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TORONTO; August 4, 2020 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Avanade Canada are proud to announce they have jointly won the 2020 Microsoft Canada Enterprise Impact Award. The annual Canadian awards recognize Microsoft partners that have focused on bettering the lives of Canadians, aligned their efforts with customer excellence, and who have created innovative solutions leveraging Microsoft products, services and technology.

NEW YORK and TORONTO, May 5, 2020 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Callisto Integration (“Callisto”), a Canada-based provider of consulting and technology services. The company provides digital manufacturing services to large companies in the food and beverage, chemicals, utilities and other industries. The acquisition expands Accenture’s capabilities to help clients in North America ensure the timely production of orders, increase their yield and enhance the quality of their products.

TORONTO, Mar. 5, 2020 – A significant gap exists between the way leaders and employees view progress toward equality in their organizations, according to new research from Accenture. Closing the gap will yield substantial benefits for companies and their employees.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2020 – To compete and succeed in a world where digital is everywhere, companies need a new focus on balancing “value” with “values,” aligning their drive to create business value with their customers’ and employees’ values and expectations, according to Accenture Technology Vision 2020. The 20th edition of Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) annual report predicts the key technology trends that will redefine businesses over the next three years.

TORONTO; Jan 9, 2020 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a cash and in-kind services grant of more than C$1.1 million to ACCES Employment, a Canadian non-profit that helps connect employers with thousands of qualified workers from diverse backgrounds each year.

TORONTO; Dec. 11, 2019 – Following an unprecedented streak of fast-paced growth and profitability, businesses are beginning to feel the need for deep soul searching. As a new decade approaches, they must look inwards for a total re-examination of their purpose and place in the world, says a new report by Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Now in its 13th year, Fjord Trends 2020 takes its annual look ahead to the future of business, technology and design, according to Fjord, design and innovation from Accenture Interactive.

TORONTO; Dec. 3, 2019 – New research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) shows that Canadian companies with a carefully calibrated strategy toward technology adoption and a clear vision for what their companies’ future systems should look like, are growing revenue at 2.5 times the rate of companies that are struggling to scale innovation.

NEW YORK; Dec. 2, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has named 787 people to managing director and senior managing director, including a record number of women.

TORONTO; Nov. 27, 2019 – As much as 15% of North American banks' payments revenue — $88 billion — is likely to be displaced by the growth of digital payments and competition from non-banks, as payments become more instant, invisible and free, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Of the $88 billion, approximately $82 billion is attributable to U.S. banks and $6 billion to Canadian banks.

TORONTO; Nov. 22, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the 10th consecutive year.

TORONTO; Nov. 21, 2019 – Environmentally friendly products will account for approximately one-third of Canadians’ spending this holiday season, according to findings from the eighth annual Holiday Shopping Survey from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

TORONTO and NEW YORK; Oct. 16, 2019 ‒ Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has helped National Bank of Canada upgrade its trading platform as part of the bank’s initiative to improve its front- and back-office trading processes and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its capital markets business.

TORONTO; Sept. 24, 2019 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has appointed Martine Lapointe as its Montreal office managing director in Canada, effective immediately. In this role, Lapointe will lead Accenture’s business in Quebec, focusing on leading our clients into the new and attracting top talent.

MONTREAL, March 13, 2019 – Lune Rouge Entertainment, a Montreal company created by Guy Laliberté, is happy to announce the support of two major sponsors, Accenture and TELUS. The two companies will act as presenting sponsors for PY1, a pyramid-shaped traveling venue dedicated to the presentation of collective immersive experiences.

TORONTO; Nov. 22, 2018 – Accenture leader Madeleine Chenette, has been named to the Women’s Executive Network 2018 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 list for the second time.

TORONTO; Nov. 9, 2018 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the eighth consecutive year. The national competition determines which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.