a naturalized citizen. Small business enterprises must be independently owned and operated, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in the Code of Federal Regulations, Small Business Size Regulations. As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen our US supplier diversity achievements, we have established a mentoring program, the Diverse Supplier Development Program. As part of this effort, diverse suppliers are partnered with Accenture executives to learn more about our business and strategies to expand their businesses. If you are a supplier interested in doing business with Accenture in the United States, please visit www.accenture.com/vendor, and register your capabilities on the Supplier Portal. Once completed, your information will be submitted to our database for review by our sourcing and commodity managers and other buying groups for future procurement needs. Our goal is to align your capabilities with our business needs, where appropriate. If you have general questions about Accenture US Supplier Diversity that are not addressed here, please contact the Supplier Diversity Team. Accenture US Supplier Diversity Program [PDF, 734KB]: Achieving high performance through developing and expanding relationships with minority-owned, woman-owned and other diverse businesses. PDF Help To Top |