PEOPLE of the compounding crises and to strengthen their mental resilience. We took decisive action to reaffirm our stand against racism and our Throughout Accenture’s history, our people have unwavering commitment to equality for all. We embraced constant change. Fiscal 2020 was no continued to make progress toward becoming different. Last year—despite an unprecedented a more inclusive and diverse organization, and health, economic and social crisis—our more set important new goals to further accelerate than 500,000 people around the world these changes. demonstrated their dedication, resilience and commitment to our clients and creating shared At the same time, we remain focused on success for all our stakeholders. supporting our people professionally, equipping them with leading-edge technologies, continuous Facing multiple crises, our top priorities were learning and a supportive global community to the overall safety, health and well-being—both enable them to seize opportunities and resources physical and psychological—of our people and to successfully manage their careers—and to help their families, along with contributing to the themselves, our clients, our communities and recovery and vibrancy of our local communities. one another as we look ahead to a new reality One of our primary goals is to lead with beyond COVID-19. compassion and humanity—to help our people be their best professionally and personally—and this took on a deeper meaning and sense of urgency this past year. We supported our people personally with new virtual tools and initiatives to ensure they were seen, heard, connected and productive, as well as to help cope with the demands and stresses Aideé, Specialist – Human Resources, Program & Operations, and her dog, Sansa, Mexico City, Mexico United Nations Global Compact: Communication on Progress 2020 | 11