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Accenture welcomed the next group of small business entrepreneurs into its fourth Enterprise Supplier Development Programme (ESDP) intake. The ESD programme is part of Accenture’s broader responsible business initiatives in the firm's ecosystem of value contribution to clients, the economy and South Africa. Read more.

Accenture has announced a strategic collaboration with Imperial Logistics to deliver intelligent, customer-centric supply chain transformation across the African continent. Read more.

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced that Accenture Interactive will now go to market as Accenture Song. The move reflects the company’s post-pandemic world-class services that reinvent customer connections, sales, commerce and marketing and business innovation to meet clients’ accelerated demand for business growth through sustained customer relevance at the ever-changing speed of life. Read more.

A new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) reveals that the "Metaverse Continuum," a spectrum of digitally enhanced worlds, realities and business models, is redefining how the world works, operates and interacts. Read more.

Accenture has launched its Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) marketplace platform with a focus on supply chain in mining. The platform has been developed in partnership with Adapt Digital Solutions and in collaboration with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to bridge the gap between mining companies and small and medium-sized enterprises. Read more.

Accenture in South Africa has again taken the number one Top Employer ranking in Professional Services and second position overall in South Africa’s Top Employer Awards 2022. Read more.

JOHANNESBURG; Jan. 26, 2022 – Nearly two years of disruption to the fabric of society has resulted in a collective shift in people’s relationships with work, consumerism, technology and the planet, pushing companies to design new ways of doing business, according to the annual Fjord Trends report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Read more.

JOHANNESBURG; Nov. 30, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed the acquisition of King James Group, a highly awarded creative agency with deep expertise in brand strategy, creativity and digital marketing services. Financial terms of the transaction, which was announced on September 7, were not disclosed. Read more.

JOHANNESBURG, 8 November 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has, for the fourth year in a row, maintained a Level 1 B-BBEE status in FY21. This follows the company’s successful completion of a rigorous annual B-BBEE verification process, based on the amended Generic B-BBEE Codes by EmpowerBEE – an accredited B-BBEE verification agency. Read more.

JOHANNESBURG - One positive outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the rapid acceleration and adoption of new technologies and that in turn has compelled C-suite executives to think more strategically about how they utilise cloud technologies to build sustainable businesses. Read more.

Nineteen SME’s graduated from the Accenture’s Enterprise Supplier Development Programme (ESDP). The graduation heralds the third entrepreneur intake since the pilot in 2015 and has become a respected programme, attracting greater interest from more SME registrants year-on-year. Read more.

Despite statistics from UNICEF indicating that 180 million more girls enrolled in primary and secondary schools globally between 2015 to 2018, latest findings show that much of these gains have been reversed by the impact of COVID-19. Read more.

The 2021 Gender Mainstreaming Awards (GMAs) encourage a meaningful representation of women in the business. This year the awards have expanded into the African region and attracted high-profile adjudicators. Read more.

Accenture has launched Cloud Week 2021, under the theme: The time is Now. The event gives a bird’s eye view on how to maximise the value of cloud and highlights cloud as a business imperative. Read more.

Accenture is proud to announce a partnership with Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN) that aims to give youth increased access to the economy and address youth unemployment at scale. Read more.

Accenture has partnered with GirlCode to train unemployed female graduates with a goal to get them into formal employment. Read more.

To fast track gender parity, powerful organisations will come together on 5 August 2021 to share a set of values across their organisations and strengthen the value proposition of gender equality through the Voices of Change event. Read more.

SMEs from the Accenture Enterprise Supplier Development Programme (ESDP) walked the stage to receive their well-deserved business management qualifications, accredited by Henley Business School. Read more.

The Gender Mainstreaming Awards (GMA) are back in 2021 with the aim, once again, to reward organisations and individuals that are at the forefront and are advancing the business case for gender diversity in Africa. Read more.

NEW YORK; April 21, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made an investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Nigeria-based fintech company Okra, an open finance data infrastructure startup serving the rapidly expanding African financial services market. Read more.

Steering your brand in the right direction and maintaining that focus is more difficult than ever. It is both a science and an art; and great marketing professionals understand that in these turbulent times, sticking to the plan while compensating for the variance is the key to success. Accenture Interactive has collaborated with the Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) to celebrate marketing professionals who excel in the science and art of strategic marketing. Read more.

