We are continually evolving Skills to Succeed Youth Business International: Additionally, we collaborate with YBI’s U.S. Skills to to meet changing market needs and support Helping young entrepreneurs partner Sky’s the Limit to build its platform people throughout their career journey: that connects upcoming entrepreneurs with Succeed Workforce of today: Experienced workers resources, skills training and mentoring. In 2020, We partner with Youth Business International (YBI) we supported the expansion of the platform learning new skills to offer services aimed at helping young to support underrepresented, disadvantaged entrepreneurs navigate the pandemic. Since First jobs and apprenticeships: Individuals young entrepreneurs as they start, grow and Our global Skills to Succeed initiative is about preparing for a first job or business venture sustain their businesses—unlocking income its launch, the platform has helped more than supporting and empowering people to take on generation, job creation and inclusive economic 30,000 young entrepreneurs in the United States the shifting workforce landscape and build a Next generation: Young students gaining skills (70% women, 61% Black, 80% identify as people more economically inclusive world. Together to prepare for a digital future growth. In fiscal 2020, our partnership reached of color and 85% report low income) to launch with our partners, in the past decade Skills more than 77,000 young entrepreneurs—58% businesses and build jobs. to Succeed has equipped nearly 4.6 million of them women—with skills development people with the skills to make substantive Workforce of today opportunities, mentoring and financing. improvements to their lives. Together, Accenture and YBI have developed the Digital Accelerator program to create initiatives In 2020, this support was in demand even more that support small businesses in embracing due to the impact of the pandemic, with more We provide workers with new skilling solutions in digital transformation. The program—launched in than 246,000 lives transformed—meaning a a way that is flexible for their existing career and 2018—expanded for a second round in 2020 with job, entrepreneurship or other transformational personal responsibilities while leveling up their co-funding from the IKEA Foundation. support was provided. And, we officially capabilities to map out further career paths. launched our next-generation program, connecting more than 390,000 youth to development opportunities. United Nations Global Compact: Communication on Progress 2020 | 26
