Accenture and the Environment 2015

Accenture and the EnvironmentJune 2015

Did you know?Our efforts to ensure sustainable growth span our entire operations, from how we run our business to the services we provide our clients to how we engage with our employees and suppliers.

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Did you know?Environmental sustainability is ingrained in Accenture’s Code of Business Ethics and our core values, specifically Stewardship. Reads a bit redundant

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Did you know?Accenture reduced per employee carbon emissions by more than 43 percent against our 2007 baseline—from an average of 4.0 to 2.3 metric tons of CO2 per employee.



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Did you know?We’ve set our sights on 2020. We are aiming for a 50 percent reduction in per employee carbon emissions.







Did you know?More than 80 percent of Accenture’s environmental footprint consists of carbon emissions generated from air travel to see clients and from the use of electricity.

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Did you know?We average 8 million employee videoconferencing minutes globally per month.Find out moreaccenture.com/environment#EcoChampions





Did you know?Our eco teams now encompass 5,600 employee volunteers.


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Did you know?Our Smart Work program promotes flexible work options, and, with our collaborative technologies, is helping us reduce the environmental impacts and costs associated with business travel. Find out moreaccenture.com/environment #EcoChampions


Did you know?Our ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Certification is maintained at more than 68 locations around the world, including Johannesburg and New York.Find out moreaccenture.com/environment#EcoChampions



Did you know?Our energy efficiency programs have led to estimated savings of more than US$65 million since 2009. Find out moreaccenture.com/environment#EcoChampions




Did you know? To reduce our use of office electricity, we use more than 319 smart meters in our offices around the world.Find out moreaccenture.com/environment #EcoChampions


Did you know?The purchase of renewable energy in Bangalore, India, has enabled us to avoid more than 23,000 metric tons of CO2, and decarbonized our global electricity footprint by 10 percent!Find out moreaccenture.com/environment#EcoChampions


Did you know? More than 99 percent of our e-waste avoided landfill in 2014. that’s 260 metric tons or 570,000 lbs. of laptops and other devices.





Did you know?Accenture celebrates United Nations World Environment Day for the eighth time in 2015.Find out moreaccenture.com/environment#EcoChampions






Did you know?99 percent of RFPs issued by Accenture Procurement included environmental questionnaires.



Did you know?As a leader in the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All initiative, we are helping to increase access to sustainable energy solutions and promote efficiency and renewable energy use.Find out moreaccenture.com/environment #EcoChampions


Did you know?Accenture signed the United Nations Global Compact in 2008, which aims to advance ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anticorruption. Find out more accenture.com/environment#EcoChampions


Did you know? By 2020 we hope to measure and report the impact of our work with clients and suppliers in key areas of sustainability. Find out moreaccenture.com/environment #EcoChampions



Did you know? According to Accenture and the United Nations Global Compact’s latest CEO study, 84% of CEOs believe that business should lead efforts to define and deliver sustainable development goals.Find out moreaccenture.com/environment #EcoChampions

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Did you know? Accenture received a disclosure score of 94 (out of 100) and a performance score of A on CDP’s 2014 Climate Change Report, recognizing our actions to manage climate change, and recognition on the 2014 Climate Performance Leadership Index.Find out moreaccenture.com/environment#EcoChampions



Did you know?Every year since 2005, Accenture has been included on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and the FTSE4Good Index, and for the last three years the FTSE4Good Global 100.Find out moreaccenture.com/environment#EcoChampions




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