ACCENTURE Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
“Math and science education is on the top three CEO agendas of every company I know. What I’m suggesting is I really could use more raw material. That’s about having federal leadership.”
William Green Chairman & CEO Accenture
Overview A New Era of Corporate Citizenship at Accenture
In fi scal 2009, Accenture adopted a global focus for our corporate citizenship activities – Skills to Succeed – and we have begun aligning the majority of our efforts, time, skills and fi nancial giving to this agenda. In the words of Jill Huntley, Accenture’s Senior Director of Corporate Citizen- ship, “Skills to Succeed combines our passion, experience and commitment to developing and nurturing talent. It guides our efforts to make a signifi cant impact on the economic well-being of individuals, families and communities around the world.”
This new initiative educates people around the world and teaches skills that enable them to participate in and contribute to the economy. Accenture, and Accenture Foundations, contributed $48.3 million to the program in fi scal 2009.
Programs Bringing Skills to Succeed to Life
GENESYS WORKS Accenture teams with Genesys Works, a U.S. nonprofi t based in Houston that provides high-school students from inner cities with information technology, engineer- ing drafting and accounting/fi nance training, and then places them in part-time jobs during their senior year.
With Accenture’s support, Genesys Works plans to bring its program to additional cities; expand its infl uence on urban public education systems to help make the pursuit of a professional career a possibility for all students; and improve the overall quality of public education by working to increase graduation rates and college attendance.
I.C. STARS
Accenture also works closely with I.C. Stars, a non-profi t in Chicago for inner city young adults with a GED. The goal of the organization is to develop 1,000 community leaders by 2020. Training sessions are staffed by Accenture volunteers who provide leadership and subject matter expertise.
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