COVID-19 is eroding the hard-won progress made towards many aspects of parity over recent decades. A number of studies have indicated the devastating macro-level impact of COVID-19 on women. It is therefore important that leaders turn this test into an opportunity, by planning a recovery based on the principle of inclusiveness. Read more.

The report, “Leaders Wanted: Masters of Change at a Moment of Truth”, outlines how leading enterprises are compressing a decade of digital transformation into one or two years. Read more.

The importance for South African businesses to move to the cloud is now more urgent than ever, as the COVID-19 pandemic plays out. Read more.

The Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub herewith announces the launch of Project Khokha 2 to explore the policy and regulatory implications of innovation in financial markets driven by distributed ledger technology (DLT). Read more.

Insurance companies need to proactively rethink their business strategy and take the opportunity to get closer to their consumers at a time when many show increased willingness to consider alternative providers and methods of purchasing insurance. Consumers now expect more help from their insurance provider and our study details three areas of action that can help ensure they get it. Read more.

Impersonal digital bank transactions via online and mobile channels have accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing a deeper ongoing erosion of consumer trust in banks. Read more.

Prominent economists and visionary business leaders agree that due to rising inequality, environmental degradation and the profound impact of emerging technologies on human life, the future will not be a gradual extension of the past. Read more.

As the COVID-19 crisis redefines how economies and society as a whole function, human ingenuity has sparked a wave of innovation set to be the blueprint for the decades to come, according to a new report from Accenture. Read more.

Accenture and its partner organisations host the Voices of Change virtual event that aims to encourage men and women to play leading roles on gender parity in the workplace amid Covid-19. Read more.

South African executives discuss how their businesses are preparing for and are positioned to deal with disruption. Read more.

As digital disruption and transformation take hold across industry sectors and economies, speed-to-market pressure is growing.

Pixel Entropy continues to develop ground-breaking applications that change the way our people engage with the world. Read more.

Accenture has been ranked the #1 Employer in Professional Services and #3 overall in South Africa at the Top Employer Awards 2019.

Financial institutions hold an ace and enjoy a significant trust advantage over potential competitors. Read more.

Accenture South Africa has again achieved Level 1 B-BBEE status.

Accenture and CodeX co-develops a skills development programme to equip South African youth for the fourth industrial revolution economy. Read more.

New research surveyed more than 8,300 organizations to reveal the relationship between technology adoption and business growth. Read more.

Traditional retailers in South Africa are encouraged to rethink their business models to survive. Read more.

The latest Accenture research shows that by upskilling more women in South Africa could unlock R319 billion into its GDP. Read more.

Most refiners cite digital as having a positive impact but resistance to digital adoption is a barrier to wider deployment. Read more.

Voices of Change aims to encourage men and women to play leading roles on gender parity in the workplace.

The business landscape is changing and It’s an opportunity for workforce empowerment, but can South African companies rise to meet the challenge.

South Africa has emerged as a global destination of choice for Business Process Services. Read more.

Empowering employees to innovate could raise global GDP US$8 trillion. Read more.

Successful businesses will take advantage of new set of technologies but prioritise trust, responsibility, privacy and security. Read more.

Report reveals digital technology's decade-long value creation potential in SA. Read more.

Accenture South Africa regains Level 1 B-BBEE status due to empowerment strategy, development and preferential procurement programmes. Read more.

Thriving future systems will be "boundaryless, adaptable, and radically human.

Fjord Trends 2019 examines seven ideas expected to shape the next generation of experience.

SA Rugby Union selects Accenture to champion their digital acceleration ambitions as the official digital partner to SARU and the Springboks. Read more.

Accenture Africa has launched its new 2019 brand campaign to unlock African abundance for all.

The Top Employers Institute has recognised Accenture South Africa as the country’s top employer in professional services for 2018.

Accenture launches a new decentralised internship programme to discover new talent and empower learners where job opportunities are limited. Read more.

How to mitigate the new and evolving risks of cyber failure in South African distribution systems.

The adoption of smart solutions enables utilities to manage water resources more efficiently and mitigate against unforeseen events.