Eco Action
Our people are passionate about applying their skills to help the environment.
Taking climate action
We are committed to achieving a low-carbon future.
Innovating to address climate-related issues
With 699,000 people worldwide, our collective actions can have a large-scale impact on climate solutions.
By coming together, we can address the challenges of climate change, waste and biodiversity, striving to create positive outcomes for people and the planet.
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Sustainability Innovation Challenge 2022
The Sustainability Innovation Challenge invites Accenture teams from across the world to address some of the world’s most critical environmental and social issues.
Through a six-month competition and accelerator program, our people will design and develop market-ready solutions, gathering insights and feedback from leaders in the private sector, nonprofit and academic space. Winning teams will be announced in July 2022.
We are excited to build on the success of our inaugural competition, the Eco Innovation Challenge, during which more than 2,300 Accenture social innovators from 38 countries stepped up and put together teams, generating over 1,200 new ideas. Ultimately, 100 finalists from 11 countries pitched their ideas to Accenture leaders and judges representing our 40 innovation partners.
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1,200+ new ideas for a more sustainable future
We asked our people to develop ideas for a greener future. Learn more.
View TranscriptAddressing critical environmental and social challenges
Each solution will address one of seven innovation areas sponsored by a client and supported by our global network of innovation centers to maximize impact. The winning teams will bring their ideas to life through our Social Innovators Accelerator.
Future of climate resilient communities
Paris Innovation Centre
Future of energy
Houston Innovation Hub
Future of sustainable consumers
Seattle Innovation Hub
Future of food
Chicago Innovation Hub
Future of sustainable software
San Francisco Labs & Liquid Studio
Future of net-positive water
Advanced Technology Centers India
Future of climate action education
New York Innovation Hub
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Eco Innovation Challenge 2021 winners
Congratulations to the winning teams of each grand challenge!
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Circular Packaging
LCA.I.: An AI platform leveraging information from lifecycle assessments of packaging materials to provide options for greener solutions.
Clean Energy at Home
Scaling Our Reach: An app to scale last-mile distribution of clean energy solutions for entrepreneurs with low literacy and technology skills.
Climate Resilience
Coral-ation: An AI platform to unify and integrate global coral reef monitoring efforts and foster collaboration.
Future of Food
AgXelerator: Data-driven tools to speed up sustainable indoor farming to meet the global food demands of 9.7 billion people by 2050.
Green(er) Supply Chains
Aquichain: A blockchain solution to trace the water footprint of supply chains through geo-tagging aquifers to support sustainable water governance.
Rewilding Land
Reimagine, Rewild: An app enabling users to reimagine their local environments—boosting awareness, support and crowdfunding for rewilding.
Sustainable Cloud
Sustainable AI in the Cloud: A carbon-smart machine learning framework to optimize energy use and renewable energy when and where it’s available.
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Engaging our partners in 2021
We are grateful to the more than forty innovation partners from around the world and across sectors who helped select the winning teams and some of whom are providing mentorship in the Accelerator.
Partners included leading clients, startups and NGOs. Thank you for collaborating with us on the journey to create a more environmentally sustainable future for all.
There is no expectation of financial support from innovation partners.
"It takes a village to solve these types of problems. It’s not just the one project that wins; it’s about starting a journey and rethinking this together."
– TIM LEVINY, Senior Vice President – Land O’Lakes, Eco Innovation Challenge Judge
Eco volunteering
Our people served as “citizen scientists” to support environmental research.
Using the online platform Zooniverse, they helped researchers track changes in the environment by classifying animal behaviors, such as counting penguins in Antarctica, identifying elusive wildlife species in the Serengeti and classifying Beluga whales in Canada.
Through the GLOBE Observer app, they tracked their observations on clouds and helped researchers interpret satellite data that is key to their environmental research.
Making climate-smart choices
During our “eco season,” from Earth Day through World Environment Day, Accenture people also engaged in a challenge to take daily eco actions to help reduce their own individual footprint.
For this challenge, we collaborated with Count Us In, which aims to mobilize one billion people to act sustainably over the next decade. Daily eco actions included shopping locally, reducing electricity consumption at home and committing to waste-free and meatless days.
More about sustainability
We are working to embed sustainability into everything we do, with everyone we work with, to create business value and sustainable impact.
The 360° Value Reporting Experience
Download United Nations Global Compact: Communication on Progress 2021 [PDF]
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