Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired akzente, a recognized
sustainability consultancy. akzente helps companies across a broad
range of industries including automotive, financial services,
energy and consumer goods build sustainability into the core of
their businesses and create sustainable value for their
stakeholders. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Accenture has acquired akzente, a
recognized sustainability consultancy.
Headquartered in Munich, Germany, with an additional office in
Berlin, akzente’s team of more than 60 professionals brings
extensive knowledge in sustainability strategy, reporting,
communication, and stakeholder management to Accenture
Sustainability Services. A recognized expert in environmental,
social and governance (ESG) issues and non-financial reporting,
akzente significantly strengthens Accenture’s sustainability
capabilities. The move also builds on Accenture’s Sustainability
Value Promise to embed sustainability into everything the company
does and with everyone it serves, leveraging the power of
technology, human ingenuity and industry leading ecosystem partners
to create business value and sustainable impact.
“Companies face a critical choice on how they manage, measure
and report on sustainability. They can either tidy up their
disclosure and reporting or they can recognise this is a
fundamental shift in the basis of competitiveness and prepare the
technology, tools and skills to win — especially as increasing
regulation and new standards call for accurate data in
decision-making by companies across industries,” said Peter Lacy,
Accenture’s global Sustainability Services lead and chief
responsibility officer. “The addition of akzente expands our
ability to help our clients navigate this transformation, drive
greater value and impact and deliver on the promise of
sustainability.”
akzente also has deep relationships with policy makers, academia
and experts and leadership involvement in the development of global
sustainability standards – which gives the company knowledge and
insights to anticipate trends faster and turn them into actionable
results for clients.
Christina Raab, market unit lead for Accenture in Germany,
Austria and Switzerland added: “We’re delighted to welcome akzente
to our team, adding significant expertise to our sustainability
capabilities while jointly extending our services powered by
technology and human ingenuity. Helping our clients drive this
change across all dimensions paves the way to a more sustainable
economy and future for all.”
“akzente is known for deep consulting expertise and thorough
experience in all facets of sustainability for almost 30 years,”
said Sabine Braun, founder and managing partner of akzente.
“Accenture’s scale and commitment to sustainability will enable us
to extend our value proposition to new customers across industries
and geographies. Being part of Accenture will lead to new
opportunities for our people and our combined expertise will help
our clients to integrate sustainability at the core of their
business.”
Accenture Sustainability Services provide distinctive services
and solutions across the full set of ESG issues, that includes
social and governance efforts equally alongside environmental, to
help clients become net-zero and circular businesses, leveraging
digital investment to create intelligent organizations that are
sustainable at their core. Along with its ecosystem partners and
ventures into disruptive technologies, as well as deep functional
expertise in CFO & Enterprise Value, Accenture is driving
transformations at scale with the tools, technology, and
methodologies that embed sustainability data, decision-making and
performance to effectively measure business value and sustainable
impact for all stakeholders.
akzente is the latest move by Accenture to expand its
Sustainability Services and ESG capabilities globally to help
clients build resilience into their global value chains and drive
innovation at the intersection of physical and digital aspects of
sustainability; as it becomes an imperative for both shareholder
value and stakeholders’ values in an increasingly unpredictable
world. Last month, Accenture announced the acquisitions of Avieco
in the U.K. and Greenfish in France, Belgium and the
Netherlands.
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