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LONDON; Nov. 16, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Founders Intelligence, an innovation strategy consulting firm that helps large corporations to create growth by using tools, techniques and insights from technology entrepreneurs and investors. The acquisition strengthens Accenture’s capabilities to help senior executives create and scale new business models and achieve sustainable value from innovation. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

BERLIN; Nov. 15, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired T.A. Cook, a consultancy specializing in asset performance management and capital projects for clients in capital-intensive industries and infrastructure. The acquisition will strengthen Accenture’s capabilities for improving asset performance, increasing safety, and reducing environmental impact and cost in the chemicals, life sciences, metals and mining, and oil and gas industries. Financial terms were not disclosed.

GLASGOW; Nov. 11, 2021 – At the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and global green-tech leader Envision Group announced a sustainability strategic partnership to help clients move toward net-zero.

ARLINGTON, Va.; Nov. 10, 2021 – Accenture Federal Services (AFS), a subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has been awarded a $618 million cost plus award fee task order to enhance and modernize the United States Marshals Service’s (USMS) mission-critical IT systems. The USMS supports the federal justice system with protecting the federal judiciary, apprehending federal fugitives, transporting federal prisoners, and other law enforcement duties.

BOSTON; Nov. 9, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired ClearEdge Partners, a firm specializing in procurement spend management, to help clients better manage their digital transformation spend. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

NEW YORK; Nov. 9, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Geneyx Genomex Ltd. (Geneyx), an Israel-based developer of genomic analysis and interpretation software. Geneyx helps improve patient outcomes associated with hereditary and rare diseases by providing disease-specific, clinically relevant insights around risk prediction, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment for clinical and pharmaceutical organizations. 

NEW YORK; Nov. 9, 2021 – By rethinking their business models and embracing the innovative strategies of digital-only banking and financial services new entrants, traditional banks could boost revenues by nearly 4% annually, resulting in more than half a trillion dollars in additional revenues by 2025, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates; Nov. 8, 2021 – L'Oréal Middle East has selected Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to help the beauty group across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) use data and advanced technologies to deliver a more authentic and human-centered consumer experience across its brands. 

ARLINGTON, Va.; Nov. 4, 2021 – Accenture Federal Services, a subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has been named the 2021 Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year in the over $300 million category. The award was presented at the 19th annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards™ ceremony, the premier event recognizing outstanding leadership, innovation, and overall commitment to excellence within the region’s government contracting community.

GLASGOW; Nov. 3, 2021 – As more than 200 countries gathered at COP26 commit to greater greenhouse gas emissions reductions, there is an urgent need to deliver on these pledges. To help the global economy reach near net-zero emissions by mid-century, the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), is launching a new initiative, “Transitioning Industrial Clusters Towards Net Zero.”

RIYADH; Nov 3, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of AppsPro, a leading Oracle Cloud implementation service providers in Saudi Arabia. The financial terms of the transaction, which Accenture announced on May 3, were not disclosed.

NEW YORK; Nov. 3, 2021 – More than half (55%) of large companies are not effectively stopping cyberattacks, finding and fixing breaches quickly, or reducing the impact of breaches, according to a new research study from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

NEW YORK; Nov. 1, 2021 – For the fourth consecutive time, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape vendor assessment covering IT outsourcing (ITO) across the life sciences research and development (R&D) industry.

UNITED NATIONS, New York; Oct. 31, 2021 – In the largest sustainability study conducted to date by the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture (NYSE: ACN), only 18% of CEOs said that governments and policymakers have given them the clarity needed to meet their sustainability and climate change targets. Released today ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, business leaders are also sounding the alarm on the early onset of climate-induced disruption and looking for government action — particularly in areas of clear carbon pricing, infrastructure investment and financial commitments to an equitable net-zero transition in the Global South — as the window to meet the 1.5°C target by 2030 has started to close.

LONDON; Oct. 28, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired BCS Consulting, a U.K. management consultancy that delivers complex business change for financial services firms to enhance agility, improve efficiency and bolster competitiveness. Headquartered in London, BCS Consulting’s 250 strong team joins Accenture’s U.K. Financial Services Strategy and Consulting practice. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

GOIANA, Pernambuco, Brazil; Oct. 27, 2021 – Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), TIM Brazil (NYSE: TIMB) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are working together to implement a private 5G network pilot project at the Stellantis plant, located in the Automotive Centre of Goiana in northeastern Brazil. Since the network’s launch in July, Stellantis has improved its auto manufacturing productivity, safety and business agility.

NEW YORK; Oct. 26, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named a Leader in the first edition of Everest Group’s 5G Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021 report.

NEW YORK; Oct. 26, 2021 – A new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) identifies three steps biopharmaceutical organizations could take to reduce the average cost of discovering and developing a treatment by more than US$1 billion. Furthermore, it could potentially create additional future revenue opportunities of up to US$450 million per treatment.

NEW YORK, NY: October 25, 2021 – Accenture has identified new opportunities for higher education institutions to differentiate offerings and more effectively serve changing student expectations and evolving employer needs.

MUNICH; Oct. 20, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will collaborate with MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group, a leading consumer electronics retailer, to transform its content production into a marketing operation focused on driving efficiency and creating ultimate relevance to the customer.