Recognition for Being a Good Corporate Citizen

Corporate citizenship is fundamental to Accenture’s character and the way we run our company as a high-performance business. From Accenture Skills to Succeed to our environmental stewardship, our corporate citizenship efforts target achieving outcomes that make a real impact.

Our Skills to Succeed goal: By 2015, we will equip 500,000 people around the world with the skills to get a job or build a business.

Accenture has been formally recognized for its commitment to the environment and community:

Awards & Ratings

In 2013, Accenture was ranked No. 21 on Corporate Responsibility Magazine's 100 Best Corporate Citizens list, marking our fifth consecutive appearance and our third among the top 25 companies (2011-2013).
Accenture was included for the first time in 2013 on Corporate Knights' Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list, debuting at No. 42.

Accenture was named one of Ethisphere's "World's Most Ethical Companies" in the Business Services category for the sixth year in a row (2008-2013).

Economic Observer (China) recognized Accenture in China's Skills to Succeed efforts on its "Outstanding Cases for Sustainable Development in China" list in 2012.
Accenture ranked among 100 Best Human Resources Management Companies in China and was awarded as winner of Best CSR Program by 51job.com in 2012.
Newsweek's fourth annual Green Rankings included Accenture in 2012 as No. 8 in the US 500 and No. 36 on its Global 500 list. In the Information Technology & Services sector, Accenture ranked No. 3 in the US and No. 6 globally. Additionally, Accenture ranked No. 7 on The Greenest Tech Companies in the US list. Green Rankings evaluates the environmental performance, policies and reputation of the 500 largest US corporations and 500 biggest global companies.
In 2012, Accenture was included, for the fourth consecutive year, among the CDP 500--the largest companies by market capitalization included in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series--and, for the first time, was included on the CDP S&P 500. Accenture scored 93 out of 100 and a performance score of B (same as 2011). We are also recognized on the S&P 500 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI), which features 53 companies with the highest disclosure scores (top 10 percent of companies) from the S&P 500.
FTSE4Good Global Index: Member since 2005. In 2012, Accenture was added to the FTSE4Good Global 100, which includes the largest 100 companies by market capitalization within the FTSE4Good Global Index.
Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI): Included since 2005.
In 2012, Accenture was ranked No. 2 on Corporate Responsibility Magazine's Best Corporate Citizens in Government Contracting list, marking our third consecutive appearance on the list (2010-2012).
Accenture was ranked No. 9 among China's Top 100 Green Companies (MNC category) in 2012.

In 2011, Accenture was ranked at No. 50 on Interbrand's debut Best Global Green Brands list.
Accenture received a gold designation on The Business in the Community Corporate Responsibility Index in 2011, marking the fourth consecutive appearance in the index (2008-2011).

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