Accenture has been named to Canada’s
Best Diversity Employers list, an annual competition to recognize
Canadian employers with exceptional workplace diversity and inclusivity
programs. The publication of standings, now in its sixth year, appears
today in The Globe and Mail and on the Canadian job search
website, Eluta.ca.
“As a global company, Accenture is culturally diverse by nature. We
believe in fostering our employees’ diverse talents and backgrounds,
while remaining united by our core values and common methodologies,”
said Michael Denham, president and country managing director of
Accenture’s Canadian operations. “By embracing diversity and ensuring a
culture of inclusion, we are able to attract the talent we need to serve
our clients at the highest possible level.”
"At Accenture we promote diversity with client forums, supplier
diversity programs and recruiting, as well as employee engagement and
retention programs,” said Claudia Thompson, managing director, Human
Capital & Diversity for Accenture in Canada. “In addition, our employee
resource groups connect individuals to help them strengthen their
networks and enhance their working experience at Accenture.”
Accenture is named among 55 companies on the list of Canada’s Best
Diversity Employers. Approximately two percent of companies – of the
more than 2,750 that applied – were recognized this year. Several of
Accenture’s initiatives contributed to its inclusion on the ranking,
including:
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Women’s platform: Through the Defining success. Your way.
initiative, Accenture is committed to helping its more than 90,000
female employees worldwide define and develop their own paths to
success
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Persons with Disabilities (PwD): A global employee resource group
focuses on efforts to help PwD across Accenture, including assistive
technology, workplace accommodations, HR policies, training and
development, geographic networking and recruiting efforts
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Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT): Accenture’s LGBT program
include communications, education and development, events,
collaboration, policies, procedures and regional networks
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Supplier diversity: The company’s supplier diversity program includes
mentoring small, minority and women-owned businesses to help them grow
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Aboriginal strategy: In addition to programs related to Aboriginal
employees, Accenture is actively engaged in projects to support skills
and opportunities for Aboriginal people and businesses, including
supplier diversity programs and youth mentoring
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company, with 259,000 people serving clients in more than
120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive
capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive
research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture
collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. Through its Skills
to Succeed corporate citizenship focus, Accenture is committed
to equipping 500,000 people around the world by 2015 with the skills to
get a job or build a business. The company generated net revenues of
US$27.9 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2012. Its home page
is www.accenture.com.
