Title: Accenture Publishes 2018 Corporate Citizenship Report | Accenture Newsroom
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Content: Breaking down barriers to employment. Together with its partners, Accenture is building a next-generation digital workforce and bringing young people into a more-inclusive future of work. For example, with Save the Children, the company developed Better Careers Through Extended Reality (BecaXR) — an immersive augmented and virtual reality tool that helps young people envision new careers, using 360-degree video to immerse themselves in typical workplaces and understand requirements of jobs in their local market. Addressing urgent social issues. Accenture is leveraging new technologies such as AI, blockchain and extended reality to address complex societal challenges in areas including health, human rights, inclusion and environmental sustainability. For example, the company’s virtual Homecare platform, piloted in the United Kingdom, uses AI to help older people live independently. Shaping Responsible Business
Focusing on equality in the workplace. By the end of 2018, Accenture grew its workforce to more than 42 percent women — up from 41 percent the prior year — towards its goal of a gender-balanced workforce by 2025. The company also publishes its workforce demographics annually — including gender — across key geographies. Lessening its climate impact.